WorksheetsVITAL SIGNS
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
A fast heart beat, over 100 bpm
tachycardia
bradycardia
tachypnea
bradypnea
A slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm
tachycardia
bradcardia
tachypnea
bradypnea
Tachypnea means
fast shallow breathing
faster than normal pulse
slow pulse
slow breathing
Bradypnea means
slow breathing
breathing less than 16 breaths per minute
fast breathing
painful breathing
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
What is the average range for the adult pulse rate?
40-120 bpm
60-100 bpm
100-150 bpm
70-110 bpm
Difficult or labored breathing
Dyspnea
Dysphagia
Tachypnea
Hypothermia
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?
blood pressure
pulse
pulse oximetry
respirations
What is normal SpO2?
90-100%
95-100%
96-100%
80-100%
How should you determine the accurate rate of an irregular pulse?
Count the number of beats that occur in 10 seconds and multiply that number by 6.
Count the beats for a full minute.
Count the number of beats that occur in 15 seconds and multiply that number by 4.
Count the beats for 30 seconds.
HIGH Blood pressure is...
120/80mmHg
140/90mmHg
90/70 mmHg
120/60 mmHg
A pulse above 100 beats per minute is known as
tachycardia
bradycardia
echocardia
manycardia
Respiratory rate is measured in
Beats per minute
mmHg
Degree Celcius
Breath per minute
Pulse is measured in
beats per minute
mmHg
degree celcius
breaths per minute
Blood pressure is measured in
mmHg
breaths per minute
beats per minute
degree celcius
The artery near the wrist where you check for pulse is called the
radial artery
femoral artery
brachial artery
carotid artery
