Health Science - Vital Signs
Authored by Ashley Webb
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5th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Before taking vital signs on a patient, what should you do FIRST?
close the privacy curtain
explain the procedure
introduce yourself
place the call bell within reach
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The LEAST accurate route for measuring temperature is:
aural
axillary
oral
rectal
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Normal range = 120/80
respirations
pulse
blood pressure
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In order to avoid errors, whose approved list of abbreviations should you use when documenting vital signs?
American Medical Association
Health Science textbook
Board of Nursing
Your employer
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
You were asked to take vital signs on an 80 year old male nursing home resident who was recently admitted after having a stroke. Vital signs were: BP 130/90, T 99.4, P 92, R 32. Which vital sign reflects a measurement within normal limits?
blood pressure
pulse
respirations
temperature
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When taking a pulse, why should the thumb not be used?
The width of the thumb impedes an accurate feel for the pulse
The thumb has a pulse and can be confused with the patient's pulse
The sensation of the thumb is not as good as it is in the middle two fingers
There is more dexterity in the fingers than there is in the thumb
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pulse rates are most commonly measured at which site?
apical
brachial
carotid
radial
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