Temperature
Normal shell temperature:
96.6-99.3
Normal pulse for an adult:
60-100 bpm
Normal respiratory rate for adults:
14-20
High blood pressure is also known as:
Hypertension
Length of time you should wait to recheck an oral temperature when the patient has had something to eat/drink:
30 minutes
The most accurate way to take a temperature:
Rectally
A pulse rate >100 bpm is known as:
Tachycardia
Difficult or labored breathing is known as:
Dyspnea
Blood pressure is usually measured over this artery:
Brachial
Apical pulse is always counted for this long:
1 full minute
A tympanic thermometer measures temperature here:
The ear
The most common site to check a pulse is:
Radial
When you would check respirations so the patient is unaware:
After counting the pulse
The length of time you would wait to recheck a blood pressure:
2-3 minutes
Your favorite teacher is:
Mrs. Rummel :)
A body temperature that is < 95*F is known as:
Hypothermia
The pulse site found behind the knee:
Popliteal
Breathing in and out counts as this many breaths:
1 breath
The device that is used to measure a blood pressure is:
Sphygmomanometer
A respiratory rate above the normal range is known as:
Tachypnea
How you would manipulate the ear when taking a tympanic temperature in an ADULT:
Pull the ear up and back
These 3 factors must be noted when taking a pulse:
Rate, rhythm, volume
The term apnea refers to:
The absence of breathing/respirations
Define orthostatic hypotension:
A sudden drop in systolic & diastolic BP when a person moves quickly from lying/sitting to standing
What a person is considered to have when BP is consistently lower than <100/60:
Hypotension