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