Measuring Vital Signs
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| show | Vital signs
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| The persons vital signs ____________ and are affected by sleep, activity, eating, weather, noise, exercise, medications, anger, fear, anxiety, pain, and illness. | show 🗑
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| show | Changes
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| Vital signs tell about _____________ responses. | show 🗑
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| show | Life-threatening
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| Vital signs are measured: during the physical ___________. | show 🗑
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| show | Admitted
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| show | Condition
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| show | Surgery
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| Vital signs are measured: after some care measures, such as ________________. | show 🗑
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| show | Fall
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| show | Medications
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| Vital signs are measured: when a person complains of __________, dizziness, light-headedness, feeling faint, shortness of breath, a rapid heart rate, or not feeling well. | show 🗑
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| In most cases you should take vital signs when the person is at rest - __________ down or sitting. | show 🗑
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| Report any vital sign at once that is _________________ from a prior measurement. | show 🗑
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| Report any vital sign at once that is above the _____________ range. | show 🗑
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| show | Below
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| What is the amount of heat in the body called? | show 🗑
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| Body temperature is the balance between the amount of heat _______________ and the amount lost by the body. | show 🗑
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| show | Morning
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| Pregnancy and a woman's _______________ cycle affect body temperature. | show 🗑
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| show | Site
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| Axillary temperature is measured in the ___________. | show 🗑
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| Tympanic membrane temperature is measured in the ___________. | show 🗑
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| A temporal artery temperature is measured on the _____________. | show 🗑
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| show | Glass thermometers
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| show | Red
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| show | Oral
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| show | Oral
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| Which temperature site is not used if the person has heart disease? | show 🗑
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| Which temperature site is not used if the person has a naso-gastric tube? | show 🗑
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| Which temperature site is not used if the person has an ear infection? | show 🗑
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| Which temperature site is non-invasive? | show 🗑
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| Which temperature site is not used if the person is paralyzed on one side of the body? | show 🗑
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| show | Oral
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| show | Axillary
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| show | Oral
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| A baseline temperature of 99.6 F is for the ____________ site. | show 🗑
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| A baseline temperature of 97.6 is for the ____________ site. | show 🗑
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| show | Degree
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| The _____________ ____________ temperature is measured in 1-3 seconds. | show 🗑
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| Before taking a temperature you need the following information from the nurse and the care plan: what _____________ to use. | show 🗑
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| show | Thermometer
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| show | When
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| Before taking a temperature you need the following information from the nurse and the care plan: which persons are at risk for ______________ temperatures. | show 🗑
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| show | Temporal artery
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| The rectal temperature is taken with the person in _____________ position. | show 🗑
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| show | Confused
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| show | Oral
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| For a _____________ temperature you must lubricate the end of the covered probe. | show 🗑
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| When taking an axillary temperature, you must first _____________ the axilla. | show 🗑
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| Temperature sensitive tape is applied to the _________________. | show 🗑
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| show | Pulse
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| show | Radial
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| show | Apical
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| What instrument do you use to measure the apical pulse? | show 🗑
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| show | Stethoscope
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| show | Ear-pieces
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| Normal pulse ___________ for an adult is 60-100 beats per minute. | show 🗑
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| show | Pulse rate
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| show | Warm
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| show | Tachycardia
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| What is a slow heart rate, less than 60 beats per minute? | show 🗑
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| show | Rhythm
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| show | Irregular
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| ___________ relates to pulse strength. | show 🗑
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| show | Easy
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| show | Strong
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| show | Thready
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| Electric blood _______________ equipment can also count pulses. | show 🗑
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| show | Rate
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| Some electric blood pressure devices show the pulse ____________. | show 🗑
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| When using an electric blood pressure device, you still need to manually feel the pulse to determine its ______________. | show 🗑
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| show | Radial
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| show | 2
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| show | Apical
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| show | 1
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| show | 1
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| show | Equal
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| show | Two
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| What is it called when you take the apical and radial pulses together? | show 🗑
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| show | Pulse deficit
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| To calculate the pulse deficit you _____________ the radial pulse from the apical rate. | show 🗑
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| The radial pulse will never be ______________ than the apical rate. | show 🗑
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| show | 1
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| show | Respiration
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| show | 12
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| show | 1
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| Begin counting respirations when the chest ____________. | show 🗑
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| Count respirations right ____________ taking the pulse. | show 🗑
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| show | Pulse
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| show | 30
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| When counting respirations you should note: if the respirations are ______________. | show 🗑
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| When counting respirations you should note: if both sides of the chest rise ______________. | show 🗑
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| show | Depth
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| When counting respirations you should note: if the person has any pain or difficulty __________________. | show 🗑
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| When counting respirations you should note: if the person has an abnormal respiratory _____________. | show 🗑
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| What is the amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood? | show 🗑
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| show | Systole
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| show | Diastole
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| show | Systolic pressure
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| What is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest? | show 🗑
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| show | Mercury
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| The normal range for systolic pressure is less than ___________ mm Hg. | show 🗑
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| show | 80
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| Blood pressure measurements remaining above 140 mm Hg systolic, or a diastolic pressure above 90 mm Hg is called _______________. | show 🗑
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| show | Hypotension
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| You use a __________________ and a sphygmomanometer to measure blood pressure. | show 🗑
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| show | Cuff
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| show | Increases
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| Factors affecting blood pressure include: Gender - women usually have ____________ blood pressure than men do. | show 🗑
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| Factors affecting blood pressure include: Blood volume - severe bleeding _____________ blood volume, therefore BP decreases. | show 🗑
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| show | Increases
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| show | Increases
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| Factors affecting blood pressure include: Exercise - BP ____________. | show 🗑
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| show | Higher
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| show | Higher
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| show | Increases
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| Factors affecting blood pressure include: Medications - can be given to _____________ or lower BP. | show 🗑
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| Factors affecting blood pressure include: Positioning - BP is ____________ when lying down. | show 🗑
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| show | Drop
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| A sudden drop in BP is called orthostatic _______________. | show 🗑
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| Factors affecting blood pressure include: Smoking - can __________ BP. | show 🗑
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| Factors affecting blood pressure include: Alcohol - excessive alcohol intake can ____________ BP. | show 🗑
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| show | Brachial
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| Guidelines for measuring BP include: Do not take BP on an __________ with an IV infusion, a cast or a dialysis access site. | show 🗑
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| show | Breast
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| show | Injured
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| Guidelines for measuring BP include: Let the person __________ for 10-20 minutes before measuring BP. | show 🗑
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| show | Supine
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| If orthostatic vital signs are ordered and you have taken the first set of vitals you then measure pulse and BP while the person ____ at the bedside. | show 🗑
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| If orthostatic vital signs are ordered the last measurement of BP and pulse that you take is while the person is _____________. | show 🗑
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| show | Bare
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| Guidelines for measuring BP include: Using a large cuff if the person is ______________ or has a large arm. | show 🗑
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| show | Brachial
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| Guidelines for measuring BP include: Making sure the room is ______________. | show 🗑
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| show | Systolic
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| When measuring BP, the last sound you hear (when the sound disappears) is the _______________ pressure. | show 🗑
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| If you are not sure the measurement is accurate, wait 30-60 _____________ and repeat the measurement. | show 🗑
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| If you are unsure of the measure or you can't _____________ the BP, tell the nurse at once. | show 🗑
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| When measuring BP do not place the diaphragm _____________ the cuff. | show 🗑
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| Deflate the cuff at an even rate of 2-4 millimeters per ______________. | show 🗑
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