Vital signs

Which patient is the BEST candidate for an oral temperature?

• 1 year old infant

• 16 year old receiving his annual physical exam

• 21 year old patient on seizure precautions

• 62 year old comatose patient

The LEAST accurate route for measuring temperature is:

• Aural

• Axillary

• Oral

• Rectal

Patient with tachycardia has

• elevated temperature

• elevated blood pressure

• fast pulse

• increased respiratory rate

Respiratory rate for a patient with 20 inspirations and 20 expirations

• 6

• 16

• 40

• 20

Weak and thready describes which vital sign

• blood pressure

• pulse

• respirations

• temperature

Before taking vital signs, what should you do FIRST?

• close the privacy curtain

• explain the procedure

• introduce yourself

• place the call bell within reach

Most commonly measured pulse site

• brachial

• radial

• carotid

• apical

Which fingers do you NOT use to take a pulse

• Index finger

• Thumb

• 2 fingers

• Index

A febrile patient will exhibit a/an

• elevated pulse

• elevated temperature

• normal pulse

• normal temperature

In which procedure is lubricant required

• Aural temperature

• rectal temperature

• blood pressure

• pulse/respirations