TEMPERATURE
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
What is the 6th vital sign?
What is 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
What are the 5 vital signs assessed?
What is Pulse, Blood Pressure, O2 Saturation, Temperature and Respirations.
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
The reason vital signs are obtained on admission
What is to obtain a baseline
When the body temperature drops below 95f this is called
What is hypothermia
The apical pulse when irregular is checked this long
What is one full minute
True or false, the patient should be informed you are counting their respirations
What is false
What vital sign range is consistent across the life span?
What is temperature
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 equipment is need to obtain a full set of vital signs?
What is a Thermometer, Stethoscope, Blood Pressure Cuff, Pulse Oximeter.