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VITAL SIGNS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A fast heart beat, over 100 bpm

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradycardia

c)

tachypnea

d)

bradypnea

2.

A slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradcardia

c)

tachypnea

d)

bradypnea

3.

Tachypnea means

a)

fast shallow breathing

b)

faster than normal pulse

c)

slow pulse

d)

slow breathing

4.

Bradypnea means

a)

slow breathing

b)

breathing less than 16 breaths per minute

c)

fast breathing

d)

painful breathing

5.

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

6.

What is the average range for the adult pulse rate?

a)

40-120 bpm

b)

60-100 bpm

c)

100-150 bpm

d)

70-110 bpm

7.

Difficult or labored breathing

a)

Dyspnea

b)

Dysphagia

c)

Tachypnea

d)

Hypothermia

8.
Mrs. Palmer has a blood pressure of 110/56. The 56 is the ______ pressure
a)
diastolic
b)
systolic
c)
low
d)
static
9.

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

10.
60-100 is the normal adult range for what vital sign?
a)
Blood pressure
b)
Pulse
c)
Respirations
d)
SpO2
11.
What vital sign is measured with percentages?
a)
pulse oximetry
b)
BP
c)
Pulse
d)
respirations
12.
What does palpate mean?
a)
to see
b)
to hear
c)
to feel
d)
to speak
13.

What is normal SpO2?

a)

90-100%

b)

95-100%

c)

96-100%

d)

80-100%

14.

How should you determine the accurate rate of an irregular pulse?

a)

Count the number of beats that occur in 10 seconds and multiply that number by 6.

b)

Count the beats for a full minute.

c)

Count the number of beats that occur in 15 seconds and multiply that number by 4.

d)

Count the beats for 30 seconds.

15.

HIGH Blood pressure is...

a)

120/80mmHg

b)

140/90mmHg

c)

90/70 mmHg

d)

120/60 mmHg

16.

A pulse above 100 beats per minute is known as

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradycardia

c)

echocardia

d)

manycardia

17.

Respiratory rate is measured in

a)

Beats per minute

b)

mmHg

c)

Degree Celcius

d)

Breath per minute

18.

Pulse is measured in

a)

beats per minute

b)

mmHg

c)

degree celcius

d)

breaths per minute

19.

Blood pressure is measured in

a)

mmHg

b)

breaths per minute

c)

beats per minute

d)

degree celcius

20.

The artery near the wrist where you check for pulse is called the

a)

radial artery

b)

femoral artery

c)

brachial artery

d)

carotid artery