Which term means ongoing monitoring?

• A. Reassessment
• B. Stable Patient Reassessment
• C. Unstable Patient Reassessment
• D. Blood Pressure

Answer: (A)

Ongoing monitoring is captured by reassessment—the repeated evaluation of the patient’s condition after interventions and at regular intervals during care. Reassessment means continually checking how the patient is doing, including airway, breathing, circulation, mental status, and vital signs, so you can detect changes early and adjust treatment as needed. It’s more than a single measurement like blood pressure; it’s the continuous loop of assess–treat–reassess that keeps you updated on the patient’s status throughout scene time and transport. The other phrases don’t denote this ongoing process: a blood pressure reading is just one data point, and the added qualifiers about stability aren’t standard terms for the monitoring process.