Vital Signs

Question 1

Client in Gown•
Gather Equipment•
Provide Privacy •
Clean hands •
Explain Procedure (focused or complete) •
Opportunities for teaching 

Is all for what kind of exam
oral or physical

Answer 1

Physical

Question 2

What is needed for a physical exam
Height/ Weight or
Vital Signs or
General Survey

Answer 2

All

Question 3

Height- 1in to ?cm

Weight- 1kg to ?lb

Answer 3

2. 54

2. 2

Question 4

BMI
<18 = 
18-24.9 = 
25-30= 
>30=

Answer 4

underweight
Normal
Overweight
obese

Question 5

Oral•
Keep lips ?•
Wait ? min after drinking hot or cold liquid•
Wait ? min if pt has just smoked

Answer 5

Closed
15
2

Question 6

Children and infants
which one’s
Oral, Axillary, Inguinal which is best for rectum

Answer 6

Axillary, Inguinal

Axillary

Question 7

Tympanic/ rectal/ temporal artery > ? > ?

Axillary or Oral

Answer 7

Oral-Axillary

Question 8

Pulse descriptors•Rate: tachycardia, bradycardia, or normal

? = absent (try doppler)•
?+ = weak, thready•
?+ = normal•
?+ = full •
?+ = bounding

4,0,1,3,2,

Answer 8

0
1
2
3
4

Question 9

Blood Pressure•
Fit/sizing•Width of cuff’s bladder should be about ?% of upper arm circumference•Length of cuff’s bladder should be about ?% of upper arm circumference

50, 40, 60, 70, 80

Answer 9

40

80

Question 10

Systolic 
Diastolic 
Arm SBP usually ? mmHg < Thigh SBP
Diastolic in arm and thigh usually are are not similar
80, 120, 40, 10

Answer 10

120
80
10-40
are

Question 11

Blood Pressure. S &D
Normal=
Elevated=
Stage 1=
Stage 2=

Answer 11

Less 120 & 80
120-129 & Less 80
130-139 & 80-89
More or equal to 140 & 90

Question 12

What tends to decrease from infant to Adult
What tends to increase with age

Pulse, RR, BP

Answer 12

Pulse, RR

BP