While performing active range-of-motion (ROM) exercises with a resident, the nursing assistant observes the resident's respiration rate increase from 12 to 22 breaths per minute and the heart rate increase from 70 to 90 beats per minute. The joints go through their appropriate motions and the resident remains calm. What action would the nursing assistant take next?

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The nursing assistant predicts that the resident's respiratory rate and heart rate will increase during the exercise. If these vital signs do not return to their normal resting rates after the activity ends, then the nursing assistant would report this to the nurse immediately. The best next action is to chart that the resident tolerated the ROM exercises and the observations made. There is no indication that the resident is in pain, so there is no need to ask.

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