Piece of my Heart
Normal heart rate range
60-100 BPM
difficult or painful breathing
dyspnea
Temperature measured via the ear canal
Tympanic
resting phase of the cardiac cycle
diastole
When a patient describes their pain to you, what kind of data are they giving?
subjective
3 pulse sites
carotid, apical, brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal, dorsalis pedis, posterior tibialis
normal pulse ox value
94-100
temperature < 95 degrees F
hypothermia
the number on the blood pressure that correlates to the contraction of the heart
systolic
Asking a patient what their pain is on a scale of 0-10 is using which pain scale?
numeric
strength of a pulse is known as
amplitude
normal respiratory rate
12-20
Rectal thermometers are marked by what color
red
During blood pressure measurement, a patient's arm should be placed at what level?
level of the heart
this pain scale is appropriate for babies
FLACC (Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability)
pulse on the medial side of the upper arm
brachial
name one factor that can affect accurate pulse ox measurement
correct placement of probe, circulation, movement, dark nail polish
medical term for having a fever
febrile
<120/80
this pain scale is appropriate for children and adults with cognitive limitations
Faces/Wong-Baker scale
If you palpate your patient's pulse and you think it's irregular, you should....
Check an apical pulse for a full minute
terms that describe abnormally fast breathing and abnormally slow breathing
tachypnea
bradypnea
If a patient's temperature is measured by this route, the result is about one degree less than if measured orally
axillary
This phase of the Korotkoff sounds marks the presence of diastole
Phase 5
Give an example of both an open-ended and closed-ended question you could use to assess your patient's pain.
Tell me about your pain/Can you describe your pain
Do have any pain? Does your arm hurt?