Qualifiers/Quantifiers for Vital Signs

Question 1

Vital Signs

What are the words to use with skin?

Answer 1

Colour
Temperature
Condition

Question 2

Vital Signs

What are the words to use with RR

Answer 2

non-laboured - difficulty

regular - pace

Full - amount of breathing

Question 3

Vital Signs

What are the words to use with SPO2?

Answer 3

What the pt is currently on (i.e room air, O2 tanks, a machine)

Question 4

Vital Signs

What are the words to use with Temp?

Answer 4

Loaction - eg. auxillary, tympanic

Question 5

Vital Signs

What are the words to use with pupils?

Answer 5

If PERLA an what size they stared-went to in mm

PERLA = pupils are equal and reactive to light

Question 6

Vital Signs

What’s LOA x 4?

Answer 6

Alert AND oriented to
Person
Place
Time
Event

Question 7

Vital Signs

What are the words to use with BP?

Answer 7

How it was taken eg. auscultaed

Question 8

Vital Signs

What are the words to use with HR?

Answer 8

Strength - strong
Pace - irregularly regular
Location - carotid