Clinical Care: 2.1 Unit Review

Which of the following is NOT true of vital signs?

• Vital signs provide information about the physiological health of an individual
• Vital signs are measures of the body's ability to maintain homeostasis
• Vital signs that we measured in class were pulse, respiratory rate, BMI and blood pressure
• It takes multiple vital signs to determine an accurate assessment of a person's health

Tool used to listening to the lungs and patient breathing plus the heart and pulse.

• Scale
• Sphygmometer
• Stethoscope
• Spygmomanometer

A pulse oximeter measures

• Carbon dioxide levels
• Oxygen levels
• Nitrogen levels
• Carbon dioxide and oxygen levels

When checking pulse rate, what arteries do you check in either your wrist or neck?

• brachial

• carotid

• femoral

• radial

Which of the following temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) fall in the "normal" category?

• 97.2
• 98.6
• 99.4
• 97.8

What is true of body temperature?

• You have fever if your body temperature exceeds 100 degrees F
• Fever is your body's way of fighting an infection so, therefore, it can be considered a good thing.
• You shouldn't be concerned until your fever goes beyond 103 degrees F
• Temperature below 95 degrees F is called hyperthermia.

Which of the following can influence your body temperature? (check all that apply)

• Exercise
• Eating
• Strong emotion
• The clothing you wear

Check all of the following that fall within the normal pulse rate range.

• 60 beats per minute
• 80 beats per minute
• 99 beats per minute
• 50 beats per minute

The measure of breaths you take in one minute.

• pulse rate
• respiratory rate
• saturation rate
• inhalation
• exhalation

What is the normal range of one's breaths per minute?

• 22-40
• 42-60
• 12-20
• 32-50