Serial Recordings of Vital Signs

question 21

Multiple Choice

Serial recordings of vital signs

• A)are beneficial because they allow the therapist to note a change in physiological status over time.
• B)offer encouragement because the patient can view vital signs data often during the intervention.
• C)create a sense of urgency in the patient when vital signs are known to be outside the normal range.
• D)are not helpful to the clinician because they do not really show the whole picture of the patient's status.

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