Vital Signs

Question 1

What is the definition of Vital Signs?

Answer 1

Provide info about the basic body conditions of the pt

Question 2

Six things that Vital signs tell you?

Answer 2

Temperature
Pulse
Respiration
Blood Pressure
Pain
SpO2

Question 3

What is Temperature defined as?

Answer 3

The balance between heat lost and heat produced by the body

Question 4

The normal temperature range for Adult, Child and, Infant pt?

Answer 4

97-100 degrees fahrenheit

Question 5

The average temperature is?

Answer 5

98.6

Question 6

Where can you measure Temperature?

Answer 6

Oral-3-5 minutes-Sublingual
Rectal-3-5 minutes-Most Acc.-For infants
Axillary-Armpit-10 minutes
Tympanic- Ear
Temporal-Goes across forehead

Question 7

What is Hypothermia?

Answer 7

Temp (<) less than 95 degrees rectally

• administer warm IV fluids or place pt on warm blankets
• Death means below 93

Question 8

What does Afebrile mean?

Answer 8

No Fever

Question 9

What does Febrile mean?

Answer 9

Having a Fever

Question 10

What temp. is defined?

Answer 10

101 rectally

Question 11

What temp. is defined as Hyperthermia?

Answer 11

Temperature of (>) greater than 104 rectally

• caused by prolonged exposure to heat, brain damage and serve infection
• Temps greater than (>) 106 can lead to seizure and death
• Treat w/ cooling equipment

Question 12

What type of Thermometer has a BLUE CAP?

Answer 12

Blue long slender tip- Oral

Question 13

What type of Thermometer has a RED CAP?

Answer 13

Red short rounder tip- Rectal

Question 14

Know 3 reasons for taking an Apical Pulse

Answer 14

1. Ordered by a MD
2. Pts w/ irregular heartbeats, hardening of arteries
3. Infant and children because they have rapid radial pluses

Question 15

Normal Respiration Rates for Adults?

Answer 15

14-18 per minutes

Question 16

Normal Respiration Rates for children?

Answer 16

16-25 per minutes

Question 17

Normal Respiration rates for infants?

Answer 17

30-50 per minutes

Question 18

What is a considered normal respiration rates?

Answer 18

12-20 per mintues

Question 19

Pulse can be felt where?

Answer 19

TEMPORAL-Side of forehead
CAROTID-neck
BRACHIAL-forearm- at crease of elbow
RADIAL-wrist(MOST COMMON)
FEMORAL-inner upper thight
POPLITED-Behind the knee
DORASALIS PEDIS- top of foot arch

Question 20

Normal Pulse Rates for Adults?

Answer 20

60-100 beats per minutes

Question 21

What does Bradycardia?

Answer 21

Pulse rate less than (<) 60

Question 22

What does Trachycardia?

Answer 22

Pulse rate greater than (>) 100

Question 23

What does Arrhythmia?

Answer 23

irregular or abnormal rhythm caused by a defect in the electrical conduction system, of the heart

Question 24

what MUST you report and record?

Answer 24

• Rate- beats in the minute
• Rhythm- spacing- of the beats- regular or irregular
• Volume-Strength or intensity of the pulse like strong, weak, thready, bounding

Question 25

What does DYSPENEA mean?

Answer 25

Difficulty breathing

Question 26

What does APNEA mean?

Answer 26

Absence of breathing

Question 27

What does TACHYPNEA mean?

Answer 27

Rate greater than (>) 25

Question 28

What does ORTHOPNEA mean?

Answer 28

Severe dyspnea where breathing is difficult unless pt is difficult or sitting erect

Question 29

What does CHEYHO-STOKES mean?

Answer 29

Periods of dyspnea followed by periods of apena- dying

Question 30

What does RALES mean?

Answer 30

bubbling or noisy sounds caused by fluids or mucus in air passages

Question 31

Two types of Blood Pressure?

Answer 31

- Systolic Pressure- Occurs in the walls of the arteries when the heart is contracting. Top# - Diastolic pressure- Constant pressure in walls of arteries when the heart is at rest. - Normal blood pressure is lower than 120/80 mmHg

Question 32

Pain Assessment?

Answer 32

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