WorksheetsVital signs
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
the area of the body where you take a carotid pulse is...
the neck
the groin area
the wrist
the inside of your elbow
the area of the body where you take a radial pulse is
the neck
the wrist
the groin
the inside of the elbow
the area of the body where you take a femoral pulse is...
the neck
the wrist
the groin
the forehead
the following are routes to take a temperature EXCEPT ...
oral
temporal
axillary
femoral
the routes to take a pulse include...
temporal
brachial
oral
tympanic
fast heart beat, over 100 bpm
tachycardia
bradycardia
tachypnea
bradypnea
slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm
tachycardia
bradcardia
tachypnea
bradypnea
tachypnea means
fast shallow breathing
breathing faster than normal
breathing more than 20 breaths per minute
slow breathing
bradypnea means
slow breathing
breathing less than 12 breaths per minute
fast breathing
painful breathing
you can use a thermometer with a red indicator for oral temperature measuring...
true
false
to take the vital signs you need :
a thermometer
a stethoscope
a sphygmomanometer
a second hand watch or timer
what should you ask your patients before taking an oral temperature?
have you had anything to eat or drink in the last 15 min?
have you had any dental or oral work in the last 24 hours
nothing, you just take the temperature '
ask their name to verify the identity of the patient
what are the first steps when taking vital signs
wash hands
introduce yourself
identify the patient
explain procedure
systolic means
the first sound we hear when taking a blood pressure
the sound that the heart makes when it contracts
the fist number we document when writing the BP
SBP
diastolic means
the last or changing sound when taking a BP
the sound the heart makes when it relaxes
the bottom, or second number we write down when recording a BP
DBP
we used this tool for ...
measuring the patients pain level
taking the BP
counting the respirations
taking the pulse
the main vital signs include
blood pressure
respirations and pulse
temperature
blood sugar
what is known as the 5th vital sign
blood sugar
blood pressure
temperature
pain
12 to 20 represents ...
the respiratory range for an adult
the pulse rate for an adult
the temperature ranges for a baby
the blood pressure range for an adult
all the following are normal ranges for vital signs EXCEPT
blood pressure of 140/90
12-20 respirations per minute
98.6*F temperature
60-100 bpm
