Vital Signs

Obtaining an accurate weight measurement is essential because a patient’s weight is often used to calculate medication dosages.

• True

• False

Ideal body weight is a measurement of body fat that applies to men and women between 18 and 65 years of age.

• True

• False

You should ask patients to walk around the room or do other light exercise for a few minutes before taking their blood pressure.

• True

• False

The average resting pulse rate for adults is 40 to 80 beats per minute (bpm).

• True

• False

Body temperature is regulated by the hypothalamus, which is located in the brain.

• True

• False

The pulse located at the bottom left of the heart is called the ____ pulse.

• radial

• brachial

• carotid

• apical

The condition in which blood pressure is too high is called ____.

• hypotension

• hypertension

• hypothermia

• bradycardia

You will not need a stethoscope when using a(n) ____ to take a blood pressure measurement.

• manual aneroid sphygmomanometer

• manual mercury manometer

• electronic sphygmomanometer

• All of the above.

The average range of normal systolic blood pressure for adults is ____.

• 100 to 130

• 120 to 150

• 94 to 134

• 95 to 120

The part of a blood pressure reading that is taken when the heart muscle relaxes is called ____ pressure.

• restolic

• systolic

• diastolic

• histolic