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Which factor can temporarily increase a resident's pulse rate and should be noted when reporting an elevated reading?
- A.Wearing a watch on the same wrist as counting
- B.Having eaten lunch more than a day earlier
- C.Sleeping quietly for several hours beforehand
- D.Recent exercise, pain, fever, or anxiety
Correct answer
D. Recent exercise, pain, fever, or anxiety
Why
Exercise, pain, fever, and anxiety all commonly raise pulse rate. Noting what was happening before the measurement helps the nurse interpret an elevated value correctly.
Content outline: Basic Nursing Skills - Vital Signs: Pulse · From the Basic Nursing Skills practice bank (BN-032).