CNA Chapter 14- Basic Nursing Skills

Vital Signs

• measurements—temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure— that monitor the functioning of the vital organs of the body.

• the process of inhaling air into the lungs

• a noninvasive device that uses a light to determine the amount of oxygen in the blood

• the delivery of medication, nutrition, or fluids through a person’s vein.

radial pulse

• the pulse located inside the elbow, about 1 to 1 1/2 inches above the elbow.

• the pulse located on the inside of the wrist

• the pulse located on the left side of the chest, just below the nipple.

• the pulse located on the top of the foot

brachial pulse

• the pulse located inside the elbow, about 1 to 1 1/2 inches above the elbow.

• the pulse located on the inside of the wrist

• the pulse located on the left side of the chest, just below the nipple.

• the pulse located on the top of the foot

apical pulse

• the pulse located inside the elbow, about 1 to 1 1/2 inches above the elbow.

• the pulse located on the inside of the wrist

• the pulse located on the left side of the chest, just below the nipple.

• the pulse located on the top of the foot

an instrument designed to listen to sounds within the body, such as the heart beating or air moving through the lungs.

• sphygmomanometer

• thermometer

• stethoscope

• pulse oximiter

a device that measures blood pressure

• sphygmomanometer

• thermometer

• stethoscope

• pulse oximiter

a noninvasive device that uses a light to determine the amount of oxygen in the blood.

• sphygmomanometer

• thermometer

• stethoscope

• pulse oximiter

the absence of breathing

• apnea

• dyspnea

• eupnea

• orthopnea

difficulty breathing

• apnea

• dyspnea

• eupnea

• orthopnea

normal respirations

• apnea

• dyspnea

• eupnea

• orthopnea