RDA WRITTEN TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024/2025
Vital signs include:
A) Temperature
B) Respiration Rate
C) Blood Pressure and Pulse
D) All of the Above - ANSWERSD
A temperature above normal range indicates:
A) Gingivitis
B) Presence of Infection
C) Flu
D) A Contagious Disease - ANSW...
Oral temperature is the most commonly used method of taking body temperature. Indications for its use
are:
A) Patient has no mouth injuries
B) Patient can breathe through his nose
C) Patient can follow your directions
D) All of the above - ANSWERSD
,*______* is the pathological elevation of blood pressure:
A) Hypotension
B) Hypertension
C) Hyperactivity
D) Hyperglycemia - ANSWERSB
The normal pulse rate for a child is:
A) 80-100
B) 80
C) 100 or higher
D) 60-80 - ANSWERSA
Factors which could affect one's pulse are:
A) Fasting
B) Emergency Situations
C) Stimulants
D) All of the above - ANSWERSD
Normal adult pulse range is:
A) 60-80 per minute
B) 60-80 per hour
C) 100 per minute
D) 25 per minute - ANSWERSA
At which of the following points on the body can you feel a patients pulse?
A) Radial
B) Brachial
C) Temporal
D) All of the above - ANSWERSD
,When taking a patients pulse, the following steps should be followed:
A) Tell the patient what is happening
B) Count the pulse for one minute
C) Record on the patients chart
D) All of the above - ANSWERSD
The most common place to take a patients pulse is on the wrist. This location is called the:
A) Common
B) Radial
C) Brachial
D) Medial - ANSWERSB
Characteristics of respiration would include:
A) Rate
B) Rhythm
C) Depth
D) All of the above - ANSWERSD
Normal respiration rate for an adult is:
A) 20-30 per minute
B) 15 per minute
C) 14-20 per minute
D) None of the above - ANSWERSC
Blood pressure consists of two components. These are:
A) Systolic and cardiac
B) Cardiac and diastolic
C) Systolic and Diastolic
, D) None of the above - ANSWERSC
The pressure measuring the highest, or peak pressure, is called:
A) Systolic
B) Diastolic
C) Cardiac
D) Bulimic - ANSWERSA
The measurement of the lowest pressure is:
A) Systolic
B) Diastolic
C) Cardiac
D) Bulimic - ANSWERSB
When listening to the pulsing sounds of blood pressure, the *_____* is when the pressure stops pulsing
and cannot be heard:
A) Diastolic
B) Bulimic
C) Cardiac
D) Systolic - ANSWERSD
Factors affecting blood pressure are:
A) Emotional disturbance
B) Stress
C) Eating
D) All of the above - ANSWERSD
The equipment necessary to take a blood pressure would include:
A) Stethoscope and sphygamoral
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