CNA chapter 31
Which should you report at once? A rectal temperature of
101.6
Normal blood pressure for an adult
112/78 mm
Normal respirations in adults are
12 to 30 per minute
Which is reported to the nurse at once? An adult that has a pulse of
124 beats per minute
Taking the apical and radial pulses at the same time
Apical radial pulse
Which gives the least accurate measurement of body temperature
Auxiliary site
Blood pressure abbreviation
BP
A slow heart rate; less than 60 bpm
Bradycardia
Centigrade abbreviation
C
The period of heart muscle relaxation; the heart is at rest
Diastole
The pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest
Diastolic pressure
Fahrenheit abbreviation
F
True or false. The apical pulse can be greater than the radial pulse.
False
True or false. Vital signs change only during illness.
False
The systolic pressure is the point where the first sound is
Heard
Mercury abbreviation
Hg
Blood pressure measurements remaining above as systolic pressure of 140 MM for a discount pressure of 90 MM
Hypertension
When the systolic blood pressure is below 90 mm and the diastolic pressure is below 60 MM
Hypotension
Identification
ID
Intravenous abbreviation
IV
When measuring blood pressure, you should do the following except use the arm with an
Intravenous infusion
You're not sure of hearing the accurate blood pressure measurement. What should you do?
Measure again after 60 seconds
Millimeter abbreviation
Mm
Millimeters of mercury abbreviation
Mm Hg
The amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood
Pressure
Respirations are usually counted after taking the
Pulse
The difference between the apical and radial pulse rates
Pulse deficit
The number of heartbeats or pulses health in one minute
Pulse rate
Normal respirations are
Quiet
A cuff and measuring device used to measure blood pressure
Sphygmomanometer
The period of heart muscle contraction; heart is pumping blood
Systolic pressure
A rapid heart rate more than 100 bpm
Tachycardia
Vital signs
Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
Which is usually used to take an adults pulse
The radial pulse
Rectal temperature is taken when a person is
Unconscious
