Week Eleven: Introduction to vital signs, documentation and handovers

Question 1

What are the vital signs?

Answer 1

Pulse, respiratory rate, blood pressure and temperature

Question 2

What is a Tympanic thermometer?

Answer 2

A thermometer that takes temperature from the ear

Question 3

What are the reasons that may cause tympanic thermometers to be inaccurate?

Answer 3

The results can be altered by earwax, dust, and fingerprints.

Question 4

What is a Digital thermometer?

Answer 4

a thermometer that takes temperature from the mouth.

Question 5

What muscle is used to help hear high frequency sounds?

Answer 5

The diaphram because it screens out low-frequency sounds

Question 6

What is the name of the blood pressure tool

Answer 6

Sphygmomanometer

Question 7

What does a sphygmomanometer consist of?

Answer 7

A cuff and a manometer

Question 8

How much should the width of the cuff cover someone’s arm?

Answer 8

40%

Question 9

What is the normal pulse range for adolescence and older adults?

Answer 9

60-100 bp

Question 10

What is the pulse regulated by?

Answer 10

Autonomic nervous system through the sinoatrial node –the pacemaker of the heart.

Question 11

What decreases heart rate (nervous system)

Answer 11

Parasympathetic stimulation via the vagus nerve decreasesheart rate

Question 12

What increases heart rate (nervous system)

Answer 12

Sympathetic stimulation increases the heart rate and force of contraction

Question 13

What is Tachycardia?

Answer 13

Rapidheart rate (above 100 beats/min in an adult).

Question 14

Why is Tachycardia bad?

Answer 14

Tachycardia decreases cardiac filling time, which decreases stroke volume and cardiac output (the amount of blood being ejected from the heart).

Question 15

What is Bradycardia?

Answer 15

Heart rate below 60 beats/min in an adult

Question 16

What is Pulse amplitude?

Answer 16

Describes the ‘fullness’ of the pulse, and reflects the strength of left ventricular contraction. It is assessed by the ‘feel’ of the blood flow through the artery.

Question 17

What is Pulse rhythm?

Answer 17

Is the pattern of pulsations and the pauses between them. For a normal human, this will be regular.

Question 18

What is a irregular pulse rhythm pattern called?

Answer 18

Arrhythmia

Question 19

What is a irregular pulse rhythm pattern called?

Answer 19

Arrhythmia

Question 20

What is it called when no pulsation felt despite extreme pressure

Answer 20

Absent pulse

Question 21

What is it called when pulsation is easily felt, takes moderate pressure for the pulse to disappear

Answer 21

Normal pulse

Question 22

What is it called when pulsation is not easily felt and slight pressure makes it disappear?

Answer 22

Thready pulse

Question 23

What is it called when light pressure makes pulse disappear but is stronger than thready pulse?

Answer 23

Weak pulse

Question 24

What is it called when light pressure makes pulse disappear but is stronger than thready pulse?

Answer 24

Weak pulse

Question 25

The pulsation is strong and does not disappear with moderate pressure.

Answer 25

Bounding pulse

Question 26

Whats External respiration

Answer 26

The exchange of oxygen (O) and carbon dioxide (CO) between the alveoli and circulating blood.

Question 27

Whats Internal respiration

Answer 27

Exchange of O and CO between circulating blood and tissue cells.

Question 28

What activates the Inhibition or stimulation of the respiratory muscles by respiratory centers in the medulla and pons.

Answer 28

- Chemoreceptors located in the aortic arch and carotid arteries. - Stretch and irritant receptors in the lungs. - Receptors in muscles and joints.

Question 29

What does Apena mean

Answer 29

A period of no breathing

Question 30

What does Orthopneoa mean

Answer 30

breathing more easily in an upright position

Question 31

what does Bradypnoea mean

Answer 31

A decreased rate that occurs in some pathological condition

Question 32

What does Dyspnoea mean

Answer 32

Difficult or labours breathing

Question 33

What does Trachynoea mean

Answer 33

Increased rate in response to an increased metabolic rate.

Question 34

What does Eupnoea

Answer 34

Normal respiration- One respiration to every four heartbeats

Question 35

What are Cheyne-Stoke's respirations?

Answer 35

Alternating periods of deep, rapid breathing, followed by, periods of apnea.

Question 36

What does ISBAR stand for?

Answer 36

Identification, Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation.

Question 37

What is ISBAR used for?

Answer 37

Handovers, easy concise verbal communication.

Question 38

What is SOAPIE stand for?

Answer 38

Subjective, Objective, Analysis, Plan, Implementation and Evaluation

Question 39

Documents should be... (8)

Answer 39

Accurate, Factual, Objective, Complete, Concise, Timely, Private and Confidential.

Question 40

What does a Consultation

Answer 40

To invite another professional to evaluate and make recommendations to you about treatment.

Question 41

What does a Referral mean

Answer 41

To send or guide the person to another source for assistance.

Question 42

What is an Interdisciplinary team conference

Answer 42

When all relevant health care professionals gather together to plan and coordinate a patient's care