Temperature
This is the normal average oral temperature in adults.
What is 97.6-99.6
This is the most common pulse site used in healthcare.
What is the Radial Pulse?
1 Respiration consists of this.
What is 1 Inspiration and 1 Expiration
A normal blood pressure reading of an adult.
What is 120/80?
What are the 4 main vital signs?
What are Temperature, Pulse, Respirations and Blood Pressure?
This term means maintaining a stable internal body balance.
What is Homeostasis?
A common mistake when taking/reading a pulse.
What is pressing too hard, using your thumb, counting too quickly/slowly, losing the pulse site, ignoring rhythm, or recording the wrong number
A normal adult respiratory rate is.
12-20 breaths per minute.
A condition of having HIGH blood pressure
What is hypertension?
Often considered the 5th Vital Sign
What is Pain or Pulse Oximetry?
The MOST accurate temperature route?
What is rectal?
This medical term refers to a pulse/heart rate being too SLOW
What is Bradycardia?
This type of breathing is difficult or strained.
What is labored breathing?
This is the bottom number of a blood pressure reading.
What is Diastolic?
The heart rate felt in an artery is called
What is the Pulse?
The axillary temperature should be taken in this location
Where is the armpit?
The average adult heart is
What is 60-100 beats per minute.
This type of breathing, common after exercise, refers to fast breathing.
What is Tachypnea?
This is the top number of the blood pressure reading
What is Systolic?
The pulse found in the upper arm is known as
What is the Brachial Pulse?
This is a quick forehead scan used to determine a patient's temperature.
What is a temporal scan/temperature?
This thoracic site is considered the ideal site to LISTEN to Heart Sounds/Rate with a stethoscope.
What is Apical?
This would be considered a normal oxygen saturation rate when taken with a pulse oximeter.
What is 95-99 SpO2
This unit is used to measure blood pressure.
What is mmHg (millimeters of mercury)?
The type of information gathered from vital signs (Hint S.O.A.P)
What is Objective Information