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Vital Signs

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 10hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is considered in most health care agencies as the 5th vital sign?

a)

Blood Pressure

b)

Pain

c)

Pulse

d)

Temperature

2.

Which of the following is the normal range for pulse?

a)

60-100

b)

80-100

c)

12-20

d)

60-80

3.

What is the normal range for systolic blood pressure?

a)

100-140

b)

90-110

c)

100-120

d)

60-80

4.

Which of the following is the normal rang for diastolic blood pressure?

a)

100-140

b)

100-120

c)

60-80

d)

60-100

5.

What is the normal range for respirations?

a)

10-18

b)

14-20

c)

12-24

d)

12-20

6.

What is a "normal" blood pressure

a)

120/110 mmHg

b)

120/80 mmHg

c)

100/80 mmHg

d)

140/80 mmHg

7.

Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by first heat sound

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hyperstension

8.

High blood pressure

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hypertension

9.

lowest pressure against the blood vessels of the body. Measures between contractions

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hypertension

10.

A device used to measure the pressure against the arteries of the body.

a)

apparatus

b)

gauge

c)

sphygmomanometer

d)

millimeter

11.

Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of

a)

mmHg

b)

mimg

c)

mhg

d)

Pounds per Meter

12.

Pulse is defined as the pressure of blood pushing against the wall of the vein as the heart beats and rests

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A pulse site at the neck

a)

carotid

b)

temporal

c)

popliteal

d)

femoral

14.
The average oral Fahrenheit temperature is
a)
95.8 degrees
b)
101.4  degrees
c)
98.6 degrees
d)
103.6 degrees
15.
If a patient has been drinking hot coffee you should wait____ before taking a temp
a)
5 mins
b)
15mins
c)
20 mins
d)
10 mins
16.

What are vital signs?

a)

measurements of the body basic functions.

b)

Number of heartbeats per minute.

c)

Breaths per minute.

17.

Which of the following is not a vital sign?

a)

Breathing.

b)

Temperature.

c)

Appetite.

18.

In what situations is it necessary to meassure vital signs?

a)

A woman felt bad health and fainted in the middle of the street.

b)

A person got scared and his/her hert started beating faster.

c)

A person is out of breath after running.

d)

A boy had an accident when he was riding his bicycle.

19.

What are the average values for beats per minute in adolescents and adults?

a)

70

b)

130-140

c)

72-80

20.

Average values of breaths per minute for kids from 1-6 years.

a)

30-40

b)

16-20

c)

26-30

21.

The most accurate mode of taking temperature is...

a)

oral

b)

axillary

c)

rectal

d)

tympanic

22.

A fast pulse is also called...

a)

tachycardia

b)

tachypnea

c)

bradycardia

d)

bradypnea

23.

High blood pressure is...

a)

tachycardia

b)

hypotension

c)

bradycardia

d)

hypertension

24.

What are the four main vital signs?

a)

Temperature, pulse, size of pupils, and respirations

b)

Temperature, pain, pulse, and blood pressure

c)

Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure

d)

Consciousness, temperature, pulse, and respirations

25.

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

26.

What is "pulse"

a)

how many times you breathe per minute

b)

how many times you sneeze per minute

c)

how many times your heart beats per minute

27.

What is "blood pressure"

a)

how stressed your heart is

b)

how hard your muscles are pushing on the heart

c)

the force of the blood pumping through your veins

28.

The pulse felt on the wrist is called...

a)

radial pulse

b)

carotid pulse

c)

femoral pulse

d)

brachial pulse

29.
Which tool is used to measure blood pressure?
a)
Arm cuff and stethoscope
b)
Thermometer
c)
Scale
d)
MRI
30.
Which tool is used to measure temperature?
a)
Arm cuff and stethoscope
b)
Scale
c)
Thermometer
d)
PET scan
31.

A slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradcardia

c)

tachypnea

d)

bradypnea

32.

12 to 20 represents ...

a)

the respiratory range for an adult

b)

the pulse rate for an adult

c)

the temperature ranges for a baby

d)

the blood pressure range for an adult

33.

What is the average blood pressure range?

a)

90/60 to 120/80

b)

75/80 to 100/56

c)

120/70 to 150/90

34.
Mrs. Palmer has a blood pressure of 110/56. The 56 is the ______ pressure
a)
diastolic
b)
systolic
c)
low
d)
static
35.
You assess a pulse of 24 for 15 seconds, what is the pulse rate for one minute?
a)
48/minute
b)
96/minute
c)
108/minute
d)
120/minute
36.

You were assigned to take vital signs on an 80-year-old male nursing home resident who appears to be having a stroke. Vital signs were B/P 152/94,

P 92, R 32, SpO2 93%. Which vital sign reflects a measurement within normal limits?

a)

blood pressure

b)

pulse

c)

pulse oximetry

d)

respirations

37.
60-100 is the normal adult range for what vital sign?
a)
Blood pressure
b)
Pulse
c)
Respirations
d)
SpO2
38.

Highest pressure against blood vessels. Represented by first heat sound

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hyperstension