A Graduate Nurse Is Working for a Diabetes Unit

question 11

Multiple Choice

A graduate nurse is working for a diabetes unit.The nurse manager has prepared a very thorough orientation,which includes check-offs for taking vital signs.The nurse manager has informed the graduate nurse that their hospital has adopted the Joint Commission's pain standard and that they will be assessing five vital signs.The graduate nurse knows that the fifth vital sign is which of the following?

• A) Arterial blood gasses
• B) Blood sugar
• C) Blood pressure
• D) Pain

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