CCTC NUR101 EXAM 2 (questions and answers)

CCTC NUR101 EXAM 2 (questions and answers) oral temperature - CORRECT ANSWER-98-98.6 Rectal temperature - CORRECT ANSWER-99-99.6 Average temperature for adults - CORRECT ANSWER-98.6 normal blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-120/80 Elevated blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER-120-129/80 mmHg Hypertension Stage 1 - CORRECT ANSWER-130-139/80-89 Hypertension Stage II - CORRECT ANSWER-140/90 hypertensive crisis - CORRECT ANSWER-180/120 Thermoregulation - CORRECT ANSWER-Process of maintaining a stable internal body temp core temperature - CORRECT ANSWER-97 to 100.8 Normal adult vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER-T 98.6 (36.7 c), 12-20 resp per min, 120/80, 80bpm Older adult vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER-95-96.8 (35-36c), 80 bpm, 12-20 resp, 120/80 to 160/95 When to measure vital signs? - CORRECT ANSWER-Acute care setting: Admission, every 4-8 hrs (unit protocol), Before, during, & after procedures, before, during and after nursing interventions, before some medications, pt. condition changes Physiologic Processes - CORRECT ANSWER-Hot: body internally decreases your body temp with VASODILATION Cold: Body increases body temp internally with VASOCONSTRICTION Basal Metabolic Rate - CORRECT ANSWER-amount of energy required to maintain the body at rest