Vital signs fundamentals keep patients safe
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What term describes rapid breathing?
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What is the normal adult range for respirations per minute?
3
Where is the apical pulse most accurately felt?
4
The bottom number of a blood pressure reading is called what?
5
The fifth vital sign refers to which parameter?
6
Pulse deficit is calculated as apical pulse minus which other pulse?
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Which heart rate range is considered normal for adults (beats per minute)?
8
What part of the upper arm should the blood pressure cuff cover?
9
Where is the carotid artery pulse located?
10
What is the recommended way to dispose of a broken mercury thermometer?
11
The _____________ pulse is assessed in patients who have had
significant blood loss, as well as in children.
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The diastolic pressure occurs during which phase
13
When using a stethoscope to listen to the chest, the earpieces
should be turned
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One breath or respiration consists of one
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The most accurate method of measuring temperature is
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Hypertension is caused by all of the following except:
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The apex of the heart is located
18
If a patient recently had something to eat or drink, how
long should you wait before assessing their temperature?
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Difficulty breathing is referred to as
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TRUE OR FALSE: You should always explain to the patient what you are
doing before you begin counting the respirations.
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TRUE OR FALSE: An adult patient with a respiratory rate of 30 is
tachypneic.
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T or F: A person whose blood pressure drops significantly when
they rise to standing from lying down is suffering from orthostatic
hypotension.
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T or F: The normal axillary temperature range is from 96.0 to
98.0 degrees F.
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T or F: The term asystole means that the heart is racing.
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T or F: A patient with hypotension may be on a depressant drug.
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T or F: It is advisable for a nursing assistant to give the patient
an opinion about whether their vital signs are normal or not.
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T or F: A clinical thermometer containing mercury poses a danger
because it contains selenium.
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T or F: 2 Lubb-dupp sounds equal one heart beat.
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T or F: Wheezing is an abnormal breath sound they may be heard
in an asthmatic patient.
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Where is the popliteal artery located?
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Where is the Dorsalis Pedis artery located?
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Where is the carotid artery located?
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Where is the radial artery?
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Where is the brachial artery?
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Where is the femoral artery?
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Where is the temporal artery?
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What are at least 5 factors that may cause either hypertension
or hypotension?
Choose one or more answers
38
List and define 4 terms describing abnormal respiratory
patterns?
Choose one or more answers
39
What are the 3 things that should always be characterized
about a pulse?
Choose one or more answers
40
List 3 things other than vital signs that might be documented
on a graphic sheet?
Choose one or more answers
Feedback
Tachypnea is rapid breathing, common in anxiety, pain, or hypoxia.
Adults typically breathe 12–20 times per minute at rest.
The apical impulse is best heard/ felt at the left 5th intercostal space midclavicular line.
Diastolic pressure is the relax/fill phase of the heart.
Pain is commonly recognized as the fifth vital sign in many protocols.
Pulse deficit = Apical pulse − Radial pulse when counted separately.
Normal resting HR for adults is about 60–100 bpm.
Cuff should encircle about two-thirds of the upper arm for an accurate reading.
The carotid pulse is palpated in the neck medial to the sternocleidomastoid.
Mercury spills require careful collection and hazardous waste disposal, not vacuuming or burning.
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