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Vital Signs

Quiz by Jennifer Lincoln

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  • Q1
    What are the types of vital signs?
    Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, Blood pressure
    O2 sat, vision, dental
    Temperature, blood pressure, lung sounds
    heart rate, cranial pressure, pulse point
    300s
  • Q2
    Which blood pressure would be abnormal for an adult?
    120/60
    120/80
    170/98
    130/70
    300s
  • Q3
    what is the normal body temperature?
    98.6
    100.0
    99.8
    97
    300s
  • Q4
    Why are vital signs important?
    to keep the patient in the hospital
    They indicate the overall well being of the patient
    they are not important
    so you can have something to chart
    300s
  • Q5
    What three things may increase body temperature?
    illness, fasting, mouth breathing
    exercise, cold water, eating
    illness, infection, environment
    sleep, cold, malnutrition
    300s
  • Q6
    Name three pulse points:
    rib, artery, pancreas
    carotid, brachial, popliteal
    neck, foot, head
    abdomen, heart, lung
    300s
  • Q7
    The pulse point check in the neck is called;
    femoral
    carotid
    dorsalis pedis
    neck pulse
    300s
  • Q8
    The top number of the blood pressure reading is called:
    systolic
    diastolic
    selective
    systemic
    300s
  • Q9
    The bottom number of the blood pressure is called:
    diabetic
    diastolic
    systolic
    diabolic
    300s
  • Q10
    Respirations is the process of breathing in_________and expelling__________.
    oxygen, carbon
    air, helium
    water, bubbles
    oxygen, carbon dioxide
    300s
  • Q11
    A pulse rate of 52 bpm is considered:
    bradycardia
    bradypnea
    tachycardia
    apnea
    300s
  • Q12
    Vital signs are normally taken when the person is:
    sitting or lying down
    standing
    lying down only
    sleeping only
    300s
  • Q13
    Your patient has an oral temperature of 97.6. This is considered:
    within normal range
    hyperthermia
    out of normal range
    abnormal
    300s
  • Q14
    What is the most common site for taking a pulse on an adult?
    radial
    brachial
    pedal
    femoral
    300s
  • Q15
    Which pulse rate would be of greatest concern for an adult?
    80
    74
    62
    48
    300s

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