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Vital Signs

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following are vital signs except...

a)

Temperature

b)

Blood Pressure

c)

Headache

d)

Pulse

2.

Systolic blood pressure is....

a)

lowest pressure during contraction

b)

lowest number

c)

highest pressure during contraction

3.

How do you check respirations in a patient that is conscious?

a)

watch the chest

b)

Listen for their breathing

c)

Look, listen and feel

4.

Pressure exerted on the walls of the blood vessels is termed

a)

Hypertension

b)

Vesicular pressure

c)

Blood Pressure

d)

Heart pressure

5.

Blood pressure is recorded as

a)

Hydrostatic /diastolic

b)

Diastolic/ hydrostatic

c)

Systolic/diastolic

d)

Diastolic/systolic

6.
For a blood pressure reading, the number on top measures...
a)
Diastolic Pressure
b)
Systolic Pressure
c)
Diastemic Pressure
d)
Systemic Pressure
7.
The number on the bottom of a BP reading measures...
a)
Pressure during a heart contraction
b)
Pressure between heart beats
c)
Pressure of the blood vessels on the blood
d)
Thickness of blood
8.

Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by the beating of the ventricles.

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hyperstension

9.

Where should you take the pulse of another person in class?

a)

Neck

b)

wrist

c)

chest

d)

Elbow

10.

What is heart rate?

a)

Oxygen going to the heart

b)

The number of times your heart beats in a minute

c)

Blood pumping though the body

d)

Carbon dioxide leaving the body

11.

Common places to find heart rate

a)

Neck and wrist

b)

Tongue and armpit

c)

Thigh and bicep

d)

Ear and temple

12.
Vital signs are...
a)
Any measurement of the body
b)
Vital measurements that tell if you are alive
c)
Measurements of the basic functions of the human body
13.
Vital signs are important because they...
a)
Are a requirement doctors must make for every patient
b)
Signify if your brain is functioning properly
c)
Are clues for diagnosing illnesses and diseases
d)
All choices
14.

What are the four main vital signs?

a)

Temperature, pulse, size of pupils, and respiration rate

b)

Temperature, pain, pulse, and blood pressure

c)

Temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and blood pressure

d)

Consciousness, temperature, pulse, and respiration rate

15.

Where is radial (wrist) pulse measured?

a)

On the pinky finger side of the patient's wrist

b)

Only on the left wrist

c)

In the middle of the wrist

d)

On the thumb side of the patient's wrist

16.

You count respirations for how long?

a)

1 minute or 30 seconds and multiply by 2

b)

5 minutes and divide by 5

17.

Which of the following is the normal range for pulse?

a)

60-100

b)

80-100

c)

12-20

d)

60-80

18.

What is the normal range for respirations?

a)

10-18

b)

14-20

c)

12-24

d)

12-18

19.

What is the average low for blood pressure?

a)

90/60

b)

100/50

c)

120/80

d)

40/30

20.

What is the average high for blood pressure?

a)

90/60

b)

200/150

c)

180/120

d)

120/80

21.

What's considered a "normal" temperature range?

a)

97-99

b)

98.6

c)

95-100

d)

98-100

22.

A fast pulse is also called...

a)

tachycardia

b)

tachypnea

c)

bradycardia

d)

bradypnea

23.

slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradcardia

c)

tachypnea

d)

bradypnea

24.

Which temperature is considered a fever?

a)
36.5°C (97.7°F)
b)

37.5°C (99 F)

c)
38.3°C (100.9°F)
d)
35.0°C (95.0°F)
25.

Why do nurses take vital signs?

a)
To check the patient's fashion sense
b)
To pass the time
c)
To monitor the patient's health status
d)
To fulfill hospital protocol
26.

What is a temporary increase in body temperature?

a)

pulse

b)

fever

c)

blood pressure

d)

neck

27.

High blood pressure

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hypertension

28.

Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of

a)

mmHg

b)

mimg

c)

mhg

d)

Pounds per Meter

29.
Body temperature may be affected by
a)
mental status
b)
mood
c)
hydration
d)
behavior