Vitals Signs

Axillary means taking a temperature

• Rectally

• Temporal

• Underarm

• Ear

The term systole means

• Noisy breathing

• resting phase of the heart

• absence of breathing

• contraction phase of the heart

You should always tell your patient when your observing their respirations

• Always

• Sometimes

• It depends

• Never

Pre-hypertensive means a B/P of

• 90/60

• 148/96

• 121/81

• 120/80

Which artery are we using when obtaining a B/P?

• Brachial

• Cartoid

• Radial

• Femoral

A rectal temperature is always

• The same as an oral temp

• 1 degree higher

• 98.6

• 1 degree lower

A patient that measures 5'11" is how many inches

• 70

• 72

• 71

• 73

Which pulse rate is WNL (within normal limits)

• 101

• 110

• 59

• 62

When obtaining a aural temperature on an adult you should

• Pull the ear slightly up and back

• No need to tug on the patients ear, that hurts!

• Pull the ear down and back

• Aural is not a temperature method

Where is the radial pulse located?

• Pinky side of the wrist

• In the antecubital space

• on either side of the neck

• Thumb side of the wrist