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NUR 143 Module B Test WithComplete Solution
Vital Signs - ANSWER -Temperature
-Pulse
-Respirations
-Blood pressure
Examination techniques used with a general assessment/survey - ANSWER
-Inspection
-Palpation
-Auscultation
General Assessment/Survey - ANSWER -General appearance
-Vital signs
-Height and weight
general appearance - ANSWER -build
-personal hygiene
-stated age vs apparent age
-body fat
-dressing/grooming
,-mood
-facial expression
When to assess vital signs - ANSWER -On ADMISSION
-Based on agency or INSTITUTIONAL POLICY and procedures
-Any time there is a CHANGE IN PATIENT'S CONDITION
-Any time there is a LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
-Before and after any SURGERY or invasive diagnostic PROCEDURE
-Before and after ACTIVITY that may INCREASE RISK, such as ambulation
after surgery
-Before administering medications that affect cardiovascular and respiratory
function
Maintenance of body temperature - ANSWER hypothalamus -regulates
temperature
-Center receives messages from cold and warm thermal receptors in the body
-Center initiates responses to produce or conserve body heat or increase heat
loss
Thermoregulation - ANSWER Process of maintaining an internal temperature
within a tolerable range.
Body temperature - ANSWER the balance between the heat produced by the
body and the heat lost from the body
When are temperatures the lowest? - ANSWER Early morning
, Sites for assessing temperature - ANSWER -Tympanic membrane - ears
(internal body temp)
-Oral - sublingual
-Rectal - anus (internal body temp)
-Axillary - under the arm
-Temporal - artery on the head
Normal body temperature range - ANSWER 96.7-100.5 F
(Varies with the route used for measurement)
Normal oral body temperature range - ANSWER 96.4-99.5 F
When are temperatures the highest? - ANSWER Late afternoon
Equipment for assessing temperature - ANSWER -Electronic and digital
thermometers
-Tympanic membrane thermometers
-Disposable single-use thermometers
-Temporal artery thermometers
Factors that affect the body temperature - ANSWER -Circadian rhythms
(Time of day)
-Age and biological sex
-Physical activity
-State of health
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