2. Which option is the best definition of vital signs?

• Monitored measurements of the body's basic functions that show how well the body is
• Values only monitored by healthcare professionals
• Values only monitored by patients themselves

3. Which vital sign is a measurement of body heat?

• Pain
• Blood pressure
• Temperature

4. Which below are temperature sites?

• Temporal
• Femoral
• Rectal

• Apical

5. Which temperature is considered afebrile?

• 99.2 F
• 100.4 F
• 103.8 F

6. Which temperature is considered febrile?

• 97.5 F
• 99.8 F
• 100.9 F

7. What is the average normal temperature?

• 98.6 F
• 99.3 F
• 102.1 F

8. How far does the probe get inserted for a rectal temperature?

• 1/4" - 1/2"
• 1/2" - 1"
• 1" - 2"

9. Which temperature site is the most accurate?

• Rectal
• Axillary
• Oral

10. What does hyperthermic mean?

• Increased heart rate >100 BPM
• Increased temperature >104 F
• Decreased temperature <95 F

11. What does hypothermic mean?

• Decreased temperature <95 F
• Decreased heart rate <60 BPM
• Increased heart rate >100 BPM