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NUR 103- Exam 3 Questions and Answers 100% Solved Vital signs - indicators of physiologic functioning; body temperature, pulse, respiratory rates, and blood pressure Pulse (P) - -pulse (peripheral): a throbbing sensation that can be palpated over a peripheral artery, such as the radial or caro...

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NUR 103- Exam 3 Questions and

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Vital signs - ✔✔indicators of physiologic functioning; body temperature,

pulse, respiratory rates, and blood pressure

Pulse (P) - ✔✔-pulse (peripheral): a throbbing sensation that can be

palpated over a peripheral artery, such as the radial or carotid artery

-pulse pressure: the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure

Respirations (R) - ✔✔-act of breathing and using oxygen in body cells

-inspiration: act of breathing in; inhalation

-expiration: act of breathing out; exhalation

Apnea - ✔✔absence of breathing

Orthopnea - ✔✔a condition in which people with dyspnea can often breathe

more easily in an upright position

Conversions for temperature - ✔✔Celcius to Fahrenheit: x 9/5 + 32

Fahrenheit to Celcius: - 32 x 5/9

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Normal Temperature by Age - ✔✔Newborn (0-28 days): Axillary: 35.9-36.9

or 96.7-98.5

Infants (1-12 months): Temporal: 37.1-38.1 or 98.7-100.5

Toddler (1-3 years): Temporal: 37.1-38.1 or 98.7-100.5

Child (4-10 years): Tympanic: 36.8-37.8 or 98.2-100

Preteen (11-12 years): Oral: 35.8-37.5 or 96.4-99.5

Teen (13-19 years): Oral: 35.8-37.5 or 96.4-99.5

Adult (20-64 years): Oral: 35.8-37.5 or 96.4-99.5

Aged Adult (65+): Oral: 35.8-36.8 or 96.4-98.3

Normal Pulse by Age - ✔✔Newborn (0-28 days): 70-190

Infants (1-12 months): 80-160

Toddler (1-3 years): 80-130

Child (4-10 years): 70-115

Preteen (11-12 years): 65-110

Teen (13-19 years): 55-105

Adult (20-64 years): 60-100

Aged Adult (65+): 40-100

Normal Respirations by Age - ✔✔Newborn (0-28 days): 30-40

Infants (1-12 months): 20-40

Toddler (1-3 years): 25-32

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Child (4-10 years): 20-26

Preteen (11-12 years): 18-26

Teen (13-19 years): 12-22

Adult (20-64 years): 12-20

Aged Adult (65+): 16-24

Normal Blood Pressure by Age - ✔✔Newborn (0-28 days): 73/55

Infants (1-12 months): 85/37

Toddler (1-3 years): 89/46

Child (4-10 years): 95/57

Preteen (11-12 years): 102/61

Teen (13-19 years): 112/64

Adult (20-64 years): 120/80

Aged Adult (65+): 120/80

Health Assessment - ✔✔-includes a health history, vital signs, and physical

assessment

-questions: about patient subjective and objective data

-includes 4 types: comprehensive, ongoing, focused, emergency

Comprehensive health assessment - ✔✔-detailed history and physical

examination at onset of care in primary care setting or on admission to

hospital or long-term care facility; encompasses health problems, health

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promotion, disease prevention, and assessment for problems associated

with known risk factors

-goal is to find the baseline data

Ongoing health assessment - ✔✔monitor changes after receiving

interventions

Focused health assessment - ✔✔Assessment based on the patient's

problems; components include performing a general survey, taking vital

signs, and assessing specific areas that relate to the problem

Emergency health assessment - ✔✔conducted to determine life-

threatening or unstable conditions

What is the purpose of the physical assessment? - ✔✔-to gather objective

data to identify physical changes in the patient

-this information, along with subjective data, is used to formulate diagnoses

Equipment needed for a physical assessment - ✔✔-thermometer

-sphygmomanometer

-scale

-penlight

-stethoscope

-metric tape measure and ruler

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