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Vitals Quiz #2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the normal range for heart rate in adults?

a)

50-90 beats per minute

b)

70-120 beats per minute

c)

40-80 beats per minute

d)

60-100 beats per minute

2.

What is the medical term for high blood pressure?

a)

hypertension

b)

hyperactivity

c)

hypotension

d)

hyperextension

3.

What is the normal range for respiratory rate in adults?

a)

30 to 40 breaths per minute.

b)

20 to 30 breaths per minute.

c)

12 to 20 breaths per minute

d)

8 to 12 breaths per minute.

4.

What is the average body temperature in Celsius?

a)

35

b)

40

c)

32

d)

37

5.

What is the normal range for oxygen saturation in healthy individuals?

a)

80% - 85%

b)

90% - 95%

c)

95% - 100%

d)

105% - 110%

6.

Which vital sign measures the force of blood against the walls of arteries?

a)

heart rate

b)

respiratory rate

c)

body temperature

d)

blood pressure

7.

What is the term for abnormally low body temperature?

a)

hypothermia

b)

heatstroke

c)

fever

d)

hyperthermia

8.

What is the normal range for heart rate in infants?

a)

50-90 beats per minute

b)

100-160 beats per minute

c)

300-350 beats per minute

d)

200-250 beats per minute

9.

What is the term for abnormally high body temperature?

a)

sweating

b)

chills

c)

hypothermia

d)

fever

10.

Which vital sign measures the amount of oxygen in the blood?

a)

body temperature

b)

heart rate

c)

oxygen saturation

d)

blood pressure

11.

systolic

a)

top number

b)

bottom number

12.

The most common body part used to measure the pulse in an adult is

a)

The wrist (radial)

b)

The foot (pedal)

c)

The neck (carotid)

d)

The crook of the elbow (brachial)

13.

The systolic pressure measure the blood against the arteries when

a)

The heart is relaxed

b)

The heart is pumping

c)

The client is active

d)

None

14.

Which of the following individuals has the fastest pulse rate?

a)

Infant

b)

School-age child

c)

Adolescent

d)

Adult

15.

Where is the radial pulse located?

a)

On the thumb side of the wrist

b)

In the center of the antecubital space

c)

On the little finger side of the wrist

d)

On the anterior side of the neck

16.

difficult or labored breathing

a)

dyspnea

b)

apnea

c)

tachypnea

d)

bradypnea

e)

orthopnea

17.

rapid breathing

a)

dyspnea

b)

apnea

c)

tachypnea

d)

bradypnea

e)

orthopnea

18.

a dusky, bluish discoloration of the skin, lips, and/or nail beds as a result of decreased oxygen and increased carbon dioxide in the bloodstream

a)

Cheyne-stokes

b)

rales

c)

wheezing

d)

cyanosis

19.

When the heart REFILLS with blood

a)

Diastole

b)

Systole

20.

The force of blood pushing against your arteries is...

a)

Heart Rate

b)

Temperature

c)

Respiration Rate

d)

Blood Pressure

21.

Is the blood pressure in the picture normal?

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

Fatima has blood pressure 183/81, what is Fatima's systolic pressure?

a)

81

b)

183

c)

183/81

d)

81/183

23.

Low blood pressure

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hypertension

24.

Athlete has lower pulse rate than normal people.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

You measure your patient's pulse for 30 seconds, and get 42. What is your patient's pulse?

a)

42 bpm

b)

84 bpm

c)

88 bpm

d)

94 bpm

26.

the absence of respirations

a)

Apnea

b)

Dyspnea

27.

-pnea

a)

respirations

b)

Pulse

c)

blood pressure

d)

temperature

28.

While ambulating Mr. Stokes, he tells you that he is feeling faint. After sitting him in the chair, the nurse aide should check his:

a)

Temperature

b)

Respirations

c)

Pulse

d)

Blood Pressure

29.

Mrs. Smiths vitals signs are 98.6F, 126, 18, 98%, 118/70. Which is the abnormal vital sign?

a)

98.6F

b)

118/70

c)

98%

d)

126

30.

What is the name of the bottom number of a blood pressure reading?

a)

Systolic

b)

Pulse

c)

Stolic

d)

Diastolic