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Vital signs-bbsnat
Vital Signs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the normal range of blood pressure | 100/60 - 140/90 |
| while watching the indicator at the same time you will be | listening to how the brachial pulse sounds |
| the most common pulse point to use for the blood pressure is the | brachial |
| When you are measuring the blood pressure you are | measuring the force of the blood flowing through the arteries |
| low blood pressure | hypotension |
| high blood pressure | hypertension |
| when writing the blood pressure the top number is the | systolic |
| when writing the blood pressure the bottom number is the | diastolic |
| what will make you automatically fail the state test | is the blood pressure cuff touches the stethoscope |
| when pumping up the blood pressure cuff to obtain a blood pressure, you first pump it up to | 160 |
| If you do not hear a beat you let the air out and listen for the blood pressure. If you hear a beat you will let the air out and wait for ____ min and then pump it up to____ | 2, 180 |
| ____ refers to how many times a pulse beats in one minute | rate |
| ____ refers to the regularity of the heart beats | rhythm |
| ___ of the beat refers to how strong the heartbeats are | force |
| the normal range for the pulse is | 60-90 |
| you report anything that is below ___ and over___ | 60, 90 |
| what are the supplies to take a pulse | watch with a second hand, resident, paper & pen |
| If a pulse is weak and faint, recheck it for a ____ minute, report it to the nurse and put on her report sheet | full |
| the ____ pulse is routinely used to take a pulse | radial |
| the most accurate place to take a pulse is | apical |
| to insure the resident does not know you are taking their respirations you | hold the wrist as if you are still taking the pulse |
| if you cannot clearly see the chest rise and fall you | hold the residents arm across their chest or ask them to fold their arms across |
| if you count the respirations for 30 seconds multiply by ___ or if you take it for a ____ minute, then tha is your respirations | 2, full |
| you report to the charge nurse if any respirations are | shallow and/or irregular |
| do not ask the resident to breath harder if you cannot see the chest rise and fall, that will | cause the respirations to be inaccurate |
| the normal range for respirations is | 12-22 |
| supplies for respirations are | watch with second hand, resident, pen & paper |
| if you obtain an abnormal respiration when counting to 30 seconds you recheck | for full minute and report to nurse |
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