When the nurse enters a clients room to measure routine vital signs the client is on the phone what technique should the nurse use to determine the respiratory rate?

The nurse is evaluating a new nurse's ability to recognize the different types of fever in clients. Which statements by the new nurse indicates accurate knowledge?
Select all that apply.

a. "Intermittent fever occurs when the body goes through a wide range of body temperatures throughout a 24-hour period."

b. "A relapsing fever is when the body has short febrile periods of a few days that are interspersed with periods of normal body temperature."

c. "The body can have a constant fever when the temperature remains elevated."

d. "A fever spike is when there is a rapid rise in body temperature with a return to normal temperature within a couple of hours."

e. "Remittent fever is when the body temperature alternates between normal body temperature and elevated temperature."

What assessment techniques are used to evaluate vital signs?

What are clients vital signs during physical assessment?

What is the correct order to check vital signs?