Which set of vital signs, taken on an adult, is cause for concern and requires further evaluation?

The mission of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for workers by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education, and assistance1.

This was established by Congress with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 19701.

Choice A is incorrect because OSHA’s mission is focused on protecting workers, not clients.

Choice C is incorrect because OSHA’s focus is on preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths, not injuries a nurse may incur at home.

Choice D is incorrect because OSHA’s mission is not focused on reducing client falls or providing emotional support.

The nurse’s priority action when an eight-year-old child is eating a hotdog and begins coughing is to promote coughing.

Coughing is the body’s natural way of trying to clear an obstruction from the airway.

Choice A is not the correct answer because beginning the Heimlich maneuver quickly is not the first action that should be taken.

Choice B is not the correct answer because telling the child to put his hands by his neck to signify that he is choking is not the first action that should be taken.

Choice D is not the correct answer because leaving the child alone to find a phone is not the first action that should be taken.