A nurse is assessing the vital signs of a client who is moaning due to the acute onset of pain. What would be the expected objective findings?

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When a client is experiencing acute pain, their body will typically respond with an increased pulse and blood pressure, as the body releases stress hormones. Respirations may also increase or become shallow. The client's temperature may or may not change, and it is possible for there to be no change in the client's normal vital signs. However, the presence of moaning suggests that the pain is significant enough to cause physiological changes.

A Nurse Is Assessing the Vital Signs of a Client