Hot or Not?
Body temperature is
What is the amount of heat in the body
The pulse is the number of times the heart
What is beats per minute (bpm)
Respiration rate is the number of?
What is breaths per minute
This type of pain results from nerve damage and can be described as burning, shooting, or tingling. ?
What is Neuropathic pain?
What device is used to determine a patients body temperature
What is a thermometer
The radial artery is found here
What is the inside of the wrist, closest to the thumb
Blood pressure is recorded as
What is systolic/diastolic mm Hg
This is the scale most often used for rating pain intensity.
What is a numeric scale (0-10)?
A fever is indicated by what temperature
What is 100.4
The average heart rate in an adult
What is 60 to 100 bpm
A single respiration is equal to
What is inhalation and exhalation one time
This pain scale is used for pediatric patients
What is FACES pain scale?
When the body temperature drops below 95f this is called
What is hypothermia
The pulse is checked for this long
15-60 sec
15 sec is emergency x 4
30 sec is regular & strong x 2
True or false, the patient should be informed you are counting their respirations
What is false
What is high blood pressure called
What is hypertension
This type of pain is usually has a clear cause, lasts for a limited time, and is associated with tissue damage.
What is Acute pain?
List 5 locations you can detect a pulse
What is Radial, Brachial, Carotid, Pedal, Femoral, Temporal, Popliteal, Posterior Tibial.
What factors can affect respiration rate
What is fever, agitation, illness, age or sleep
What equipment is need to obtain a blood pressure
What is a stethoscope and blood pressure cuff with a numbered pressure gauge
What is a non-verbal indicator that a patient is in pain?
What is called facial expressions or body langauages?