Ch6 Vital Signs

Question 1

Temperature (T)
Pulse (P)
Respiration (R)
Blood pressure (BP)
Pain (often included as fifth sign)
Pulse oximetry

Answer 1

Vital Signs

Question 2

On admission to any health care facility or institution, vitals establish a

Answer 2

baseline

Question 3

normal range for oral temperature (Celsius)

Answer 3

35.8 - 37.5

Question 4

normal range for oral temperature (Fahrenheit)

Answer 4

96.4 - 99.5

Question 5

pulse rate

Answer 5

60 - 100 (80 is average)

Question 6

Respirations

Answer 6

12 - 20 breaths/minute

Question 7

normal blood pressure

Answer 7

between 120/80 & 90/60

Question 8

with fever (febrile)

Answer 8

Pyrexia

Question 9

Rectal temperature is about ___ degree higher than oral temperature

Answer 9

one

Question 10

Characteristics of the Peripheral Pulse (3)

Answer 10

rate, rhythm, amplitude/quality

Question 11

Hear a heartbeat but do not feel a beat at a pulse point

Answer 11

pulse deficit

Question 12

> 100bpm

Answer 12

tachycardia

Question 13

<60bpm

Answer 13

bradycardia

Question 14

Which pulse site is located on the inside of the elbow?

Answer 14

brachial

Question 15

The pattern of the beats and the intervals between them.

Answer 15

Pulse rhythm (regular or irregular)

Question 16

Grade 0 = absent, unable to palpate
Grade +1 = diminished, weaker than expected
Grade +2 = within normal limits; brisk, expected
Grade 3+ = bounding

Answer 16

Pulse Strength

Question 17

where to obtain an apical pulse

Answer 17

left midclavicular between fifth and sixth intercostal space

Question 18

Changes in the rate and depth of inhalation and exhalation are brought about by the inhibition or stimulation of the respiratory muscles by respiratory centers in the

Answer 18

medulla and pons

Question 19

Normal oxygenation on the blood is

Answer 19

95% to 100%

Question 20

RR (respiratory rate) assessment factors (4)

Answer 20

rate, depth, rhythm, effort

Question 21

Force of the moving blood against arterial walls

Answer 21

blood pressure

Question 22

______ or maximum pressure is when left ventricle contracts and pushes blood through aortic valve into the aorta.
______ or lowest pressure when the heart rests between beats.

Answer 22

Systolic, Diastolic

Question 23

Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure is called

Answer 23

pulse pressure

Question 24

While Listening for Korotkoff sounds with stethoscope, the ____ sound is systolic pressure and the ___ sound is diastolic pressure

Answer 24

first, last