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Vital Signs

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

Jan comes in and is experiencing several symptoms. The nurse begins to diagnose the problem and take vital signs. All of the following are vital signs except...

a)

Temperature

b)

Blood Pressure

c)

Headache

d)

Pulse

2.

Average temperature is ...

a)

100.4

b)

96.8

c)

98.6

d)

97.0

3.

the area of the body where you take a carotid pulse is...

a)

the neck

b)

the groin area

c)

the wrist

d)

the inside of your elbow

4.

the area of the body where you take a radial pulse is

a)

the neck

b)

the wrist

c)

the groin

d)

the inside of the elbow

5.
Vital signs are important because they...
a)
Are a requirement doctors must make for every patient
b)
Signify if your brain is functioning properly
c)
Are clues for diagnosing illnesses and diseases
d)
All choices
6.

What is a "normal" blood pressure

a)

120/110 mmHg

b)

120/80 mmHg

c)

100/80 mmHg

d)

140/80 mmHg

7.

High blood pressure

a)

diastolic pressure

b)

systolic pressure

c)

hypotension

d)

hypertension

8.

A device used to measure the pressure against the arteries of the body. This is also used to take blood pressure in a normal hospital setting.

a)

apparatus

b)

gauge

c)

sphygmomanometer

d)

millimeter

9.

Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of

a)

mmHg

b)

mimg

c)

mhg

d)

Pounds per Meter

10.

Which artery normally do we take blood pressure? This is also the pulse site where you would use your fingers to measure doing so.

a)

femoral

b)

brachial

c)

coronal

d)

radial

11.

The respiratory rate ___________.

a)

a persons heart beat as it pumps blood.

b)

the temperature of a person

c)

the measure of how many breaths a person takes in a measured amount of time.

d)

not useful to a doctor

12.

Systolic blood pressure is....

a)

lowest pressure during contraction

b)

lowest number

c)

highest pressure during contraction

13.

Temperature is measured in...

a)

Beats per minute

b)

Degrees

c)

mmHg

d)

Breaths per minute

14.

Performing jumping jacks will ___________ your pulse and respiratory rate.

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

15.

how to find your pulse

a)

how many beats per minute (BPM)

b)

elbow, ankle, and ear

c)

heart beat

d)

count your heart beats for fifteen seconds and multiply by 4

16.

which fingers do you use to find your pulse

a)

thumb and index

b)

index and middle

c)

ring and pinky

d)

middle and ring

17.

When taking a respiration rate do all of the following EXCEPT

a)

watch the chest

b)

tell the patient to count

c)

count for one minute

d)

record respiration rate

18.

What are the four main vital signs?

a)

Temperature, pulse, size of pupils, and respirations

b)

Temperature, pain, pulse, and blood pressure

c)

Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure

d)

Consciousness, temperature, pulse, and respirations

19.
Mrs. Palmer has a blood pressure of 110/56. The 56 is the ______ pressure
a)
diastolic
b)
systolic
c)
low
d)
static
20.

A slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm

a)

tachycardia

b)

bradcardia

c)

tachypnea

d)

bradypnea