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Ch. 10-Vital Signs Assessment Flashcards

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What do vital signs include?

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  • Temperature
  • Pulse
  • Respirations
  • Blood Pressure
  • Oxygen Saturation
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What is the normal range of a temperature in a resting person?

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96.4* F- 99.1* F

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Rectal temp is how much higher than an oral temp?

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0.7* F -1* F

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Tympanic temp is how much higher than an oral temp?

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0.5* F- 1* F

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An axillary temp is how much lower than an oral temp?

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1* F

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What is the Oral Temperature Assessment Procedure?

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  • Place thermometer under pt tongue, off to side, in sublingual pocket
  • Instruct person to keep his/her lips closed
  • Nurse holds thermometer in place
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How long should you wait to take a temp after someone has just taken hot or iced liquids?

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15 minutes

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How long should you wait to take a temp if person has just smoked?

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2 minutes

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Electronic temps have fast results that read in how Manny seconds typically?

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20-30 (disposable probe)

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What are important things to consider when taking a axillary temp?

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  • Place probe under axilla
  • Hold arm close to axilla
  • Less accurate and reliable
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What are things to consider when using a temporal thermometer?

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  • Place probe directly on skin, midway between one eyebrow and hairline
  • Depress probe on forehead, push start button and move slowly from forehead across temporal artery
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What should you do when taking a rectal temp?

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  • wear glove
  • lubricate probe cover
  • insert only 2 to 3 cm (1 in) for adults
  • designated red base
  • always hold thermometer in place
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What things should you know about a tympanic membrane thermometer?

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  • noninvasive, non traumatic, efficient
  • reduced risk of injury or infection
  • probe tip has shape of otoscope
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What is the Tympanic Temperature Assessment Procedure?

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-Gently place covered probe tip in the person’s ear canal
-temp can be read in 2-3 seconds
-straighten external ear canal
(adults= pull pinna up and back/ children <1 year=pull pinna straight back)

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What should not be done when taking a tympanic temp?

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  • Do not force or push hard
  • tip should not touch ear drum
  • Turn thermometer on and await beep
  • discard used probe cover
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Pulse is the same as what?

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HR

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What is a normal HR for a adult?

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60-100 bpm (95% range in 50-95)

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Infants/children HR’s are what compared to adults?

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Higher

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Who typically has a lower HR?

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conditioned athletes or a person taking certain medications

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bradycardia is considered what?

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<60 bpm

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tachycardia is considered what?

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> 100 bpm

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What should you do if a pulse is irregular?

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count for one full min

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When should you start your count when taking a pulse?

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  • start your count with “zero” for first pulse felt

- second pulse felt is “one”

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What 3 things should you assess a pulse for?

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  • rate (bpm)
  • rhythm
  • strength
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Pulse force is recorded using what?
three-point scale
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pulse of 3+ =?
full, bounding (common after activity)
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pulse of 2+ =?
Normal (at rest)
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pulse of 1+ =?
Weak, thready (more common in lower extremities)
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pulse of 0 = ?
absent
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Normally a person's breathing is what?
relaxed, regular, automatic, silent
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Because most people are unaware of their breathing don't do what?
Tell them when you are assessing their respirations
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Avoid 15 seconds intervals when checking respirations, instead do what?
count for 30 seconds or a full minute if you suspect as abnormality
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What is the normal range of respirations for adults?
16-24 bpm
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What is a pulse oximeter?
a noninvasive method to assess arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2)
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How does a pulse oximeter work?
Compares ratio of light emitted to light absorbed with oxyhemoglobin and converts this ratio to percentage of oxygen saturation
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A healthy person with no lung disease and no anemia normally has an SpO2 of what?
97%-98%
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Earlobe probe is used for what?
Lower saturations
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What is a finger probe?
Spring loaded and feels like a clothespin attached to finger but does not hurt
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What is BP?
Force of blood pushing against vessel walls
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What is a average young healthy adult bp?
120/80 mmHg
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What is systolic pressure?
maximum pressure felt on artery during left ventricular contraction, or systole
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The point at which an audible sound is first heard during a bp is what?
Systolic BP (1st Korotkoff sound)
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What is diastolic pressure?
elastic recoil, or resting pressure that blood exerts constantly between each contraction, represents diastole
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Disappearance of audible bp sounds is what?
diastole BP (5th Korotkoff sound)
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What is a blood pressure measured with?
Stethoscope and shygmomanometer
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What is a bp cuff?
an inflatable bladder inside a cloth cover
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The width of a rubber bladder (bp cuff) should equal what?
80% of this circumference
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Top to bottom of bp cuff should equal what?
60-75% of olecranon to acromion
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An oversized bp cuff can lead to what?
falsely low reading
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An undersized bp cuff can lead to what?
falsely high reading
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how do you close and release the bulb valve when taking a bp?
close- turn right | open- turn left
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A manual bp should only be recorded in what?
even numbers
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What things are important to remember when taking a manual arm BP?
- Pt. positioned correctly - cuff 1 inch above brachial artery - inflate cuff while feeling brachial artery until not felt and then add 30 - wait 15-30 seconds after feeling brachial artery before taking bp - deflate cuff about 2 mmHg at a time
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What situations should you avoid taking a bp in?
- Previous mastectomy/axillary surgery - fistula or dialysis in place or planning to be placed - injury/cast - IV in place (if possible)
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What is an alternative site to an arm bp?
thigh (systolic value usually 10-40mmHg higher and diastolic same)
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what position should you take a thigh bp in?
prone
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Thigh cuff should be centered over what?
popliteal artery on back of knee
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What situations should you take orthostatic/postural vital signs?
- You suspect volume depletion - Person reports fainting or syncope - Person reports feeling lightheaded when going from lying or sitting to standing - may or may not be on bp meds
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How do you perform Orthostatic bps?
- supine for five min - then take bp and pulse - pt stands 2-3 min and then take bp and pulse while standing - depend on policy may do bp while sitting also - if pt can't stand have them sit EOB
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What are positive orthostatic bp findings?
- SBP drops > or equal 20 mmHg - DBP drops > or equal 10 mmHg - and/or HR increases > or equal 20 bpm

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