Siobhan is an intake nurse who must take each patient's vitals before they are seen. Siobhan gathers her supplies to enter the patient's room. In order to take the patient's vitals, what supplies are MOST necessary for Siobhan to have with her?

Question

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O watch, thermometer, stethoscope, laryngoscope
O watch, thermometer, laryngoscope, sphygmomanometer
O thermometer, otoscope, laryngoscope
• watch, thermometer, stethoscope, sphygmomanometer

Answer 1

The most necessary supplies for Siobhan to take a patient's vitals are:

O watch, thermometer, stethoscope, sphygmomanometer

These tools allow her to measure temperature (thermometer), heart rate and respiratory sounds (stethoscope), and blood pressure (sphygmomanometer), which are essential components of vital signs assessment.