Multiple Choice Vital Signs Test Questions And Already Passed Answers.
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Vital signs
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Vital Signs
The measurement of the balance between heat produced and lost is
A. Vital signs
B. Homeostasis
C. Temperature
D. Wellness - Answer C
The most accurate method for taking a temperature is
A. Rectal
B. Oral
C. Axillary
D. Groin - Answer A
Which of the following does not lead ...
Multiple Choice Vital Signs Test
Questions And Already Passed Answers.
The measurement of the balance between heat produced and lost is
A. Vital signs
B. Homeostasis
C. Temperature
D. Wellness - Answer C
The most accurate method for taking a temperature is
A. Rectal
B. Oral
C. Axillary
D. Groin - Answer A
Which of the following does not lead to increased body temperature
A. Illness or infection
B. Exercise
C. Starvation or fasting
D. Excitement - Answer C
Before a glass clinical thermometer is used, it should be soaked in a disinfectant for a minimum of
A. 15 minutes
B. 30 minutes
,C. 45 minutes
D. 60 minutes - Answer B
A nursing assistant notes a patients temperature to be 101.2. Which is the BEST action the assistant can
take
A. Tell the patient the temperature reading
B. Report the temperature to the patients nurse
C. Wait 15 minutes and repeat the procedure
D. Immediately repeat the procedure using a different site - Answer B
The least accurate route for measuring temperature is
A. Aural
B. Axillary
C. Oral
D. Rectal - Answer B
Which is considered to be an elevated temperature
A. Aural 98.6 F
B. Axillary 98.2 F
C. Oral 99.9 F
D. Rectal 100 F - Answer C
Before taking vital signs on a patient, what should you do first
A. Introduce yourself
B. Close the privacy curtain
, C. Explain the procedure
D. Place the call bell within reach - Answer A
In which procedure is lubricant required
A. Oral
B. Axillary
C. Aural
D. Rectal - Answer D
How long should a clinical thermometer be left in the axillary site
A. 3-5 minutes
B. 5-7 minutes
C. 10 minutes
D. 20 minutes - Answer C
What is the instrument called to record temperature
A. Stethoscope
B. Thermometer
C. Sphygmomanometer
D. Temperature - Answer B
What abbreviation would you use when documenting a reading using a tympanic thermometer
A. Ax
B. R
C. A
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