NUR 218 Exam 1 || A+ Score Secured.
hyperthermia correct answers > 104 degrees Fahrenheit
febrile correct answers > 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit
hypothermia correct answers < 95 degrees Fahrenheit
how long after exercise or bathing should you take temperature? correct answers 1 hour
how long after consuming hot or cold beverages or smoking should you take temperature?
correct answers 30 minutes
baseline oral temperature tends to __________ slightly with age correct answers decrease
pulse rate fluctuates with __________, __________, __________, and __________ correct
answers exercise, illness, injury, and emotions
T/F: females have a higher HR than males correct answers true
causes of bradycardia: (2) correct answers resting/sitting, heart block
what is considered tachycardia? correct answers > 100 BPM
causes of tachycardia: (5) correct answers shock, hemorrhage, fever, acute pain, and drugs
Sites for Assessing Pulses:
-
,- Brachial artery
-
- Dorsalis pedis/feet
- Apical (use stethoscope, listening directly on the heart, used if the radial pulse is irregular to see
what the heart is actually doing)
- Posterior tibial correct answers - Carotid arteries
- Brachial artery
- Radial
- Dorsalis pedis/feet
- Apical
- Posterior tibial
most common way to assess pulse in emergency situations correct answers carotid arteries
most common way to assess pulse correct answers radial
uses a stethoscope to listen directly on the heart, used if the radial pulse is irregular to see what
the heart is actually doing correct answers apical
how do you assess the pulse of infants and children under 2? correct answers obtain by
auscultating the apical pulse for a full minute
when taking the pulse, you are assessing for...
-
- correct answers - rhythm
- intensity
regularity of the heartbeat (regular/irregular) correct answers rhythm
, the strength of the pulse with each beat, often described as normal, weak, strong, or bounding (0-
4) correct answers intensity
Difficulties palpating the pulse may be due to...
-
-
- correct answers - poor circulation (use gravity and lower the arm)
- edema
- obesity (heat can help the pulse become stronger)
steady ___________ in HR as you get older (unlike temperature, which is a normal bell curve)
correct answers decrease
for infants, resting heart rate is ___________ than young children and adults correct answers
higher
for children, resting heart rates in this group continue to ___________ gradually (still
___________ than the normal 60-100 BPM) correct answers decrease
higher
Older Adults: heart rate will ___________ with age, at risk for ___________ and ___________
___________, heart can't beat as fast during exercise as it did when you were younger correct
answers decrease
arrhythmias
heart disease
Which type of patients would have a naturally lower heart rate? correct answers older people and
athletes
hyperthermia correct answers > 104 degrees Fahrenheit
febrile correct answers > 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit
hypothermia correct answers < 95 degrees Fahrenheit
how long after exercise or bathing should you take temperature? correct answers 1 hour
how long after consuming hot or cold beverages or smoking should you take temperature?
correct answers 30 minutes
baseline oral temperature tends to __________ slightly with age correct answers decrease
pulse rate fluctuates with __________, __________, __________, and __________ correct
answers exercise, illness, injury, and emotions
T/F: females have a higher HR than males correct answers true
causes of bradycardia: (2) correct answers resting/sitting, heart block
what is considered tachycardia? correct answers > 100 BPM
causes of tachycardia: (5) correct answers shock, hemorrhage, fever, acute pain, and drugs
Sites for Assessing Pulses:
-
,- Brachial artery
-
- Dorsalis pedis/feet
- Apical (use stethoscope, listening directly on the heart, used if the radial pulse is irregular to see
what the heart is actually doing)
- Posterior tibial correct answers - Carotid arteries
- Brachial artery
- Radial
- Dorsalis pedis/feet
- Apical
- Posterior tibial
most common way to assess pulse in emergency situations correct answers carotid arteries
most common way to assess pulse correct answers radial
uses a stethoscope to listen directly on the heart, used if the radial pulse is irregular to see what
the heart is actually doing correct answers apical
how do you assess the pulse of infants and children under 2? correct answers obtain by
auscultating the apical pulse for a full minute
when taking the pulse, you are assessing for...
-
- correct answers - rhythm
- intensity
regularity of the heartbeat (regular/irregular) correct answers rhythm
, the strength of the pulse with each beat, often described as normal, weak, strong, or bounding (0-
4) correct answers intensity
Difficulties palpating the pulse may be due to...
-
-
- correct answers - poor circulation (use gravity and lower the arm)
- edema
- obesity (heat can help the pulse become stronger)
steady ___________ in HR as you get older (unlike temperature, which is a normal bell curve)
correct answers decrease
for infants, resting heart rate is ___________ than young children and adults correct answers
higher
for children, resting heart rates in this group continue to ___________ gradually (still
___________ than the normal 60-100 BPM) correct answers decrease
higher
Older Adults: heart rate will ___________ with age, at risk for ___________ and ___________
___________, heart can't beat as fast during exercise as it did when you were younger correct
answers decrease
arrhythmias
heart disease
Which type of patients would have a naturally lower heart rate? correct answers older people and
athletes
