Heart Smart
This is the normal resting adult heart rate
What is 60-100bpm
This is the normal range for respiratory rate in a healthy adult
This is considered a normal body temperature
36.1-37.8
This is what SpO2 measures
What is the percentage of oxygen in the blood
What does the top number of a blood pressure represent?
What is systolic - the pressure when the heart pumps
A pulse of 130 bpm would be called this
Tachycardia
This vital sign is the earliest indicator that someone is becoming unwell or deterorating
What is the respiratory rate
The term used for a temperature of 39.2
What is a fever
This is the body part we usually place a pulse oximeter on
What is a finger
What does the bottom number of a blood pressure represent?
What is diastolic - the pressure when the heart relaxes
A pulse of 45 bpm would be called this
Bradycardia
Tachypnea
What NEWS2 Score does a temperature of 39.2 recieve?
2
This is the goal SpO2 reading
What is 95 or above
How would you interpret a blood pressure of 88/56
Too low!
A patient's pulse of 92 bpm would give them this many points on the NEWS 2 Scale
1
What NEWS2 Score does a heart rate of 24 recieve?
2
Which is more concerning? A temperature of 35 or 36.8
35 - hypothermia
For what patient would we use the SpO2 Scale 2
Which arm should you use to take a blood pressure
Name one thing that can temporarily increase someone's heart rate
This is a good way to assess someone's breathing
What is check their pulse and not let them know that you are counting their breaths. They may change their breathing!
Name a reason someone might have a fever?
In a patient without COPD, what NEWS2 Score would we give a patient with an SpO2 of 91%
3
What should a patient not do when you take their blood pressure