What monitor are you thinking of? Not everyone gets telemetry. BP cuffs get very tight and will probably wake you up. You may even wake up if a saturation prob

What monitor are you thinking of? Not everyone gets telemetry. BP cuffs get very tight and will probably wake you up. You may even wake up if a saturation probe is put on your finger. >You can also do a visual checkup without waking up the patient. You can get respiratory rate visually. What other vital sign can you get without touching the patient? Transdermal temp. maybe (inaccurate).