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NURS 1005: Unit 2 -Ch. 19 Practice Questions and Answers Which of the following are vital signs: -Body Temperature -Weight -Blood Pressure -Height -Respiration -Heart beat - Ans:--Body Temperature -Blood Pressure -Respiration -Heart Beat ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS...

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NURS 1005: Unit 2 -Ch. 19 Practice
Questions and Answers

Which of the following are vital signs:


-Body Temperature


-Weight


-Blood Pressure


-Height


-Respiration


-Heart beat - Ans:✔✔--Body Temperature


-Blood Pressure


-Respiration


-Heart Beat




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True or False -Health care professionals refer to certain key measurements that provide essential

information about a person's health as vital signs because they are necessary to life - Ans:✔✔-True


True or false. It is the duty of a nursing assistant to routinely measure and record a person's vital signs

and report promptly to the doctor if abnormal changes are detected. - Ans:✔✔-False -It is the duty of a

nursing assistant to routinely measure and record patients' or residents' vital signs and report promptly

to the NURSE if abnormal changes are detected.


True or false. Although height and weight are not technically vital signs, the nursing assistant is

responsible for obtaining and recording these measurements as frequently as vital signs. - Ans:✔✔-F -

Although height and weight are not technically vital signs, the nursing assistant is responsible for

obtaining and recording these measurements BUT NOT as frequently as vital signs.


True or false. A change in a person's normal vitals sign measurements can be a sign of illness - Ans:✔✔-T


Which functions are regulated automatically by the body?


A- height


B- food intake


C- body weight


D-heart rate, internal temperature of the body, respiratory rate - Ans:✔✔-D -Heart rate, internal

temperature of the body, respiratory rate


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Why should you know the normal ranges for each vital sign?


A- because a person's vital sign measurements may vary over the course of a day.


B- because a patient or resident might ask you for this information.


C- because knowing normal ranges will allow you to quickly recognize measurements that are not within

the range of normal and may indicate a response to illness or injury.


D- because blood pressure has to be measured frequently. - Ans:✔✔-C -Because knowing normal ranges

will allow you to quickly recognize measurements that are not within the range of normal and may

indicate a response to illness or injury.


What might a change in vital signs indicate?


A- of all the activities going on inside the body, one of them has ceased.


B- something has put the body out of balance, and the body is attempting to get back that balance.


C- regulation of body functions such as temperature and breathing.


D- A state of complete physical balance. - Ans:✔✔-B -Something has put the body out of balance, and

the body is attempting to get back that balance.


Should vital signs be measured and compared if a patient is visiting the doctor - Ans:✔✔-Yes




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Should vital signs be measured and compared every shift or every few hours, when a patient is admitted

to a hospital - Ans:✔✔-Yes


Should vital signs be measured and compared once daily or weekly, if admitted to a long-term care

facility? - Ans:✔✔-Yes


Should vital signs be measured and compared before and after certain medications are given? - Ans:✔✔-

Yes


Should vital signs be measured and compared before, during, and after a surgical or diagnostic

procedure? - Ans:✔✔-Yes


Should vital signs be measured and compared at odd hours? - Ans:✔✔-No


Should vital signs be measured and compared to compare with normal values? - Ans:✔✔-No


Should vital signs be measured and compared in an emergency situation? - Ans:✔✔-Yes


Should vital signs be measured and compared continuously if the person is critically ill? - Ans:✔✔-Yes


Should vital signs be measured and compared if the person complains of dizziness, nausea, or pain? -

Ans:✔✔-Yes


Should vital signs be measured and compared if the person is not looking or acting like he or she

normally does? - Ans:✔✔-Yes?


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