Vital Signs Quiz
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You count respirations for how long?
A. 1 minute
B. 5 minutes
In order to avoid errors, whose approved list of abbreviations should you use when documenting vital signs?
A. American Medical Association
B. Health Science textbook
C. Board of Nursing
D. Your employer
Systolic and diastolic pressure are measured in units of
A. mmHg
B. mimg
C. mhg
D. Pounds per Meter
A patient had a sudden drop of 20mmHg in systolic pressure and 10mmHg in a diastolic pressure when the patient moves from a lying to sitting to a standing position. What is this called?
A. Hypotension
B. Orthostatic hypotension
C. Hypertension
D. None of the above
You were assigned to take vital signs on an 80-year-old male nursing home resident who was recently admitted after having a stroke. Vital signs were B/P 130/90, T 99 .40 F, P 92, R 32. Which vital sign reflects a measurement within normal limits?
A. Blood pressure
B. Pulse
C. Respirations
D. Temperature
High blood pressure
A. diastolic pressure
B. systolic pressure
C. hypotension
D. hypertension
A febrile patient will exhibit a/an:
A. Elevated pulse
B. Elevated temperature
C. Normal pulse
D. Normal temperature
Which artery normally do we take blood pressure?
A. femoral
B. brachial
C. coronal
D. radial
Identify the pulse points at letter e
A. temporal
B. radial
C. brachial
D. popliteal
Mrs. McFlurry tells you she is having difficulty breathing. Which of the following vital signs should the nurse aide measure:
A. Respirations
B. SPO2
C. Pulse
D. All the Above
A slow heart rate of less than a 60 bpm
A. tachycardia
B. bradcardia
C. tachypnea
D. bradypnea
The terms, weak and thready, are MOST usually associated with which vital sign measurement?
A. Blood pressure
B. Pulse
C. Respirations
D. Temperature
Vital signs are important because they…
A. Are a requirement doctors must make for every patient
B. Signify if your brain is functioning properly
C. Are clues for diagnosing illnesses and diseases
D. All choices
Which is considered an elevated temperature?
A. Aural 37.2 C
B. Axillary 38.4 C
C. Oral 37 C
D. Rectal 37.8 C
What is “blood pressure”
A. how stressed your heart is
B. how hard your muscles are pushing on the heart
C. the force of the blood pumping through your veins
Which of the following is the normal range for pulse?
a. 60-100
b. 80-100
c. 12-20
d. 60-80
What is the normal range for systolic blood pressure?
a. 100-140
b. 90-110
c. 100-120
d. 60-80
If you have an elevated one of these, you may have a fever. Which vital sign attributes to a fever?
A. Heart rate
B. Blood pressure
C. Temperature
D. Respiration rate
What is a “normal” blood pressure
A. 120/110 mmHg
B. 120/80 mmHg
C. 100/80 mmHg
D. 140/80 mmHg
What is the BP in the picture?
A. 136/90
B. 154/70
C. 140/80
D. 122/74
Where is radial (wrist) pulse measured?
A. On the pinky finger side of the patient’s wrist
B. Only on the left wrist
C. In the middle of the wrist
D. On the thumb side of the patient’s wrist
What is the blood pressure in the picture?
A. 118
B. 118/78
C. 78
D. 78/70
E. 70
Which number is the brachial pulse?
A. 2
B. 6
C. 4
D. 5
The breathing rate of the patient
A. Pulse
B. Respirations
C. Temperature
D. Pulse
A pulse site at the neck
A. carotid
B. temporal
C. popliteal
D. femoral
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