WorksheetsFoundations Vital Signs
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Where is the primary site for heat loss?
head
skin
lungs
kidneys
What is the difference between the amount of heat produced by the body and the amount of heat loss to the environment? (pg 646)
Conduction
Metabolism
Temperature
Convection
The primary source of heat in the body is metabolism. Shivering is a response that increases the production of heat. Where is this initiated? (page 646)
Pons
Muscle movement
Medulla oblangata
Hypothalamus
The nurse is caring for a patient that has been diaphoretic. They have transferred heat by which mechanism? (page 647)
Conduction
Evaporation
Radiation
Convection
Which chronic conditions would cause hypothermia? (select all that apply) (pg 649)
Malnutrition
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Traumatic brain injury
Alcoholism
The nurse should take caution when assessing this type of temperature for a patient with thrombocytopenia? (pg 652)
Oral
Temporal
Tympanic
Rectal
What regulates the pulse? (page 653)
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Medulla Oblongata
Hypothalamus
Atrioventricular (AV) node
Which statements are true of the physiology of the pulse? (select all that apply) (page 653)
Women have a lower pulse than men
Pulse rate decreases with age
Pulse decreases with exercise
Pyrexia increases the pulse
When blood volume decreases the pulse increases
What helps maintain blood pressure? (page 659)
Sinoatrial Node
Kidney filtration
Arterial wall compliance
Blood volume
As a nurse if you have a patient who presents with tachycardia what factors would you contribute to that condition? (page 654) (select all that apply)
Prolonged exposure to heat
Strong emotions: such as fear, anxiety and anger
An increase in blood pressure
Any condition resulting in poor oxygenation of blood such as COPD or anemia
Vagal stimulation
What is the name for the pattern of the heartbeats and the pauses between them? ( page 654)
Pulse deficit
Pulse pressure
Pulse amplitude
Pulse Rhythm
What is the common place for temperature measurement in the neonate?
Oral
Rectal
Axillary
Temporal
The sympathetic does what to heart rate
Increases
Decreases
Maintains homeostasis
Does not affect it
Where do you assess the pulse during an emergency?
Apical
Brachial
Carotid
Femoral
What is the difference between apical and radial pulse?
Pulse pressure
Pulse bounding
Pulse simulation
Pulse deficit
When assessing tympanic temperature in an adult you should?
Pull the pinna up and back
Pull the pinna down and forward
Pull the pinna down and back
You do not need to pull the pinna
A patient is experiencing dyspnea. What is the nurse's priority action?
Remove the pillows from under the head
Elevate the foot of the bed
Elevate the head of the bed
Take the blood pressure
What vision assessment tool screens for distant vision?
Jaeger card
Snellen chart
Ophthalmic scope
Sphygmomanometer
Impaired near vision is called?
Presbyopia
Presbycusis
Strabismus
Stagmatism
What are the 6 P's of neurovascular assessment?
Pallor, Pain. Pulse, Paresthesia, Paralysis, Pressure
Pallor, Pain, Palpation, Paralysis, Pressure, Pulse
Pain, Palpation, Pressure, Pulse, Position, Paresthesia
Pain, Pulse, Paranesthesia, Pressure, Percussion, Pallor
