Height and weight measurements are essential at every health care visit for clients in all age groups because these measurements:
A)document that basic client evaluation has been done
B)provide data related to maturational level
C)indicate the need for diagnostic follow-up
D)signal possible onset of alterations that may indicate illness

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At the outset of the examination,the nurse obtains the client's vital signs (temperature,pulse,respirations,blood pressure)and height and weight.The nurse should be familiar with usual or normal findings in each aspect of the head-to-toe assessment for each client,such as the normal range of values in the vital signs of an infant or an older adult or the expected skin turgor at different developmental stages.Alterations from the normal ranges could indicate illness.

Height and Weight Measurements Are Essential at Every Health Care