Vitals (Respiratory and Pulse Rate)

Question 1

What are key physiologic measures of a person’s general health?

Answer 1

Vital Signs

Question 2

How often should you take your pt’s vitals?

Answer 2

At every visit

Question 3

What are the vital signs that we take?

Answer 3

Respiratory Rate
Pulse
Temperature
Blood Pressure

Question 4

For respiratory rate breathing should be regular in what?

Answer 4

Depth and Rhythm

Relaxed and Silent

Question 5

Since most pt’s are not aware of breathing it is best to count respirations when?

Answer 5

While palpating the pulse (don’t let the pt know)

Question 6

When measuring a respiratory rate, you should count the number of breaths in?

Answer 6

30 seconds and times it by 2

Question 7

What is the cycles per minute for respiratory rate?

Answer 7

10-20

Question 8

What should the P:R ratio for respiratory rate be?

Answer 8

4:1 normally

Question 9

What is the amount of blood that the heart pumps into the aorta with every heartbeat?

Answer 9

Stroke Volume

Question 10

The arterial walls respond to this force and the resulting pressure wave is what is felt when palpating what for the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat?

Answer 10

Peripheral Pulse

Question 11

When taking a pulse conduct a bilateral evaluation of the what of the blood flow?

Answer 11

Rate
Rhythm
Amplitude

Question 12

How do you identify the pulse rates?

Answer 12

Rate –> bpm
Rhythm–> rhythm of beats
Amplitude–> strength of beat

Question 13

An absent pulse suggests what?

Answer 13

Arterial Occlusion

Question 14

When checking the pt’s pulse, the pt’s arm is what?

Answer 14

Supported with palm up

Question 15

What do you use to take a pulse?

Answer 15

Clock or Wrist Watch with second hand

Question 16

With the pads of the first 3 fingers, palpate which pulse at the flexor aspect of the wrist laterally along the radius bone?

Answer 16

Radial Pulse

Question 17

For pulse count the number of beats in 30 second and multiply by?

Answer 17

2

Question 18

if the rhythm is irregular count for how long?

Answer 18

one full minute

Question 19

Always start the count for pulse with what?

Answer 19

zero (second beat is 1)