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Vital Signs PHS
Test Description: VS PHS
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1) When taking a pulse, you are looking for:
A
regularity, count, and character
B
count, regularity, and rate
C
volume, strength, and rate
D
rate, rhythm, and volume
2) Which pulse must be auscultated?
A
brachial
B
apical
C
radial
D
carotid
3) If a patient is not breathing it is called:
A
bradypnea
B
dyspnea
C
apnea
D
eupnea
4) You counted 6 inspirations and 6 expirations for 30 seconds on a 20 year old patient. You would record their respirations as__________.
A
12
B
20
C
18
D
24
5) The normal temperature range for a rectal temperature is ________.
A
97.6-99.6
B
96.6-98.6
C
98.6-100.6
D
100.6-101.6
6) The most common and convenient route to take a temperature is ______.
A
Tympanic
B
Aurally
C
oral
D
Rectally
7) Which things would decrease a body temperature?
A
exercise or illness
B
A temperature taken in the evening vs. the morning
C
Eating hot foods
D
starvation or fasting
8) Which number represents tachycardia on an adult patient?
A
110
B
43
C
97
D
62
9) Which vital sign do people forget how to do normally once they know you are taking it?
A
respirations
B
pulse
C
pain
D
blood pressure
10) The temperature was taken axillary. This means it was taken in the _____?
A
rectum
B
mouth
C
armpit
D
groin
11) When taking a pulse, do not use:
A
stethoscope
B
2-3 fingers
C
a clock with second hands
D
your thumb
12) How long do you hold a mercury or glass thermometer in place for an axillary temperature?
A
hyperpnea
B
tachypnea
C
orthopnea
D
apnea
13) A patient is having trouble breathing when they are in any position except for sitting up straight or standing up. This is an example of ___.
A
10 minutes
B
1-2 seconds, until the device beeps
C
3-5 minutes
14) TPR stands for...
A
vital signs
B
blood pressure, pain management
C
tympanic, popliteal, radial
D
temperature, pulse, respirations
15) Palpate means....
A
to listen, hear
B
to take/record
C
to see/observe
D
to feel/touch
16) The most accurate method of taking a temperature is ____.
A
oral
B
rectal
C
aural
D
typmanic
17) The Dorsalis Pedis artery is found ____.
A
at the groin
B
in the upper arm
C
in the neck
D
on the top of the arch of the foot
18) The pulse felt in the forehead is called the _______.
A
brachial
B
temporal
C
femoral
D
carotid
19) When using a stethoscope, the ear pieces should point____.
A
it doesn't matter
B
toward the nose
C
toward the back of the head
20) Which pain scale should you use with a 4 year old toddler?
A
Numerical (1-10) Pain Scal
B
Wong-Baker Faces Scale
C
I would not ask the patient their pain level
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