day 4

Question 1

Vitals Signs

Answer 1

Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, and blood pressure. Pain and O2 saturation

Question 2

What is our role with pain?

Answer 2

CNA role tell nurse if present, help with nonpharm/interventions

Question 3

How do we check O2 (oxygen saturation)?

Answer 3

normal range is 90-100%; use finger clamp

Question 4

Body Temperature

Answer 4

Amount of heat in the body, elevated temp indicated infection; Normal Range 97.6-99.6 (97.0-99.9)

Question 5

Routes of Body Temperature

Answer 5

Tympanic: ear
Temporal: forehead
Oral: mouth
Axillary: armpit
Rectal: rectum

Question 6

which routes should we use for body temperature?

Answer 6

both tympanic and temporal but rectal is most accurate (almost never used except for newborns)

Question 7

Pulse

Answer 7

use hands because you’ll get more info, USE RADIAL

Question 8

Heartbeat

Answer 8

normal rate for an adult is 60-100 beats per minute

Question 9

Apical Pulse

Answer 9

pulse taken at the chest over the bottom part of the heart

Question 10

pulse rhythm

Answer 10

pattern, regular, irregular

Question 11

pulse strength

Answer 11

strong, weak, bounding, faint

Question 12

respiration

Answer 12

use your eyes, watch the chest, don’t tell we are watching. count how many breaths in one minute. probably do these after pulse

Question 13

respiration rythm

Answer 13

regular, irregular

Question 14

respiration sounds

Answer 14

crackle, wheezing, coughin

Question 15

respiration effort

Answer 15

labored (difficult) or unlabored

Question 16

blood pressure

Answer 16

force of blood against artery walls

Question 17

Systolic Pressure (top #)

Answer 17

Pressure blood flowing during hearts contraction. NORMAL RANGE 100-130

Question 18

Diastolic Pressure (bottom #)

Answer 18

pressure of blood flowing during hearts relaxation. NORMAL RANGE 60-90

Question 19

Hypertension

Answer 19

high blood pressure, more common

Question 20

hypotension

Answer 20

low blood pressure, causes falls and injuries

Question 21

Anatomy

Answer 21

study of body structure

Question 22

physiology

Answer 22

study of body function

Question 23

cell

Answer 23

the basic building block of the body

Question 24

tissue

Answer 24

group of cells that work together to perform a function

Question 25

organ

Answer 25

group of tissues that work together to perform a function

Question 26

system

Answer 26

group of organs that work together to perform a function

Question 27

Diagnosis

Answer 27

act of identifying a disease, illness or a problem

Question 28

cyanosis

Answer 28

blue coloring of the skin due to lack of oxygen; feel cold or cool

Question 29

pneumonia

Answer 29

acute infection of the lungs

Question 30

Aspiration Pneumonia

Answer 30

pneumonia caused by aspiration

Question 31

dysphagia

Answer 31

difficulty swallowing

Question 32

hypostatic pneumonia

Answer 32

pneumonia caused by limited mobility

Question 33

which pneumonia(s) are most common in nursing homes

Answer 33

aspiration pneumonia and hypostatic pneumonia

Question 34

Paralysis

Answer 34

inability to move a body part

Question 35

Hemiplegia

Answer 35

Paralysis of one side of the body

Question 36

Paraplegia

Answer 36

paralysis of the lower half of the body

Question 37

quadriplegia

Answer 37

paralysis of the upper and lower extremities