This temperature site has a baseline of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit and a normal range of 97.6-99.6 degrees Fahrenheit
Oral
100
The beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery.
Pulse
100
____ means breathing air into (inhalation) and out of (exhalation) the lungs
Respiration
100
An instrument used to listen to the sounds produced by the heart, lungs, and other body organs
Stethoscope
200
The amount of heat in the body. It is a balance between the amount of heat produced and the amount of heat lost by the body.
Body temperature
200
Two sites used to take the pulse of an infant or child
Apical and brachial
200
Respirations are normally quiet, effortless, and regular. The healthy adult has ___ respirations per minute.
12-20
200
Device used to measure temperature
Thermometer
300
The nurse and the care plan tell you:
When to take persons temperature
What site to use and
What _____ to use
Thermometer
300
Force relates to pulse ____.
Strength
300
Count respirations right after taking ____
the pulse
300
You must practice this before and after giving patient care
Standard Precautions and hand hygiene
400
How long do you leave a glass thermometer in place
2 to 3 minutes
400
Apical pulses are taken on persons who:
Have irregular or abnormal heart rhythms
400
Some state competency tests require that respirations are counted for...
1 minute
400
Device used to check pedal pulse
Doppler ultrasound
500
Glass thermometers have a hollow glass tube and a bulb tip. The device is filled with a substance. When heated, the substance expands and rises in the tube. When cooled, the substance contracts and moves down. What is this substance?
Alcohol
500
The eight pulse sites
Temporal, brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, and dorsal pedis