Vital Signs & Patient Assessment
This is the expected blood pressure for a healthy adult
What is less than 120/80 mm Hg
This is the body's first defense against illness
What is skin?
This is the number of bones make up the axial skeleton
What is 80?
This is the angle that a subcutaneous injection administered.
What is 45 degrees?
This is the compression-to-breath ratio when performing adult CPR. 30 compressions to 2 breaths
What is 30 compressions to 2 breaths?
This is the normal pulse range for an adult
What is 60–100 beats per minute
These are the three planes of the body.
What is Sagittal, frontal (coronal), and transverse?
These are the three layers of the heart.
What is epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium?
This is the angle is an intradermal injection administered
What 5–15 degrees?
This is the recommended treatment for an adult with a complete airway obstruction.
What is abdominal thrusts?
A patient just finished drinking hot coffee in the waiting room. This is a vital sign should you wait to obtain until their mouth cools off.
What is Oral temperature
These are the five major body cavities
What is cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic
These are the three main pulse sites used in routine assessment.
What is radial, brachial, and carotid?
These are the three medication checks performed before administering medication.
Compare the medication to the order, check during preparation, and check before returning the medication to storage
A patient has a pulse of 118 beats per minute, respirations of 26 per minute, and an oxygen saturation of 88%. Which of these findings are outside the normal range?
What is all of them (pulse, respirations, and oxygen saturation)
These are the four functions of the skin.
What is protection, temperature regulation, sensation, excretion, and vitamin D production
This body system filters blood to remove waste products
What is the urinary system?
A patient is receiving an intramuscular injection. These are three appropriate injection sites.
What is deltoid, ventrogluteal, and vastus lateralis?
A patient reports feeling dizzy and short of breath. Their pulse oximeter reads 89%. Is this an expected reading, and what should you do?
No. Normal is 95% or higher. Report the finding to the provider immediately.
A patient has weakness on one side of the body and difficulty speaking. What condition should you suspect?
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), also known as a stroke
You are preparing to administer a tuberculosis (TB) skin test. This is the route, location, and needle angle should be used
What is intradermal injection on the forearm at a 5–15 degree angle?