Quiz 3

On a Fahrenheit clinical thermometer, each short line equals:

0.2 degrees

A respiration counted as:

1 inspiration plus 1 expiration

If you counted the chest rising 8 times in 30 seconds, you would report ____ respirations per minute.

16

A higher concentration of oxygen may be provided by:

A non-breathing mask

A blood pressure of 100/50 Hg would be reported as:

Abnormal

Exercises performed by the patient themselves without assistance is:

Active range of motion

The pulse of an infant is most accurate when taken on the:

Apical site (chest).

Main criteria in determining the proper height of the client's crutches.

Bend of the elbow when holding onto the hand grips.

Flexion

Bending a body part.

Dorsiflexion

Bending backward

Plantar flexion

Bending forward

The four main vital signs are:

Blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respiration

Four-point gait

Both legs can bear weight. Taught first.

Terms that are usually used to describe a pulse.

Bounding, regular.

When using a can for ambulation, the can must be positioned:

By the unaffected side.

A correct statement about orthostatic hypotension is:

Changing from a supine to vertical position may result in a drop in blood pressure.

When taking a client's respirations, you should:

Continue to hold the wrist like you were taking the pulse but watch chest movement.

Complications of immobility or inactivity may be:

Contracture and atrophy

Between contractions, the heart muscle relaxes and the upper chambers fill with blood. The period is called:

Diastole

The pressure against the arterial walls when the heart is at rest is called:

Diastolic pressure

Pulse pressure is the:

Difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

For a vaginal examination, you would place your client in the _________ position.

Dorsal recumbent.

A patient having difficulty breathing would be reported as:

Dyspnea

A nose bleed is known as:

Epistaxis

When teaching a client how to use a walker,

First step in with the affected leg

Used to facilitate breathing, encourage drainage, and examine the head, neck, and chest.

Fowler's position

A correct principal about ambulation devices is:

Gives the patient the most independence and with the most safety.

Measurement of the balance heat loss and heat produced by the body is:

Homeostasis

Extending a joint past it's normal position is:

Hyperextension

Persistent high blood pressure is known as:

Hypertension

Rectal temperature of about 105 degrees Fahrenheit is classified at:

Hyperthermia

The temperature control center is located in the:

Hypothalamus

For a rectal procedure that requires an extended amount of time, you would drape your client in the _______ position.

Jackknife

The apical pulse is normally located:

Just inferior to the left nipple.

Used for rectal examinations, usually sigmoidoscopic examination.

Knee-Chest position

For a rectal temperature to be taken, you would place the patient in the ______ position.

Left-lateral or Sim's

Used for vaginal examinations, Pap tests, catheterization, cystoscopic examinations, and pelvic surgery.

Lithotomy position

The body's respiratory control center is located in the:

Medulla oblongata

Swing-to gait

More rapid gait. Requires shoulder and arm strength.

Swing-through gait

Most rapid gait. Advanced. Requires most strength and skill.

Rotation

Moving a body part around its own axis.

Abduction

Moving a part away from the body.

Adduction

Moving a part toward the body.

Ulnar deviation

Moving toward the little finger side of the hand

Radial deviation

Moving toward the thumb side of the hand

When the caregiver moves the body part for the patient, it is called:

Passive range of motion

Once of the earliest signs of a developing decubitus ulcer is:

Persistent erythema on a prominent area of skin

The primary cause of a decubitus ulcer is:

Prolonged pressure to a prominent area

Used for examination or treatment of the back or spine.

Prone position

The most common site for taking a pulse on an adult would be the:

Radial

Bubbly or moist breath sounds in the lungs are called:

Rales

Activities and exercises that are done to promote and maintain musculo-skeletal health is/are:

Range of motion exercises

If you count the number of breaths per minute, you are checking the ______ of the respirations.

Rate

The most accurate temperature is taken:

Rectally

When walking a patient without ambulation aid except for a gait belt, you would:

Stand on the weak side and hold on to the gait belt with an underhand grip.

Used for examination or treatment of the front, or anterior part of the body.

Supine position

A pulse rate of 120 in an adult would be known as:

Tachycardia

A adult is breathing very rapidly and shallow at 36 breaths per minute and his heart rate is 110 beats per minute. Which of the following terms BEST describe his vital signs?

Tachypnea and tachycardia

Two-point gait

Taught after four-point gait. Closest to natural rhythm of walking.

You should take a pulse for a full minute if:

The pulse is irregular and there is a history of heart problems.

Gait taught to a client who can bear weight on only one foot while walking with crutches.

Three-point gait.

Opposition

Touching each of the fingers with the tip of the thumb

Increases circulation of blood to the head and brain, and can be used for circulatory shock.

Trendelenburg position

Inversion

Turning a body inward

Pronation

Turning a body part downward

Eversion

Turning a body part outward

Supination

Turning a body part upward

Why is the importance of accurate vital signs?

Vital signs mat be the first indicator(s) of a disease process.