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WorksheetsVital signs
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
All of the following are vital signs except...
Temperature
Blood Pressure
Headache
Pulse
The most accurate mode of taking temperature is...
oral
axillary
rectal
tympanic
A fast pulse is also called...
tachycardia
tachypnea
bradycardia
bradypnea
You check a babies pulse in the ______ artery.
radial
carotid
brachial
femoral
Normal respirations are .....
12-20 per minute
10-25 per minute
11-22 per minute
5-30 per minute
Systolic blood pressure is....
lowest pressure during contraction
lowest number
highest pressure during contraction
The first "thump" you hear when taking a blood pressure is....
the systolic blood pressure
the diastolic blood pressure
the lowest number
High blood pressure is...
tachycardia
hypotension
bradycardia
hypertension
How do you check respirations in a patient that is conscious?
Touch their chest or watch the chest
Listen for their breathing
Look, listen and feel
What is a "normal" blood pressure
120/110 mmHg
120/80 mmHg
100/80 mmHg
150/80 mmHg
Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by first heat sound
diastolic pressure
systolic pressure
hypotension
hyperstension
lowest pressure against the blood vessels of the body. Measures between contractions
diastolic pressure
systolic pressure
hypotension
hypertension
A device used to measure the pressure against the arteries of the body.
apparatus
gauge
sphygmomanometer
millimeter
Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of
mmHg
mimg
mhg
Pounds per Meter
What is the action of the heart during Systole?
Contraction
Relaxation
Which artery normally do we take blood pressure?
femoral
brachial
coronal
radial
Cuff that is too small will give a ______reading
higher
lower
A pulse site at the neck
carotid
temporal
popliteal
femoral
Body temperature may be affected by
mental status
mood
hydration
behavior
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
bradycardia
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
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
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
Which of the following is the normal range for pulse?
60-100
80-100
12-20
60-80
Which of the following measurements would you immediately report to the nurse?
Blood Pressure: 112/36
Pulse: 98
Respirations: 18
Pulse Ox: 100%
