Vital Signs

Vital signs often signal life threatening events

• True

• False

Where are temperature sites?

• Rectum

• Mouth

• Armpit

• all of the above

Older persons have higher body temperatures than younger ones?

• True

• False

What is considered a "normal" body temperature

• 96.6

• 97.8

• 98.6

• 99

What is the beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery called?

• Pulse

• blood pressure

• heart sound

• all of the above

For an adult a heart rate of less than 60 and more than 100 is considered abnormal?

• True

• False

Hard to feel pulses are described as

• weak

• thready

• feeble

• all of the above

Where is the apex of the heart located?

• middle of the heart, below the left nipple

• tip of the heart, below right nipple

• tip of the heart, above right nipple

• tip of the heart, below the left nipple

What is the normal respiratory rate for an adult?

• 10-20 bpm

• 12-20 bpm

• 15-20 bpm

• 20-25 bpm

Children's respiratory rate are usually faster than adults?

• True

• False