Body Temperatures
Pulse
Respirations
Height and weight
Blood Pressure
100
Axillary, oral, rectal, tympanic/temporal
What are the ways to take temperatures?
100
how long do you count a pulse for....
What is 1 full minute?
100
12-20
What is respiration range for adults?
100
types of scales
What is bathroom/portable, upright, chair-hoyer lift with sling, bed-stretcher, platform scale
100
systolic pressure
What is the highest pressure, represents the amount of force it takes to pump blood out of the heart into the arteries
200
97*-99.0*F
What is normal temp. range for a younger adult?
200
temporal, carotid, apical, brachial, radial, femoral, pedal, popliteal
What are pulse points?
200
quiet, effortless, regular, both rise and fall at the same time
What is signs of normal respiration?
200
best times to check the weight of a resident
What is in the morning
200
diastolic pressure
What is what is the lowest pressure and represents the amount of pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest
300
95*-96.8*F
What is normal oral range for elderly adults?
300
Less than 60
What is Bradycardia?
300
respiration above 25
What is tachypena?
300
When should you report the weight of the resident to the charge nurse?
What is when the weight of the resident is decreased by 3-5 pounds.
300
what can increase blood pressure
What is stress, anger, anxiety, physical activity, high sodium, pain, strong emotions, medications, narrow of the arteries
400
97.8*F
What is the average rectal temperature?
400
faster than 100
What is Tachycardia?
400
respiration lower than 10
What is bradypena?
400
when converting lb-kg
What is dividing by 2.2
400
what can lower blood pressure
What is relaxing, resting, blood loss, medications, clinical depression, shock
500
C=(104-32)5/9
What is the conversion F* to C* 40*C
500
used with cardiovascular disorder two people at the same time
What is apical-radial pulse?
500
bubbling sounds caused by fluids or mucus in the airway
What is rales?
500
when converting kg-lb
What is multiplying by 2.2
500
normal range of blood pressure systolic? diastolic?
What is less than 120 mm Hg less than 80 mm Hg
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