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When taking a pulse, you are looking for:
a) regularity, count, and character
b) volume, strength, and rate
c) count, regularity, and rate
d) rate, rhythm, and volume

Which pulse must be auscultated?
a) brachial
b) radial
c) apical
d) carotid

If a patient is not breathing it is called:
a) bradypnea
b) eupnea
c) dyspnea
d) apnea

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) 20
c) 18
d) 12

The normal temperature range for a rectal temperature is ________.
a) 96.6-98.6
b) 98.6-100.6
c) 97.6-99.6
d) 100.6-101.6

The most common and convenient route to take a temperature is ______.
a) Rectally
b) Aurally
c) Tympanic
d) oral

Which things would decrease a body temperature?
a) starvation or fasting
b) exercise or illness
c) A temperature taken in the evening vs. the morning
d) Eating hot foods

Which number represents tachycardia on an adult patient?
a) 62
b) 43
c) 97
d) 110

Which vital sign do people forget how to do normally once they know you are taking it?
a) respirations
b) blood pressure
c) pain
d) pulse

The temperature was taken axillary. This means it was taken in the _____?
a) rectum
b) groin
c) armpit
d) mouth

When taking a pulse, do not use:
a) stethoscope
b) a clock with second hands
c) 2-3 fingers
d) your thumb

How long do you hold a mercury or glass thermometer in place for an axillary temperature?
a) apnea
b) hyperpnea
c) tachypnea
d) orthopnea

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) 10 minutes
c) 1-2 seconds, until the device beeps
d)

TPR stands for...
a) vital signs
b) tympanic, popliteal, radial
c) temperature, pulse, respirations
d) blood pressure, pain management

Palpate means....
a) to listen, hear
b) to feel/touch
c) to take/record
d) to see/observe

The most accurate method of taking a temperature is ____.
a) typmanic
b) oral
c) rectal
d) aural

The Dorsalis Pedis artery is found ____.
a) on the top of the arch of the foot
b) at the groin
c) in the upper arm
d) in the neck

The pulse felt in the forehead is called the _______.
a) femoral
b) brachial
c) temporal
d) carotid

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
d)

Which pain scale should you use with a 4 year old toddler?
a) Wong-Baker Faces Scale
b) Numerical (1-10) Pain Scal
c) I would not ask the patient their pain level
d)

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