Lesson #20 Flashcards
Apical pulse
Located on the left side of the chest under breast bone
Taken with stethoscope
Brachial pulse
Located at the bend of the elbow use for taking blood pressure
Carotid pulse
Located on either side of the neck
Supplies the head and neck with oxygenated blood
Diastolic blood pressure
The phase with the heart relaxes
Pressure in the arteries between heartbeats
Bottom number of blood pressure reading
Expiration
Exhaling air out of the lungs
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
Inspiration
Breathing air into lungs
Orthostatic hypotension
Drop in blood pressure when a resident suddenly rises from lying to a sitting or standing position
Pulse oximetry
Procedure Used to measure your oxygen levels or oxygen saturation in the blood
Considered to be non-invasive, painless, general indicator of oxygen delivery to the peripheral tissues for example finger, earlobe, nose
Radial pulse
The pulse site found inside of the wrist
Respiration
The process of breathing air into lungs and exhaling air out of the lungs
Systolic blood pressure
The phase where the heart is at work
Contracting and pushing blood from left Ventricle
The pressure in the arteries when the heart beats
Top number of blood pressure readings
Why are vital signs important
Shows how the body is functioning
How the resident was responding to treatment
How residence condition is changing
Temperature
The measurement of heat in the body
Measured oraly in the mouth
Measured axillary in the arm pit
Measured tympanicaly in the ear drum
What is a normal range for temperature when measuring by orally/mouth
97.6 to 99.6
What is the normal range in temperature for axillary/armpit measurements
96.6 to 98.6
What is the normal temperature range for oral/Tympanic/placed an ear temperature
98.6 to 100.6
When should you report to the nurse in regards to temperature
When the person is 2.4° from the residence normal baseline
What is pulse rate
The number of heart beats per minute
What is the range of pulse rate
60 to 100 bpm
What are the most common site for pulse points
Carotid artery, apical artery , radial artery, brachial artery
Respirations/respiratory rate
The measurement of the number of times a person inhales per minute
What is a normal number of respirations per minute
12 to 20
Pulse ox
Measures the level of oxygen saturation of hemoglobin in the arterial blood
What is a normal range of oxygen saturation
95 to 100%
Where should you place the probe for reading oxygen saturation
On the opposite side of blood pressure cuff
Blood pressure
The measurement of the force the blood exerts on the walls of the arteries
What is the normal range for the systolic blood
90 to 139
What is the normal range for diastolic blood pressure
60 to 89
