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module 10 test
practice test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| it is acceptable to take an oral temperatrue 5 minutes after resident drinks hot coffee | FALSE |
| you should tell a resident you are counting respirations | FALSE |
| the heart rate taken by stethoscope is called Apical | True |
| one of the things you check for when taking a pulse is rate. this means how many beats per minute | TRue |
| the name of the pulse at the wrist is Brachial | False |
| Use your thumb to feel a Pulse | False |
| an elevated temperature can indicate an infection or inflammation | TRue |
| if a resident has a history of seizures do not take an oral temperature with a glass thermometer | True |
| it is not necessary to stay with the resident while taking their rectal temperature | False |
| Apply a sheath over the thermometer | True |
| Temperature taken in the ear is called | Tympanic |
| the pulse at the neck is called | carotid |
| A BP of 88/50 is considered | hypotension |
| the resident BP is 128/84 the 128 is called | systolic blood pressure |
| Diastolic is pressure in the blood vessel when the heart | relaxes |
| the color code for rectal thermometer is | red |
| normal respiration rate is | 14-20 per 60 seconds |
| the normal rectal temperature is | 99.6 |