Chapter 10 Flashcards
Painful swelling of the arm; a possible complication of blood pressure measurement on the arm of the same side of the body as a mastectomy
Lymphedema
Heart beats heard via the stethoscope while taking blood pressure
Korotkoff sound
A low heart rate, less than 60 beats per minute
Bradycardia
A high heart rate, greater than 100 beats per minute
Tachycardia
Slow breathing, less than 12 breaths per minute
Bradypnea
Breathing that is too fast, and is typically shallow; respirations that are greater than 20 breaths per minute
Tachypnea
Blood pressure that is too high; any measurement greater than 140/90 mmHg
Hypertension
Weight is usually measured
A)When a resident refuses a meal
B)Once a year on the annual admission date
C)On the resident’s bath day
D)At none of these times
C)On the resident’s bath day
Blood pressure that is too low; any measurement lower than 90/60 mmHg
Hypotension
the resident likely to have vital signs taken MOST often would be an
A)80 year old resident who fell a week ago
B)76 year old resident admitted to the hospital with pneumonia
C)24 year old home health resident with down syndrome
D)82 year old resident with dementia living in an assisted- living facility
B)76 year old resident admitted to the hospital with pneumonia
method that is least invasive and most accurate for obtaining a temperature is
A)Axillary
B)Rectal
C)Temporal
D)Oral
C)Temporal
to prevent the spread of infection, vital sign equipment must be
A)Kept in all resident home
B)Cleaned with alcohol after each use.
C)Used once and then discarded
D)Cleaned with soap and water before each use
B)Cleaned with alcohol after each use.
when taking a resident’s blood pressure, the cuff must be
A)Comfortable enough to fit around the arm without overlapping
B)Loose enough to place two fingers under the cuff
C)Tight enough to overlap slightly
D) Both B and C
A)Comfortable enough to fit around the arm without overlapping
avg temp taken with a temporal artery scanner is
A)95.6F
B)97.6F
C)98.6F
D)99.6F
D)99.6F
your resident refuses to let you weigh her, you should…
A) report the resident’s refusal to the nurse right away
B)Reassure her that you have obtained the weight of residents a lot larger than she
C)Ask the nurse to get her weight, as she has a better relationship with the resident
D)Respect her wishes and reattempt to obtain her weight the next morning
A) report the resident’s refusal to the nurse right away
