The Fifth Vital sign is
Pain
The correct answer is Pain.
The four traditional vital signs are temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure. In 1996 the American Pain Society introduced "pain as the fifth vital sign", and nursing texts (Potter & Perry) adopt it, so pain is assessed and documented with every set of vitals.
Oxygen saturation is sometimes called the sixth vital sign; mean arterial pressure and ABG analysis are derived/laboratory values, not vital signs.
Short trick: T-P-R-BP + Pain = 5 vital signs.
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The early indicator of hypoxia in the unconscious clients?
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To which position will you change a client with hypovolemic shock?
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