Select the instrument needed to check a patient’s pulse.
Stethoscope:
Cuff:
Thermometer:
Select the instruments needed to check a patient’s blood pressure.
Select the image that represents the instrument needed to check a patient’s aural temperature.
Select the instruments needed to check a patient’s respirations.
Second hand of a watch:
What three facts must be recorded when taking a patient’s respiratory rate?
What two things need to be recorded after measuring blood pressure?
Choose the best answer.Which of the measurements below is the correct blood pressure recording for a patient who has a systolic blood pressure of 115 and a diastolic blood pressure of 70?
Complete each sentence.The most accurate temperature site is the armpitearmouthrectum.The oral and auralaxillary and groinrectal and temporal temperatures are the lowest.Oral or rectal temperatures need to be taken with a clinical or electronictympanic or temporal scanning thermometer.
Complete each sentence.If the patient has smoked or had anything to eat or drink within the last 15 minutes20 minutes24 hours, wait before taking his or her temperature.When taking a patient’s oral temperature, leave the thermometer in his or her mouth for 0-2 minutes3-5 minutes1-3 minutes.If the patient’s temperature is below 99°F97°F101°F, place the thermometer back in his or her mouth for 1-2 minutes.
Choose the correct vital sign being measured beside each scenario.pulserespirations Placing two fingers above the thumb on the wrist and counting the beats for one minuteblood pressurerespirations Counting the rising and lowering of the patient’s chest for one minutepulseblood pressure Wrapping a cuff one inch above the elbow over the brachial arterytemperatureblood pressure Removing the device from the patient’s mouth after 3-5 minutes and recording in degrees Fahrenheit
Complete the sentence.Pulse rate is recorded as
In what two measurements can temperature be recorded?
Complete the sentences with the correct words.An inspiration occurs when the lungs compresscontract, and an expiration occurs when the lungs compress contract.During a respiration, oxygen (O2)carbon dioxide (CO2) is breathed in and oxygen (O2)carbon dioxide (CO2) is breathed out.
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