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Vital signs are indicators of ___ ___ and reflect the _____ _____ of a person -ANSWER Health status, psychological function
What are 4 objective vital signs - ANSWER Temperature, pulse, respiration,
blood pressure
Mechanisms of heat transfer - ANSWER radiation, conduction, convection,
evaporation
What is radiation? - ANSWER energy that is radiated or transmitted through
space in the form of rays, waves, or particles
What is convection? - ANSWER Where energetic particles move away from
hotter to cooler regions
What is evaporation? - ANSWER The change of a liquid to a gas
What is conduction? - ANSWER transfer of energy from one place to another
by contact
Temperature regulation is controlled by what part of the brian - ANSWER
Hypothalamus
Normal adult vital signs, include # - ANSWER Temp 97-99.5 or 36-37.5c
Pulse 60-100
Reparations 14-20
Blood pressure 120/80
O2 sats 90-100
Primary site for heat loss - ANSWER Skin
What temperature is the most accurate - ANSWER Core temperature
, What does tachycardia increase - ANSWER Increase heart rate
How long do we scrub our hands for during medical asepsis and hand hygiene -
ANSWER 20 seconds or 2 times happy birthday
What are common bathing techniques used in nursing - ANSWER Tub/shower,
bed bath, partial bed bath
What is health - ANSWER Personal responsibility, right, resource
4 parts of the integumentary system - ANSWER Skin, mucus membrane, hair,
nails
Fire management acronym - ANSWER Race: rescue, alarm, contain, extinguish
Most common factors affecting safety in older adults - ANSWER Falls
What is the 5th vital sign - ANSWER pain
Process of wound repair - ANSWER inflammation, proliferation, remodeling
What is inflammation - ANSWER localized tissue response to injury
What is proliferation? - ANSWER production of new cells
what is remodling? - ANSWER begins two to three weeks after the onset of the
lesion and can last for one year or more
3 risks for developing pressure ulcers - ANSWER Immobility,incontinence,
vascular disease
Most common factor affecting safety for toddlers - ANSWER Accidental
poisoning and drowning
National organization, outlines goals for improving health - ANSWER Healthy
people 2030
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