Vital Signs and Assessments
This vital sign measures heart rate.
What is pulse?
The term for difficulty breathing.
What is dyspnea?
What should the nurse do before entering the room of a patient?
What is hand hygiene?
PPE stands for this.
What is personal protective equipment?
Which organ pumps blood through the body?
What is the heart?
Normal adult respiratory rate is between these numbers.
The suffix "-itis" means this.
How often should at-risk patients be repositioned?
What PPE is required when touching blood?
What are gloves?
What are veins?
Which vital sign is most affected by fever?
What is heart rate?
Hematemesis means this.
What is vomiting blood?
What skin change is the earliest sign of a pressure injury?
What is non-blanchable redness?
When does a sterile field become contaminated?
What is the cerebellum?
An SpO2 of 91% would be considered this.
What is low?
What is distal?
Why should the call bell be kept within reach?
What is to promote safety and independence?
TB requires this type of precaution.
What is airborne precautions?
Which skin layer contains blood vessels and nerves?
What is the dermis?
Which vital sign is the most important to monitor after giving an opioid pain medication?
"Orthopnea" describes difficulty breathing in this position.
What is lying flat?
What is the best response when a patient reports pain despite having normal vital signs?
What is "pain is whatever the patient says it is?"
Which patient requires contact precautions: MRSA, influenza, or TB?
What is MRSA?
Which electrolyte is most important for the heart rhythm?
What is potassium?