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PRNU 103, Chapter 12 Vital Signs Questions And Answers
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PRNU 103, Chapter 12: Vital Signs Questions
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What category include temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure, and now most facilities also including pain?
ANS✔✔ vital signs
Patients should be instructed to wait at least __ minutes after smoking or eating to measure their vital signs. ANS✔✔ 20
Instruct patient or primary caregiver to use fingertips, never ________, for counting the pulse. (The ______ has its own
pulse.) ANS✔✔ thumb
Patients who demonstrate decreased ventilation often benefit from being taught which 2 kind of exercises? ANS✔✔
deep breathing and coughing
When taking BP, it should be taken at same what? ANS✔✔ day, time, position, and arm
What are reasons why BP may be difficult to hear? ANS✔✔ cuff may be too loose, not big enough, or too narrow; the
stethoscope may be misplaced; the cuff may have been deflated too quickly or too slowly; or the cuff may not have been
pumped high enough for systolic readings. Wait 1 minute and try again.
What are the guidelines for taking vital signs? ANS✔✔ Measuring vital signs correctly • Understanding and interpreting
the values • Communicating findings appropriately • Beginning interventions as needed
When should you take vital signs? ANS✔✔ When you first meet/assess the patient, when the doctor orders it, when
there is a change in the patient's state, after a new medication, and routine vital signs
The more ____ the patient, the more frequently you'll take their vital signs ANS✔✔ ill
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Vital sign readings are _________. For example, A rise in temperature of 1°F has potential to cause an increase in pulse
rate of 4 beats per minute. ANS✔✔ interrelated
What is the normal heart rate, respiratory rate, and BP for a NEONATE? ANS✔✔ HR: 120-160. Respiratory: 36-60. BP:
Systolic 20-60
What is the normal heart rate, respiratory rate, and BP for a INFANT? ANS✔✔ HR: 125-135. Respiratory 40-46. BP:
Systolic 70-80
What is the normal heart rate, respiratory rate, and BP for a TODDLER? ANS✔✔ HR: 90-120. Respiratory: 20-30. BP:
Systolic 80-100
What is the normal heart rate, respiratory rate, and BP for SCHOOL-AGE (6-10 yr)? ANS✔✔ HR: 65-105. Respiratory: 22-
24. BP: 90-100/60-64
What is the normal heart rate, respiratory rate, and BP for an ADOLESCENT (10-18 yr)? ANS✔✔ HR: 65-100. Respiratory:
16-22. BP: 100-120/70-80
What is the normal heart rate, respiratory rate, and BP for an ADULT? ANS✔✔ HR: 60-100. Respiratory: 12-20. BP: 100-
120/70-80
What is the normal heart rate, respiratory rate, and BP for an OLDER ADULT? ANS✔✔ HR: 60-100. Respiratory: 12-18.
BP: 130-140/90-95
Most facilities have graphic _____ _______ for charting vital signs. ANS✔✔ flow sheets
A final /0 may be added (120/80/0) if the _____ is clearly heard until the end. ANS✔✔ beat
In some facilities, a rectal temperature is indicated with a small circled _, and axillary temperature with a small circled
__. ANS✔✔ R; Ax
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