Vital signs knowledge

Question 1

What are the two states that the patient must be asked about their pain?

Answer 1

resting and movement

Question 2

What is the normal heart rate range?

Answer 2

60-100 BPM

Question 3

What is bradycardia?

Answer 3

Heart rate below 60

Question 4

What is tachycardia?

Answer 4

excessivly fast heart rate over 100 BPM

Question 5

What is arrrhythmia?

Answer 5

Irregular heartbeat rhythem

Question 6

What are the two assessments for rhythem of heart rate?

Answer 6

Regular and arrythmia

Question 7

What are the three things to assess for heart rate?

Answer 7

Rate, rhythm and strength

Question 8

What are the three things to assess for in stregth of heartrate?

Answer 8

• Strong (normal)
• Weak or thready (abnormal)
• Full or bouncing (abnormal)

Question 9

Costal breathing is assessed for who?

Answer 9

Women.

Question 10

Abdominal breathing is assessed for who?

Answer 10

Children and men

Question 11

How is the rhythem and depth of breathing explained?

Answer 11

Rhythm:
Regular, irregular

Depth:
Normal, deep, shallow

Question 12

What is the normal respiration rate?

Answer 12

12-20 breaths per min

Question 13

What is the range for oxygen saturation levels?

Answer 13

Normal range is 95-100%
Below 90% is life threatening

Question 14

What is the temperature taken by the ear called?

Answer 14

Tympanic temperature

Question 15

What is afebrile temperature?

Answer 15

The normal range which is 36-37.5 degrees centigrade

Question 16

What is febrile?

Answer 16

A person’s body tempreture being above the normal range (37.5 degrees centigrade)

Question 17

What is hypothermia?

Answer 17

An individuals body temperature being below 35 degrees centigrade

Question 18

How do you know that the blood pressure cuff fits?

Answer 18

• 2 fingers can be inserted under the cuff without it being too tight or too loose

Question 19

How is the blood pressure cuff positioned?

Answer 19

Aligned with the brachial artery and with it being 2.5 cm above the antecubital focca

Question 20

Above the palpatory estimate, how much more MM does the pumping need to happen?

Answer 20

30mmHg

Question 21

T or F? Do not deflate too quickly or slowly as it will give an innacurate reading and also do not use wrong cuff size as it will give an innacurate result

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What is normal blood pressure called?

Answer 22

Normotensive

Question 23

When is hypertensive blood pressure?

Answer 23

The abormal blood pressure above 140/90

Question 24

What is hypotensive blood pressure?

Answer 24

Abnormal and low blood pressure below the systolic pressure of 90

Question 25

When is hand hygiene needed in?

Answer 25

Before and after touching the patient each time

Question 26

What is the clinical handover format?

Answer 26

ISBAR

Question 27

What does ISBAR stand for?

Answer 27

introduction, situation, background, assessment and recommendations

Question 28

Give a sample "I" in ISBAR

Answer 28

Introduction: - Your name - Your role - Your patient (full name, dob, mrn)

Question 29

Give a sample "S" in ISBAR

Answer 29

Include - I have checked the vital signs of mr/miss_______ now.

Question 30

GIve a sample "B" in ISBAR

Answer 30

The patient has no medical history

Question 31

Give a sample "A" for ISBAR

Answer 31

Their vital signs: Pain Respiration rate Heart rate Oxygen saturation Tempreture Blood pressure

Question 32

Give a sample "R" for ISBAR

Answer 32

Observation Clinical examination (if in yellow zone) No recommendations Hourly vital signs check