Vital signs

the area of the body where you take a carotid pulse is...

• the neck

• the groin area

• the wrist

• the inside of your elbow

the area of the body where you take a radial pulse is

• the neck

• the wrist

• the groin

• the inside of the elbow

the area of the body where you take a femoral pulse is...

• the neck

• the wrist

• the groin

• the forehead

the following are routes to take a temperature EXCEPT ...

• oral

• temporal

• axillary

• femoral

fast heart beat, over 100 bpm

• tachycardia

• bradycardia

• tachypnea

• bradypnea

slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm

• tachycardia

• bradcardia

• tachypnea

• bradypnea

tachypnea means

• fast shallow breathing

• breathing faster than normal

• breathing more than 20 breaths per minute

• slow breathing

bradypnea means

• slow breathing

• breathing less than 12 breaths per minute

• fast breathing

• painful breathing

In our vital signs lab what equipment did you use?

• a thermometer

• a sneakoscope

• a sphygmomanometer

• a pulse oximeter

what should you ask your patients before taking an oral temperature?

• have you had anything to eat or drink in the last 15 min?

• have you had any dental or oral work in the last 24 hours

• nothing, you just take the temperature '

• ask their name to verify the identity of the patient