Vital Signs Quiz
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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 normal range for systolic blood pressure?
a. 100-140
b. 90-110
c. 100-120
d. 60-80
The terms, deep or shallow, are MOST usually associated with which vital sign measurement?
A. Blood pressure
B. Pulse
C. Respirations
D. Temperature
Which statement about the size of a blood pressure cuff is TRUE?
A. The bladder of the cuff needs to cover about 80% of the circumference of the arm.
B. Cuffs should cover about 80% of the length of the upper arm.
C. Blood pressure cuffs are indicated by the age of the patient.
D. Except for infant cuffs, all adults use the same size cuff.
Before taking vital signs on a patient, what should you do FIRST?
A. Close the privacy curtain
B. Explain the procedure
C. Introduce yourself
D. Place the call bell within reach
If a patient has been drinking hot coffee you should wait____ before taking a temp
A. 5 mins
B. 15mins
C. 20 mins
D. 10 mins
____________ can be counted most accurately if a patient is not aware of the procedure
A. Weight
B. Height
C. Vision
D. Respirations
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
The LEAST accurate route for measuring temperature is:
A. Aural
B. Axillary
C. Oral
D. Rectal
You were assigned to take vital signs on an 80-year-old male nursing home resident who appears to be having a stroke. Vital signs were B/P 152/94,
P 92, R 32, SpO2 89%. Which vital sign reflects a measurement within normal limits?
A. blood pressure
B. pulse
C. pulse oximetry
D. respirations
In a blood pressure measurement of 132/86, the number 86 is the:
A. Bradycardia
B. Tachycardia
C. Diastolic
D. Systolic
we used this tool for …
A. measuring the patients pain level
B. taking the BP
C. counting the respirations
D. taking the pulse
The following are routes to take a temperature EXCEPT …
A. oral
B. temporal
C. axillary
D. femoral
difficult or labored breathing
A. bradypnea
B. dyspnea
C. orthopnea
D. tachypnea