PCT Unit 1 Review

Blood pressure is the measurement of force applied to artery walls?

• True

• False

How should the patient be positioned while taking their blood pressure?

• Sitting with arm at level of heart

• Laying with arm at level of heart

• Both are correct

• None of the above

What occurs when blood pressure falls to 90 or below?

• Hypertension

• Hypotension

• Hemorrhage

• None of the above

Where should the stethoscope be placed when obtaining a blood pressure?

• 1-2 inches above elbow

• under BP cuff

• 1-1.5 inches above elbow

• 1-2 inches below elbow

Size of the cuff does not matter when obtaining a reading?

• True

• False

This is the bottom number which occurs when the heart relaxes

• Diastolic

• Systolic

• Both are correct

• None of the above

What is the normal adult respiratory rate?

• 15-20 bpm

• 12-20 bpm

• 18-20 bpm

• 16-20 bpm

What is the normal range for a pulse oximeter reading?

• 95-100%

• 90-95%

• 90-100%

• 85-95%

Provide care for terminally ill persons

• Mental health facilities

• Medical offices

• Emergency care clinics

• Hospice agencies

When someone has swelling in their leg, they have

• anemia

• high blood pressure

• low blood sugar

• edema