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Client Positions
Assessment Techniques
Vital Signs Terminology
100
A seated position, back unsupported and legs hanging freely
What is the sitting positon
100
Assessing using the sense of sight; a deliberate and systematic process;
What is inspection
100
Term for having a fever (temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit)
What is febrile
200
A back-lying position with legs extended
What is the supine position
200
Examination of the body using the sense of touch
What is palpation
200
Term for a heart rate above 100 beats per minute
What is tachycardia
300
A patient lies on his abdomen with head turned to the side
What is the prone position
300
Process of listening to sounds produced within the body
What is auscultation
300
Term for a heart rate below 60 beats per minute
What is bradycardia
400
A back-lying position with feet supported in stirrups; hips in line with edge of table
What is Lithotomy position
400
Device used during indirect auscultation
What is a stethoscope
400
Term for high respiratory rate (RR above 20 in an adult)
What is tachypnea
500
A back-lying position with knees flexed and hips externally rotated; soles of feet on the surface of exam table or bed
What is dorsal recumbent
500
Area of the hand used in light palpation
What are the tips or pads of fingers
500
not breathing, having zero breaths per minute (anywhere across the lifespan)
What is apnea