WorksheetsVital Signs
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
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...
Temperature
Blood Pressure
Headache
Pulse
Average temperature is ...
100.4
96.8
98.6
97.0
the area of the body where you take a carotid pulse is...
the neck
the groin area
the wrist
the inside of your elbow
the area of the body where you take a radial pulse is
the neck
the wrist
the groin
the inside of the elbow
What is a "normal" blood pressure
120/110 mmHg
120/80 mmHg
100/80 mmHg
140/80 mmHg
High blood pressure
diastolic pressure
systolic pressure
hypotension
hypertension
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.
apparatus
gauge
sphygmomanometer
millimeter
Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of
mmHg
mimg
mhg
Pounds per Meter
Which artery normally do we take blood pressure? This is also the pulse site where you would use your fingers to measure doing so.
femoral
brachial
coronal
radial
The respiratory rate ___________.
a persons heart beat as it pumps blood.
the temperature of a person
the measure of how many breaths a person takes in a measured amount of time.
not useful to a doctor
Systolic blood pressure is....
lowest pressure during contraction
lowest number
highest pressure during contraction
Temperature is measured in...
Beats per minute
Degrees
mmHg
Breaths per minute
Performing jumping jacks will ___________ your pulse and respiratory rate.
speed up
slow down
how to find your pulse
how many beats per minute (BPM)
elbow, ankle, and ear
heart beat
count your heart beats for fifteen seconds and multiply by 4
which fingers do you use to find your pulse
thumb and index
index and middle
ring and pinky
middle and ring
When taking a respiration rate do all of the following EXCEPT
watch the chest
tell the patient to count
count for one minute
record respiration rate
What are the four main vital signs?
Temperature, pulse, size of pupils, and respirations
Temperature, pain, pulse, and blood pressure
Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
Consciousness, temperature, pulse, and respirations
A slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm
tachycardia
bradcardia
tachypnea
bradypnea
