Ch 6 Patient Care Review

Which of the following are essential parts of the initial assessment of a patient who is in the diagnostic imaging department for an invasive procedure? (Circle all that apply.)

• Taking a blood pressure

• Taking a pulse

• Taking a respiration rate

• Taking a temperature

• Determining the oxygen saturation level

Why is the initial assessment, defined in Question 1, so important to perform?

• It provides a baseline to compare the patient's vitals during mid-procedure and post-procedure.

• It is a mandatory process for all medical procedures
• It is required for insurance purposes
• It is a standard protocol in all hospitals

Systolic blood pressure can be defined as:

• The lowest point to which the blood pressure drops during relaxation of the ventricles

• The highest point reached during contraction of the left ventricle

• The difference between the systolic and the diastolic blood pressure

• The pressure in the pulmonary vein

What range of breaths per minute is the normal adult respiratory rate?

• 8 to 10

• 15 to 20

• 20 to 30

• 80 to 90

An adult patient is considered to be hypertensive or to have hypertension if the systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure are consistently greater than:

• 100 systolic and 60 diastolic

• 120 systolic and 80 diastolic

• 130 systolic and 86 diastolic

• 140 systolic and 90 diastolic

Oxygen can be toxic to patients if it is incorrectly used. State two reasons why this is so.

• reversible tracheobronchitis

• irreversible parenchymal lung

• patients with COPD are especially vulnerable.

• Oxygen can cause an increase in body temperature and can lead to a decrease in blood pressure

A patient may be considered to have tachycardia if the pulse rate is higher than:

• 72 beats per minute

• 85 beats per minute

• 90 beats per minute

• 100 beats per minute

Which of the following items must be in the diagnostic imaging department and in working order? (Circle all that apply.)

• Suture kit

• Digital clock to tell the time

• Oxygen (usually wall-mounted)

• Blood pressure equipment

What is the normal temporal body temperature of an adult?

• 97.8* F - 99* F

• 100.4°F (38°C)
• 102.2°F (39°C)
• 104°F (40°C)

Sphygmomanometer

• Cuff that goes around the arm to measure blood pressure

• Measures body temperature at the forehead

• Measures apical pulse

• Point where the blood pressure is most often measured