Let’s say I was giving beta-blocker and the meds were to be given in half an hour, would the set still be considered “good” within the half hour or would a new set have to be obtained? Speaking strictly from a legal stand-point and the standard of care, not personal preference.
I would think that the entire medical history would need to be taken into account before any expert could tell you how transient any vitals will be.
Someone with one condition would show slow changes, someone else with another condition might change rapidly. You’d need to check the second case more often.
I don’t understand exactly what your asking. Most medications are giving orally which means they take awhile to take effect. With most medications the Doctor will prescribe it to you and you take it for a month or so, you come back in for a checkup and they see if its giving the effect that you need.
Now, if it was something they needed a response right away, you would most likely be in a hospital, and they will be giving the medication to you by IV. In that case they will check your vitals after a little bit of time (depending on the time for onset of action for the particular medication). If the reaction wasn’t what they wanted, or expected, then they will give you even a different medication or a stronger dose, again by IV.
As it happens, my friend the ICU and cardiac unit RN is sitting here! No, seriously! I hope it’s not sock puppetry if I relay her answer:
The preceding is neither medical nor legal advice - I’m not qualified to testify in court or to provide medical care for this!
And a single set of vitals is not very useful by itself. A series of vitals is important to establish a baseline and a trend.