Client Vital Status 2

What is the most important indicator of health of the body?

• Color of the skin

• vital signs

• pain and the reaction to pain

• level of consciousness

Which of the following describes correct technique for measuring height and weight?

• Raise the scale's height bar while the patient is standing on the scale platform.

• Infants are buckled onto infant scales to prevent falls

• Keep your hand on the patient's shoulder while recording the weight.

• Read the weight when the balance bar is centered between the upper and lower guides.

Which of the following is true of height and weight measurements?

• There is one height-weight chart for both males and females

• Abnormalities are not a reliable indicator of disease.

• An infant growth chart is used to document only infant weight

• They can be used to monitor growth, dose medication, and order lab tests.

Which of the following temperatures is considered febrile?

• A rectal temperature of 103.0°F

• An oral temperature of 98.9°F

• A tympanic temperature of 99.2°F

• An axillary temperature of 97°F 6.

Which of the following describes the correct use of a tympanic thermometer?

• Use plastic covers to prevent the spread of infection.

• Place just the tip of the thermometer inside the ear canal.

• Read the temperature after 60 seconds.

• Sterilize the thermometer in disinfectant after each use.

Where should the thermometer be located in the patient's mouth for an oral reading?

• Under the tongue, toward the front of the mouth

• Over the tongue, toward the side of the mouth

• Over the tongue, toward the back of the mouth

• Under the tongue, toward the side of the mouth

What does temperature measure?

• The severity of an infection

• The balance between heat produced and heat lost

• The amount of heat destroyed by the body

• The amount of heat gained by the body fighting an illness

Which of these items INCREASES a person's pulse rate?

• coma

• sleep

• depressant drugs

• fever

Where is the carotid pulse site?

• On the side of the patient's neck

• On the patient's wrist

• Near the patient's groin

• Above the patient's ear

While counting pulse, what must you also be aware of?

• The volume and rhythm of the pulse

• The patient's skin temperature

• The size of the patient's pupils

• The color of the patient's skin