Blood pressure measures the pressure exerted by circulating blood against artery walls. It is recorded as two values: systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure, written in millimetres of mercury, or mmHg.

Blood pressure is one of the most important vital signs because it can support base...

Pulse rate measures the number of heartbeats per minute and is one of the most widely used vital signs. It can support baseline screening, exercise monitoring, recovery tracking, safety decisions and comparison over time.

For most resting adults, 60–100 beats per minute is commonly used as a practi...

Respiratory rate measures the number of breaths a person takes per minute. It is a simple but important vital sign that can support safety, exercise monitoring, health screening and clinical reasoning. It should be interpreted with symptoms, oxygen saturation, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature...

The Body Temperature Test records the client’s temperature in degrees Celsius. It can help provide context when a client feels unwell, has recent illness symptoms, has been exposed to heat or cold, or needs a baseline vital sign recorded before assessment or training.

Introduction

Body temperature...