The Nurse Is Assessing Vital Signs for a Client After

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing vital signs for a client after a surgical procedure on the left leg.IV fluids are infusing.It would be most important for the nurse to:

• A) Compare the left pedal pulse with the right pedal pulse
• B) Count the client's respiratory rate for 1 full minute
• C) Take the blood pressure in the arm without an IV
• D) Take an oral temperature with an electronic thermometer

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Definitions:

Piaget's Stage

Phases in child development outlined by Jean Piaget, focusing on cognitive processes and how they evolve as the child grows.

Formal Operations

The stage of cognitive development, according to Piaget, where individuals develop the ability to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.

Hypothetical Possibilities

Scenarios or outcomes that are imagined for the purpose of discussion or analysis, not based on current reality.

Preoperational Thought

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where children from about 2 to 7 years old engage in symbolic play and struggle with logic and taking the perspective of others.