Obtaining must include recording

• vital signs (e.g., temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure)
• observations (e.g., appearance, gait, speech, breath odors).

Process/Skill Questions:

• Why would one take a radial pulse instead of a carotid artery pulse?
• What would one do if a patient presenting for treatment showed vital signs that are not normal?
• What would one do if a patient were to claim that there is an inaccuracy in his or her recorded vital signs?
• What vital signs might be self-reported by a patient?