Vital Signs Flashcards
The hands-on examination
Vital Signs
The status of several body systems
Vital Signs
The survey and interview of the nurse to the patient applied
Structure and Function
The formation of an overall impression
Overall Impression of the Client
Factors in Overall Impression of the Client
Environment
Interactions
Reasons of Vital Signs
General Overview
Spot / Clinical Picture
Dynamic Changes Over Time
Provides Triggers
Accuracy Dependent on Person and Equipment
Equipment of Vital Signs
Thermometer
Wrist Watch
Stethoscope
Sphygmomanometer
Pulse Oximeter
Temperature
Thermometer
Respiratory Rate
Wrist Watch
Pain
Stethoscope
Blood Pressure
Sphygmomanometer
Pulse Rate
Pulse Oximeter
Structure in Vital Signs
Temperature
Pulse Rate
Respiration Rate
Blood Pressure
Pain
From 36.5 C to 37.7 C
Temperature
From Weak, Normal, to Bound
Pulse Rate
From Rate, Rhythm, to Depth
Respiration Rate
From Cardiac Output, Elasticity of Arteries, Blood Volume, Blood Velocity or Heart Rate, to Blood Viscosity or Thickness
Blood Pressure
From Dull, Sharp, Radiating, to Throbbing
Pain
Adjustment to internal and external environment at Hypothalamus
Thermoregulation
Morning
Lowest Body Temperature
Evening
Highest Body Temperature
Shivering / Goosebumps
Increased Body Heat
Sweating / Flushing
Decreased Body Heat
Factors of Temperature
Time
Environment
Exposure
Stress
Physical Activity
Exercise
Physiological Processes
36.3-37.9 C
Temporal
35.9-37.5 C
Oral
35.4-37.0 C
Axillary
36.7-38.3 C
Tympanic
36.3-37.9 C
Rectal
38 C up
Fever
37.5-38.3 C
Febrile
40 C up
Hyperthermia
41 C up
Hyperpyrexia
36.7 C below
Hypothermia
At Autonomic Nervous System
Heart’s Contraction Upon Blood Out Into The Ventricles
0
Absent
+1
Weak
+2
Normal