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VITAL SIGNS-POP QUIZ

CH. 26 MEMORIZE

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APICAL HEART RATE MEASURED WITH A STETHOSCOPE NEAR THE HEART
BASELINE MEASUREMENTS THE FIRST RECORDING OF VITAL SIGNS TAKEN WHEN A RESIDENT COMES INTO A HEALTHCARE FACILITY
BLOOD PRESSURE FORCE OF BLOOD AGAINST ARTERY WALLS
BRACHIAL PULSE PULSE MEASURED ON THE ARM
DIASTOLIC PRESSURE BLOOD PRESSURE WHEN THE HEART RELAXES
HYPERTENSION HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HYPOTENSION LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
VITAL SIGNS TEMPERATURE, PULSE, BLOOD PRESSURE, & RESPIRATIONS
WHEN WILL YOU ASSIST THE NURSE IN TAKING VITAL SIGNS?
ORAL TEMPERATURE 98.6o
RECTAL TEMPERATURE 99.6r
AXILLARY TEMPERATURE 97.6a
RADIAL PULSE MEASUREMENT 60-90BPM
APICAL PULSE MEASUREMENT 60-90 BPM
WHEN TAKING PULSE WHEN DO YOU NOTIFY THE CHARGE NURSE? A CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS MEASUREMENT, PULSE RATE OVER 90 AND UNDER 60 BEATS PER MINUTE, AN IRREGULAR RHYTHM, A WEAK OR RACING PULSE.
BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT 100/40-140/90
WHAT FACTORS CAN AFFECT A RESIDENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE? AGE, SEX, BODY BUILD, PAIN OR DISEASE, HEREDITY, EXERCISE AND DIET, MEDICATIONS, AND EMOTIONS OR STRESS.
THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN TAKING BLOOD PRESSURE LYING, STANDING, OR SITTING
NEVER TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE WHEN? I.V., CAST, INJURY, OR PARALYSIS
HOW LONG AFTER EXCERCISE SHOULD YOU WAIT TO TAKE BLOOD PRESSURE? 10-20 MINUTES
RESPIRATION RATE PER MINUTE 16-20 RESP. PER MINUTE
NOTE AND RECORD WHAT WHEN CHARTING RESPIRATIONS? RATE, RHYTHM, CHARACTER, & COLOR OF SKIN
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