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WorksheetsVITAL SIGNS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Upon assessing a client who is hemorrhaging, the nurse is most likely to assess which compensatory change in vital signs?
Decreased pulse rate
Increased temperature
Decreased temperature
Increased pulse
Clients demonstrating apnea have what?
Increased rate and depth of respirations
Normal respiratory rate of 20
Usually have a temporary cessation of breathing
Decreased rate and depth of respirations
Which peripheral pulse site is generally used in emergency situations?
Apical
Temporal
Carotid
Radial
The nurse places a client experiencing labored breathing in an upright position. The nurse notes that the client is able to breathe more easily in this upright position and documents this condition on the chart as which of the following?
Tachypnea
Bradypnea
Orthopnea
Apnea
Considered the least accurate method of measuring temperature:
Oral
Tympanic
Axillary
Rectal
Never measure both carotid pulses at the same time because excessive pressure may cause to occlude blood supply to the brain.
True
False
When measuring the rectal temperature of an adult, how deep would the thermometer probe be inserted into the rectum?
0.5 inches
2.5 inches
1.5 inches
1.5 cm
When obtaining an oral temperature, after requesting the patient to open the mouth, the probe is gently inserted into:
Anterior sublingual cavity
Lateral sublingual density
Superior lingual mucosity
Posterior sublingual pocket
A student nurse taking care of a patient with an abnormal body temperature needs more training when he/she does what?
Further assess for possible site of localized infection
Discourages a patient from drinking fluids to avoid excessive activity
Monitor patient's temperature at least every 4 hours or PRN
Cover patient with more blankets, close room doors or windows
Constant, remittent and intermittent are classifications of:
Pain
Anxiety
Fever
Headache
