TEMPERATURE
The small circle after the temperature value indicating the unit of measurement.
What is degrees
The most common location to palpate a distal peripheral pulse.
What is the radial pulse.
What high blood pressure is called
What is hypertension.
Normal pulse oximetry for a healthy adult?
What is 95%-100%
Body temperature is most accurate when measured
What is rectally
The apical pulse is measured here
What is the point of maximal impulse (PMI). 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line.
The high and low point of a blood pressure (2 different words)
What are systolic and diastolic.
The 4 most common sites for measuring pulse oximetry
fingers, toes, earlobes, and forehead
What are two factors that can affect a person's oral temp?
Gum, tobacco, hot/cold drinks or foods
The average heart rate in an adult client
What is 60 to 100 BPM
The two phases of breathing
What is inspiration and expiration.
The 2 most important things to consider when choosing the appropriate pain scale
What is age and cognitive abilities.
The color of the stem on a rectal thermometer and how much higher does it read versus an oral?
The stem is red
A rectal temperature is usually 0.9° F (0.5° C) higher than an oral temperature
The apical pulse is always checked this long
What is one full minute
When measuring BP in client leg you can expect the BP reading to be
10 to 40 mm Hg higher than in the arm, and the diastolic number usually remains the same.
The most common pain scale used with pediatric patients
What is FACES
The tympanic thermometer measures body temperature where?
What is the ear
The three characteristics of a pulse.
What is rate-BPM
rhythm- regular vs. irreg.
strength-absent, weak, diminished, strong, or bounding
Three factors that can alter a person's respiratory rate.
What is: Anxiety, Exercise, Fever, Low Hemoglobin, Chronic Medical Conditions
How would you obtain a set of orthostatic vital signs?
Have the patient lay supine for 5 min- assess BP and HR.
Have the patient stand 1 min- assess BP and HR.
Have patient stand for 3 min- assess BP and HR.
Three nonverbal ques indicating pain.
What are: facial expressions, becoming restless, moaning, yelling, guarding, increased RR, increased HR, increased BP.