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Week 10 Chapter 24 Flashcards

1
Q

How many vital signs are there

A

5

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2
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Obsesity

A

So overweight unable to function

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3
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Weight and height is what

A

A good baseline

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4
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Check height for

A

Shrinking

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5
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How to divert pounds to kg

A

Divide by 2.2

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6
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What does standardized mean

A

The same everywhere

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7
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Best time to weigh client

A

Morning after voiding before meals

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8
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If client is immobile you will measure them how

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Laying in spine, with measuring tape

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9
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Vital signs are important why

A

Regulation of body temperature
Breathing
Heart function

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10
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The five vital signs

A

Temperature
Pulse
Respiration
Blood pressure
Oxygen saturation

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11
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Normal adult tempature

A

37 degrees Celsius

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12
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Normal pulse for adult

A

60-100 beats per minute

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13
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Normal respiration for adults

A

12-20 rests per minute

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14
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Normal blood pressure for adults

A

120/80 mm hg

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15
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Normal oxygen level for adults

A

Greater then 95%

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16
Q

Why are vital signs important

A

Changes in normal body function
Response to treatment
Part of regular client assessment
Often signs of life threatening events

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17
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Vital signs are measured

A

After any clinical change or something happens to them

Admission, start of every shift, once a month in long term

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18
Q

Main problem in health care right now

A

Almost running out of respiration antibiotics

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19
Q

White coat syndrome

A

Anxiety when taking vital signs

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20
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How long should you wait before taking vital signs again

A

2-5 mins

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21
Q

Body temperature

A

The amount of heat in your body

22
Q

Fever in adults

A

38 degrees Celsius

23
Q

A fever in elderly

A

One above baseline

24
Q

What are the most common infections

A

UTI or respiratory

25
Q

What should you report

A

Vital signs have changed
Vital signs above the normal range
Vital signs below the normal range

26
Q

What information should be taken down accurately with vital signs

A

Clients name
Date
Time
Measurements

27
Q

How to take someone’s fever in tympanic

A

Pull ear up and back to straighten

28
Q

Normal body temperature for the mouth and name

A

Oral

37 degree Celsius

29
Q

Normal body temperature for ear and name

A

Tympanic

37.4 degree Celsius

30
Q

Normal body temperature for underarm and name

A

Axillary

36.5 degrees Celsius

31
Q

Pulse

A

Beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery

32
Q

Sites to take heartbeat

A

Carotid pulse (neck)
Brachial pulse (arm)
Radial pulse (wrist)

33
Q

A rapid heart rate

A

Trachycardia

34
Q

A slow heart rate

A

Bradycardia

35
Q

Your checking the heart rate for

A

Rhythm and force

36
Q

How long do you measure a heart rate for

A

30 seconds then multiply by two

Then count respirations

37
Q

Pulse oximeter shows

A

Pulse rate and oxygen level

38
Q

Spo2

A

Peripheral capillary oxygen saturation

39
Q

SOB

A

Shortness of breath

40
Q

SOBOE

A

Shortness of breath on excretion

41
Q

Hypertension

A

Greater 140/90

42
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Hypotension

A

90/60 or lower

43
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Systole

A

Heart muscle contracting

44
Q

Diastole

A

Heart muscle relaxation

45
Q

Systolic pressure

A

Amount of force needed to pump blood out of the heart

Nor,al range between 60 and 90 mm hg

46
Q

Diastolic pressure

A

Pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest

Normal range between 100 and 140 mm Hg

47
Q

How to use a sphygmomanometer

A

1 inch above artery
Two finger tight
Aligned

Stick probe on other finger

48
Q

What is key

49
Q

Systolic pressure is the

A

Higher pressure

50
Q

Where should you weigh your clients

A

On the same scale

51
Q

What pulse is taken during emergancies

A

Carotid pulse in adults and brachial pulse in infants

52
Q

The first sound is

A

Systolic pressure

prov. opt. clnt. sup. per. care (17 decks)

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