WorksheetsVital Signs
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 29mins
What is the average range for pulse?
40-120 bpm
60-100 bpm
20-40 bpm
What is "pulse"
how many times you breathe per minute
how many times you sneeze per minute
how many times your heart beats per minute
What is the average blood pressure range?
90/60 to 120/80
75/80 to 100/56
120/70 to 150/90
What is "blood pressure"
how stressed your heart is
how hard your muscles are pushing on the heart
the force of the blood pumping through your veins
What is the average oral body temperature range?
90 degrees F to 100 degrees F
97 degrees F to 100 degrees F
97.8 degrees F to 99.1 degrees F
What is the average range of respiration?
5-10 breaths per minute
4-9 breaths per minute
12-18 breaths per minute
What does "bpm" stand for?
breaths per minute
beats per minute
boogers per minute
What is an artery?
a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart
a blood vessel that carries blood to the left
a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
Shallow breathing
hypopnea
pyrexia
palpation
eupnea
Diaphoresis means
no respiration
sweating
orthopnea
arrhythmia
Contraction of the cardiac cycle
diastole
asystole
systole
bottom number
Abnormally slow breathing
eupnea
bradypnea
tachycardia
bradycardia
Which represents bradycardia
40 BPM
120 BPM
70 BPM
100 BPM
Which temperature is considered the most accurate?
aural/tympanic
oral
axillary
rectal
Respirations should be taken immediately following pulse.
True
False
Which phase of the heart is contracting taking place?
systolic
diastolic
Where is the axillary temperature taken?
Under the arm
Near the temple/forehead
In the ear
In the mouth
An average respiration for an adult is
10 - 14
12 - 40
16-30
12- 20
Which term means fever
afebrile
febrile
hyperthermia
hypothermia
Normal P for an adult
98.6
60-100
12-24
1-10
A normal Oral temperature is
98.6
99.4
100.2
97.0
Where is the axilla located
Under the arm
behind te knee
Either side of the neck
on the thumb side of the wrist
The textbook blood pressure is
120/80
110-70
110/80
120-70
Temperature taken in the tympanic membrane is located in
the mouth
the ear
the face
the forehead
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
fast heart beat, over 100 bpm
tachycardia
bradycardia
tachypnea
bradypnea
slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm
tachycardia
bradcardia
tachypnea
bradypnea
bradypnea means
slow breathing
breathing less than 12 breaths per minute
fast breathing
painful breathing
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
Low blood pressure
Tachypnea
Hypotension
Hypertension
Bradycardia
An agent or drug that produces excitement or elicits a response.
Depressant
Increment
Stimulant
Baseline
Condition when BP drops suddenly when changing position, usually quickly.
Pulse pressure
Wheezing
Cyanosis
Orthostatic hypotension
High blood pressure
Hypertension
Tachycardia
Fasting
Hypotension
Difficult or labored breathing
Dyspnea
Dysphagia
Tachypnea
Hypothermia
Dusky bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and nails due to lack of oxygen.
Apnea
Hypothermia
Cyanosis
Hypotension
