Vital Signs (minus BP)

What is the name for the pulse location on the wrist?

• Carotid

• Brachial

• Radial

• Popliteal

What is the normal range for pulse?

• 12-20

• 60-80

• 97-99

• greater than 95

If you take someone's pulse for 30 seconds, what do you need to multiply the number of beats counted to figure out the pulse rate in Beats Per Minute?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• Don't need to multiply

Where do you take an oral temperature?

• Mouth

• Armpit

• Ears

• Rectum

If someone's temperature is 99.5 degrees, is that within the normal range?

• Yes

• No

What is this equipment called?

• Thermometer

• Pulse Oximeter

• Snellen Eye Chart

• Stethoscope

What are the units of measurement for Pulse Oximetry?

• Beats per minute

• Degrees

• %SPO2

• A fraction

When using the Snellen Eye Chart, what line do you start with?

• Line 8 (20/20)

• Line 9 (20/15)

• Line 7 (20/25

• Line 1 (20/200)

When testing someone's vision, you start at line 8 and your patient gets 1 letter wrong. You go up to line 7 and your patient gets all the letters correct. What do you do next?

• Move up to line 6

• Move back down to line 8

• Stop the test and write the fraction next to line 7

• Have them read line 7 again