TTC NUR 102- Unit 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
True or False: We need to take vitals on ALL our patients? True
What is core temperature? temperature inside the body
What are some factors that affect body temperature? Age
Environment
Time of day
Exercise
Stress
Hormones
What can alter the patient's temperature? smoking
ice water
coffee
gum chewing
How can temperature be taken? oral
rectal
axillary
tympanic
temporal
What is the lease accurate site to take temperature? Axillary
What is the most accurate site to take temperature? (2) Tympanic and Temporal
What is the normal body temperature? 97.6ºF - 99.6ºF oral
36.5ºC - 37.5ºC oral
, what is the term used for when temperature exceeds 37.5 pyrexia, hyperthermia, or fever
ºC?
Rectal temperatures may be ____ ºC (higher or lower?) 0.5 higher
than oral
Axillary temps may be ____ºC (higher or lower?) than oral 0.5 lower
Death can occur if core temp is _____ºF or ___ ºF 77ºF or 113ºF
State of normal body temperature in a patient is called afebrile
Absence of respiration; a potentially serious sleep apnea
disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts is
called
absence of audible sounds during blood pressure auscultatory gap
measurement that may cause inaccurate reading is called
abnormally slow heart rate (usually less than 60 bpm in bradycardia
adults)
abnormally slow respiratory rate (Usually less than 10 bradypnea
breaths per min in adults)
pressure in the blood vessels during cardiac ventricular Diastolic blood pressure
relaxation
normal respiratory rhythm and depth eupnea
abnormally high blood pressure hypertension
abnormally low blood pressure hypotension
sounds heard during auscultation that indicate the korotkoff sounds
systolic and diastolic pressure
significant decrease in systolic blood pressure with paradoxical blood pressure
inspiration
a fall in bp associated with a change in position from postural (orthostatic) hypotension
supine to sitting or standing is called ***
bp between 120/80 and 139/89 for adults prehypertension
mathematical difference between apical and radial pulse pulse deficit
mathematical difference between systolic and diastolic pulse pressure
bp
CORRECT Answers
True or False: We need to take vitals on ALL our patients? True
What is core temperature? temperature inside the body
What are some factors that affect body temperature? Age
Environment
Time of day
Exercise
Stress
Hormones
What can alter the patient's temperature? smoking
ice water
coffee
gum chewing
How can temperature be taken? oral
rectal
axillary
tympanic
temporal
What is the lease accurate site to take temperature? Axillary
What is the most accurate site to take temperature? (2) Tympanic and Temporal
What is the normal body temperature? 97.6ºF - 99.6ºF oral
36.5ºC - 37.5ºC oral
, what is the term used for when temperature exceeds 37.5 pyrexia, hyperthermia, or fever
ºC?
Rectal temperatures may be ____ ºC (higher or lower?) 0.5 higher
than oral
Axillary temps may be ____ºC (higher or lower?) than oral 0.5 lower
Death can occur if core temp is _____ºF or ___ ºF 77ºF or 113ºF
State of normal body temperature in a patient is called afebrile
Absence of respiration; a potentially serious sleep apnea
disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts is
called
absence of audible sounds during blood pressure auscultatory gap
measurement that may cause inaccurate reading is called
abnormally slow heart rate (usually less than 60 bpm in bradycardia
adults)
abnormally slow respiratory rate (Usually less than 10 bradypnea
breaths per min in adults)
pressure in the blood vessels during cardiac ventricular Diastolic blood pressure
relaxation
normal respiratory rhythm and depth eupnea
abnormally high blood pressure hypertension
abnormally low blood pressure hypotension
sounds heard during auscultation that indicate the korotkoff sounds
systolic and diastolic pressure
significant decrease in systolic blood pressure with paradoxical blood pressure
inspiration
a fall in bp associated with a change in position from postural (orthostatic) hypotension
supine to sitting or standing is called ***
bp between 120/80 and 139/89 for adults prehypertension
mathematical difference between apical and radial pulse pulse deficit
mathematical difference between systolic and diastolic pulse pressure
bp
