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The normal adult oral temperature range.
What is approximately 97.6°F–99.6°F (36.5°C–37.5°C).
The pulse form of measurment.
What is beats per minute (BPM)?
Respiration measurement descriptions.
What is the rate and characteristics of breathing?
Two numbers make up a blood pressure reading.
What is Systolic and diastolic pressure?
What does it mean to report a vital sign?
What is communicating the appropriate finding to the appropriate healthcare professional, usually the nurse?
T-P-R-BP
What is Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure?
You count 38 beats in 30 seconds. What is the pulse rate?
76 beats per minute
HIPAA stand for...
What is Health Information Portability and Accountability Act?
A temperature of 101.5°F is considered what medical term?
What is Febrile?
The radial pulse location.
What is at the wrist, on the thumb side?
Normal adult respiratory rate.
What is 16–20 respirations per minute.
The abbreviation BP.
What is Blood pressure?
A resident normally has a pulse of 72. Today it is 110, and the resident says, "I feel like my heart is racing." The CNA should...
What is report both the abnormal vital sign and the resident's statement/symptoms properly and promptly?
A pulse of 120 bpm.
What is Tachycardia?
It is 14:52 and you arrive to take a temperature. They are drinking hot tea and crumpets. What are you going to do? And what time will you return?
Return at 15:07
An OBJECTIVE observation is ___________.
What is Measurable?
A resident's temperature is 102.4°F. What should the CNA do?
What is Report the abnormal finding promptly according to facility policy and document it accurately.
Two characteristics of a pulse.
What is Rhythm, rate and strength/quality?
What three characteristics of respirations should you observe?
What is Rate, rhythm, and depth/quality?
The pressure when the heart relaxes between beats.
What is Diastolic pressure?
Should a CNA document a vital sign before or after actually taking it and why?
What is After? Because falsifying medicals records is a crime.
A resident's chart reads: T 98.6°F, P 76 bpm, RR 16/min, BP 120/80 mmHg, O 93%. Explain each abbreviation and measurement.
T 98.6°F, Normal temp
P 76 bpm, Normal P
RR 16/min, Normal RR
BP 120/80 mmHg, Normal BP
SpO2 93%.
If you count 12 respirations in 30 seconds, what is the respiratory rate? What is the medical term for it?
24RR, Tachypnea
EMR stands for...
What is Electronic Medical Record?
The amount of time a CNA waits before taking an oral temperature if a resident has just had a hot or cold drink?
What is 15 minutes?
Normal resting adult pulse range.
What is 60–100 beats per minute?
A CNA counts respirations without telling the resident they are counting them. Why?
Because the person to consciously changes their breathing pattern to match.
A resident's BP is 88/52 mmHg and they report feeling dizzy. What should the CNA do?
Ensure the resident's safety and promptly report the finding and symptoms to the nurse, Follow facility protocol.
True or False: A CNA should change an abnormal vital sign in the documentation because it "doesn't look right."
False. What is Document the actual finding and report it?
What is mmHg and what is it used to measure?
Millimeters of mercury, the unit used to measure blood pressure.
1 Respiration =
1 inhale +1 exhale
A Medical Term for Walking
What is Gait?
This temperature route is generally considered the most accurate reflection of core body temperature.
What is Rectal (when permitted and appropriate).
An Apical pulse equipment.
What is a Stethoscope?
A resident is breathing 28 times per minute and appears short of breath. What should you do?
What is report the abnormal respiratory rate and difficulty breathing immediately to nurse according to facility policy?
The pressure when the heart contracts.
What is Systolic pressure?
Besides the numerical value, the information important to report about a vital sign.
What is the method used, abnormal symptoms, changes from baseline, and other relevant observations?
What is PRN?
This abbreviation means “as needed” and may appear in a medical order.
A resident's vital signs are:
The resident tells you, "I don't feel like myself today."
Use the medical terminology to describe each vital sign.
What is...
Two reason not to take a BP in an arm.
What are an IV and a mastectomy?