Make sure the patient has not ate or drank anything and if they have wait about _____ minutes to take their temperature

Find the pulse of the patient’s _______ artery by using the index and middle fingers. Never use the _______ to find the patient’s pulse because the ______ has its own pulse.

Count the respiratory rate right _______ counting the heart rate. To do this, keep you fingers on the radial site and look at the rate of breathing, depth, and rhythm. The patient should be _________ you are counting the respiratory rate so they don’t change their rate of breathing.

Remember ______ breath in and _______ breath out equals 1 respiration.

Blood pressure

Secure the cuff about ______ inches above the bend of the arm on the patient and line up the arrow of the cuff with the _______ artery.

Blood pressure

Let the needle of the gauge fall about 2 mmHg per second. The first sound you hear if the _______ number. The last sound you hear if the _______ number.

Temperature measurements may be taken by:

An infant's temperature is taken:

Tachycardia refers to a pulse that is:

One of the two instruments used to measure blood pressure is a/an:

What does the process of obtaining pulse and respirations involve?

Which of the following is not a method of taking temperature?

For how long should pulse and respiration be measured according to the chapter summary?

What is the normal range for heart rate in adults?

Where should the nurse place their stethoscope when taking a manual blood pressure?

What is a "normal" blood pressure

Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of

Pulse is measured in

A slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm