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T/F Vital signs provide essential information about a person's health - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F A change in a person's vital sign measurements can be a sign of illness - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F You should take vital signs only once even if the measurements are abnormal - correct answer
✔✔False
T/F If you are having difficulty measuring a patient's vital signs, you should ask for help from the nurse -
correct answer ✔✔True
T/F A patient's vital signs will be the same throughout the day - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F It does not make any difference how you take a temp (oral, axillary, rectal, tympanic) the results will
be the same - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F It is important to use the correct BP cuff size when measuring a patient's BP - correct answer
✔✔True
T/F When measuring a patient's respirations, one breath is the inspiration and the expiration cycle -
correct answer ✔✔True
T/F A radial pulse is palpated by using the thumb over the radial pulse - correct answer ✔✔False
T/F It's not important to note on documentation or when reporting to the nurse how you took the
patient's temperature - correct answer ✔✔False
, T/F A pulse oximeter measures the O2 saturation and the respirations. - correct answer ✔✔True
List 6 factors that could have an affect on a person's vital signs - correct answer ✔✔exercise, position,
diet, emotions, medications, illness/infection
Normal ranges for BP - correct answer ✔✔Systolic 90-140 and Diastolic 60-90
Normal ranges for temperature - correct answer ✔✔Oral: 97-99.5 F Axillary: 96.6-98.6 F Rectal: 98.6-
100.6 F
Normal ranges for pulse - correct answer ✔✔60-100 per min
Normal ranges for respirations - correct answer ✔✔12-20 per min
Normal ranges for pulse oximetry - correct answer ✔✔95-100
You report vital sign measurements immediately to the nurse if they are abnormally ___ or ___ - correct
answer ✔✔high or low
Besides the rate when taking a pulse, what do you need to be aware of? - correct answer ✔✔ireegualr
rhythm and the strength of the pulse
Orthostatic hypotension - correct answer ✔✔decrease in systolic BP (20 mmHg) decrease in diastolic BP
(10 mmHg) within 3 mins of standing when compared with BP from the sitting or supine position
T/F A communicable infection means it can be spread from one person to another - correct answer
✔✔True
T/F The skin is once our body's defense mechanisms against infection - correct answer ✔✔True
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