title: Monitoring vital signs in vital times.
abstract: Vital signs monitoring advances make it possible for caregivers to assess patients with the same equipment, from admission until discharge. Before purchasing a monitoring system, be sure to clearly understand your patients' short- and long-term monitoring needs throughout the hospital.
authors.affiliation: ResourceNurse.Com, Oceanside, N.Y., USA.
authors.forename: Kelli
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000451:nursing* / Q000639:trends*