Client Status Flashcards
In addition to height and weight, taking infant body measurements includes which of the following? Length of arms and legs Chest diameter Head circumference Height in the sitting position
Head circumference
What are the four main vital signs?
Temperature, pain, pulse, and blood pressure
Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
Consciousness, temperature, pulse, and respirations
Temperature, pulse, size of pupils, and respirations
Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
Which of the following describes correct technique for measuring height and weight?
Infants are buckled onto infant scales to prevent falls
Raise the scale’s height bar while the patient is standing on the scale platform.
Keep your hand on the patient’s shoulder while recording the weight.
Read the weight when the balance bar is centered between the upper and lower guides.
Read the weight when the balance bar is centered between the upper and lower guides.
Your patient is considerably overweight. As you measure the patient’s body weight, what should you do?
Attempt to put the patient at-ease by saying something like, “I never would have guessed that!”
Tell the patient that they have gained weight since their last appointment and suggest diet and exercise.
Tell the patient the weight measurement, despite being in a busy area of the office.
Record the patient’s weight in the chart and allow the physician to discuss it with the patient.
Record the patient’s weight in the chart and allow the physician to discuss it with the patient.
Which of the following is true of vital signs?
Vital signs are the only indicators of a patient’s health.
It is critical you know how to measure vital signs accurately.
You will rarely need to measure a patient’s vital signs
Measurement of pain isn’t necessary if you have already measured the patient’s vital signs.
It is critical you know how to measure vital signs accurately.
Which of the following measurements can be used to record height? Inches Feet Centimeters All of the above
Inches
Feet
Centimeters
(All of the above)
Which of the following is the most important indicator of health of the body?
Color of the skin and size of the pupils
Level of consciousness
Pain and the patient’s reaction to stimuli
Vital signs
Vital signs
Which of the following is true of height and weight measurements?
There is one height-weight chart for both males and females
Abnormalities are not a reliable indicator of disease.
They can be used to monitor growth, dose medication, and order lab tests.
An infant growth chart is used to document only infant weight.
They can be used to monitor growth, dose medication, and order lab tests.
Your patient has an oral temperature reading of 92.8°F. What should you do?
Alert the physician immediately.
Assume the patient has not been eating or is sleeping a lot lately.
Record the reading and wait for the physician to address the measurement.
All of the above
Alert the physician immediately.
Which of the following methods is NOT used to take a temperature? In the rectum On the hand In the ear or mouth Under the arm
On the hand
Which of the following shows a temperature measurement documented correctly?
2/15/XX, 1600, 101.2, Gloria Jackson, MA
5/2/XX, 99.8 O, Tina, MA
Today at 0920, 100.1
10/09, I took the patient’s oral temperature at 1140 and it was 98.6. Jenn Thompson, MA
2/15/XX, 1600, 101.2, Gloria Jackson, MA
Where should the thermometer be located in the patient’s mouth for an oral reading?
Over the tongue, toward the side of the mouth
Under the tongue, toward the front of the mouth
Under the tongue, toward the side of the mouth
Over the tongue, toward the back of the mouth
Under the tongue, toward the side of the mouth
Which of the following describes the correct use of a tympanic thermometer?
Place just the tip of the thermometer inside the ear canal.
Sterilize the thermometer in disinfectant after each use.
Read the temperature after 60 seconds.
Use plastic covers to prevent the spread of infection.
Use plastic covers to prevent the spread of infection.
Which of the following rectal temperatures indicates hyperthermia? 93°F 99°F 100°F 105°F
105°F
What does temperature measure?
The amount of heat gained by the body fighting an illness
The amount of heat destroyed by the body
The severity of an infection
The balance between heat produced and heat lost
The balance between heat produced and heat lost
You just dropped and broke a glass/mercury thermometer. What should you do?
Clean it up later, you are already running behind.
Immediately get someone with experience and a Hazardous Materials kit to clean it up.
Get a dustpan and brush, sweep up the mess, and throw it in the trash can.
All of the above
Immediately get someone with experience and a Hazardous Materials kit to clean it up.
Which of the following temperatures is considered febrile and would likely prompt a physician to administer fever-reducing medications? A rectal temperature of 100.3°F An axillary temperature of 97°F An oral temperature of 100.5°F A tympanic temperature of 100.1°F
An oral temperature of 100.5°F
Which of the following shows a tympanic measurement?
- 3 O
- 3 E
- 3
- 3 T
102.3 T
Which of the following is true of temperature?
Abnormal temperature is a sign of homeostasis.
Measurements can be affected by infection, activity, eating, and metabolism.
Thermometers are either electronic, plastic or tympanic.
There are three methods of measuring temperature.
Measurements can be affected by infection, activity, eating, and metabolism.
Which of the following is true about pulse?
Privacy is required when taking a patient’s radial pulse.
Apical pulse is palpated, or felt with the hands.
Use your thumb to measure radial pulse.
Apical pulse should be counted for one full minute.
Apical pulse should be counted for one full minute.
Where is the carotid pulse site? Near the patient’s groin Above the patient’s ear On the patient’s wrist On the side of the patient’s neck
On the side of the patient’s neck
Which range is the average pulse rate for infants? 100 to 160 60 to 70 65 to 80 80 to 110
100 to 160
