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WorksheetsQuiz #8 Vital Signs
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which of the following is the normal range for pulse?
60-100
50-75
45-88
90-100
While ambulating Mr. Stokes, he tells you that he is feeling faint. After sitting him in the chair, the nurse aide should check his:
Temperature
Respirations
Pulse
Blood Pressure
What is the normal range for SPO2? Oxygen Saturation
80%-90%
90%-100%
60%-100%
80%-95%
Which of the following is the normal range for temperature in degrees Fahrenheit?
98.0-100.0
97.0-99.0
96.0-99.0
95.0-99.0
Mrs. Smiths vitals signs are 98.6F, 126, 18, 98%, 118/70. Which is the abnormal vital sign?
98.6F
118/70
98%
126
What is dyspnea?
Rales
Absence of breathing
fast respirations
Shortness of breath
What is measurement of blood pressing against the walls of the arteries with greatest force(contraction)?
Diastolic
Systolic
Temperature
Heart rate
Mr. Sutton's feels dizzy. His vital signs are 98.9F, 100, 20, 99% 70/40. Which vital sign is abnormal.
99%
100
70/40
99.2F
What is the name of the bottom number of a blood pressure reading?
Systolic
Pulse
Stolic
Diastolic
When checking pulse rate, you count for_____seconds if regular and multiply by ___.
10,6
15,4
30,2
20,5
If your patient's heart rate is 130 after checking 6 sec x10, what should you do?
Count for 2 minutes
recheck and count for 30 seconds
recheck and count for 1 minute
Continue on
1 rise and 1 fall = 1 respiration
True
False
Maybe
No sure
A sphygmanometer is ued to
Listen to heart
Take temperature
Measure Oxygen Saturation
Take blood pressure
A blood pressure of 120/70 is
Hypotension
Normal
Elevated
Hypertension
What is 98.7F converted to C?
36.9C
37.9C
37.1C
36.5C
What is 99.6F converted to C?
37.6C
38.4C
33.6C
32.2C
What is 37.5C converted to F?
99.8F
100.5F
99.5F
98.6F
What does fever benefit the body?
Kills hope
Kills germs
Kills bacteria and virus
Kills brain cells
Mr. Johnson is breathing at 28 breaths per minute. He is having?
Apnea
Tachycardia
Bradycardia
Tachypnea
Mrs. Heart is at the doctor with shortness of breath. Her blood pressure is 200/110mmHG. What is she at risk of having?
Kidney Stones
Seizure
Stroke
Dizziness
Apnea is an absence of what?
Heart rate
Breathing
Movement
Unknown
In diastole the heart is doing what?
Contracting
Irregular movements
relaxing
pulsating
Is the body in balance when it is in homeostasis?
No
Yes
Not sure
Maybe
Your patients pulse is 130. They are in ...
Bradycardia
Dyspnea
Apnea
Tachycardia
What does mano refer to in sphygmomanometer?
Pressure
Space
Heart
Muscles
Mrs. Smith's respirations are 28. What should your next step be?
Not sure
Send her to the ER
Have her breath into a paper bag
Recheck for 1 minute
Mr. Jone's BP is 198/120mm Hg. What stage hypertension is he in?
Hypertensive Crisis
Elevated
HPB stage 1
Normal
You count for 10 seconds when taking your patients pulse. You get 10. What is the patients pulse rate?
70
50
60
80
Children with high fevers are at risk for what?
Strokes
Seizures
Falls
Cancer
What area of the brain regulates the body temperature?
Hypothalamus
Frontal Lobe
Cortex
Brown Matter
What is an arrhythmia?
Regular heart beat
Irregular heart beat
Normal sinus rhythm
Uneven respirations
What # is used to describe a bounding strong pulse volume?
1
2
3
4
What are the pulse site of the feet?
Carotid, Apical
Dorsalis Pedis, Posterior Tibial
Femoral, Brachial
Temporal, Radial
When counting for respirations how long do you count?
10 sec
15 sec
30 sec
1 minute
Respirations are described by what characteristics?
Quality, type, noise
Rate, rhythm, effort
Rate, rhythm, quality
chest movement
What is the medical term for low blood pressure?
Hypertension
Hypotension
Static tension
Systolic
You count 14 over 10 seconds for a pulse. What is the rate pulse for 1 minute?
70
60
84
40
What pulse site do you use to check your patients pulse rate?
Radial
optical
Femoral
Axillary
What thermometer give the most accurate measurement of core temperature?
Oral
Axillary
Rectal
tympanic
What type of thermometer can be used as a "non-touch" method?
Oral
Rectal
Axillary
Temporal
