TEMPERATURE
RESPIRATIONS
PULSE
BLOOD PRESSURE
MISC.
100
The small circle after the temperature value indicates
What is degrees
100
The pulse is counted by doing this
What is palpating the radial artery
100
Term used to express "no respirations"
What is apnea
100
What blood pressure depends on
What is the force of the heart beat
100
The health care worker who is responsible for taking vital signs
What is nursing assistant
200
Body temperature is most accurate when measured in the
What is rectum
200
The apical pulse is measured here
What is over the apex of the heart
200
Normal respiratory rate for adults
What is 12 to 20
200
What the apparatus that measures a blood pressure is called
What is sphygmomanometer
200
What 62 inches is considered in feet
What is 5 feet 2 inches
300
A rectal temperature registers
What is one degree higher than oral
300
The average heart rate in an adult female
What is 65 to 80 beats
300
Length of time respirations are measured
What is one full minute
300
Blood pressure is usually measured over this artery
What is brachial
300
The reason ht and wt is obtained on admission
What is to obtain base line data
400
The color of the stem on a rectal thermometer
What is red
400
The apical pulse is always checked this long
What is one full minute
400
What slow respiration rate is called
What is bradypnea
400
What high blood pressure is called
What is hypertension
400
How you would measure a person in bed
What is use a tape measure along the length of the person's bodyh
500
The tympanic thermometer measures body temperature in what
What is ear
500
The normal pulse range for an adult
What is 60 to 100 bpm
500
Position a person should be placed in when they are SOB
What is high fowlers
500
What person is considered to have when the blood pressure is Below 100/60
What is hypotension
500
The length of time you would wait to repeat measuring a person's blood pressure when you couldn't hear it at first
What is two to three minutes
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