The nurse has assigned the vital signs of the elderly clients residing in the facility's assisted living unit to the nursing assistant.Which of the following statements made by the ancillary personnel requires immediate correction by the RN?

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RAT: The temperature of older adults is at the lower end of the normal temperature range,36° to 36.8° C (96.9° to 98.3° F)orally and 36.6° to 37.2° C (98° to 99° F)rectally.Therefore temperatures considered within normal range sometimes reflect a fever in an older adult.The normal range for blood pressure is the same for older adults and younger people,while older adults depend more on accessory abdominal muscles during respiration than on weaker thoracic muscles,so observing the rise and fall of the abdomen would not be inappropriate.Once elevated,the pulse rate of an older adult takes longer to return to normal resting rate,so waiting 30 minutes would not be inappropriate.

The Nurse Has Assigned the Vital Signs of the Elderly