Vital Signs
The 5th vital sign
What is pain
Communication can be _______ or _______
What is verbal or non-verbal communication?
Tenting is a sign of
What is dehydration?
Water, strained juice, coffee no creamer
What is a liquid diet?
The largest organ in the human body
What is skin?
Heart rate over 100 bpm
What is tachycardia?
I require more than a yes or no answer
What is an open-ended question?
PERRLA is
Pupils are Equal, Round & Reactive to Light & Accommodation
Decompression, dysphagia, med administration
What are reasons for an NG Tube?
Intact non-blanchable, reddened skin
What is a Stage I pressure ulcer?
What are adventitious breath sounds
Discharge planning begins
What is during the admission process
Crackles, rhonchi & wheezes
What are adventitious lung sounds?
Eating disorder with bouts of binge-eating and purging.
What is bulimia?
Two main layers of the skin
What is the epidermis and dermis?
Medical term for Blood Pressure cuff
What is a sphygmomanometer
Type of communication which promotes dialog between sender and receiver by using open-ended questions.
What is therapeutic communication?
Four types of exam techniques used
What is inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion.
The small intestine consists of ______, ______, and _____
What is the duodenum, jejunum, & ileum
Wound covered with eschar
What is an unstageable pressure ulcer?
Sounds heard when taking a blood pressure
What are Korotkoff sounds?
This type of communication requires focused attention & feedback
What is active listening?
Four pulse points and their locations.
What is temporal, carotid, apical, brachial, radial, popliteal, dorsalis pedal
Condition when the pancreas does not secrete insulin.
What is Type I Diabetes?
Pressure injury risk scale
What is the Braden Scale?