NTRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
The four main vital signs are temp, pulse, resp, and apical pulse. - False
The degree of pain is often regarded as the fifth vital sign - True
An oral temp is the most accurate method for determining body temp - False
Stavation, illness, and infection cause an increase in body temp - False
A groin temp is taken in the armpit - False
An electric thermometer is left in place for three minutes - False
Body temp is higher in the evening - True
An aural temp measures the thermal infrared energy radiating from blood vessels in the lymphatic
membrane - True
Hyperthermia is a low body temp, below 95 degrees F measured rectally. - False
Pyrexia is another term for fever - True
When a patient has smoked a cigarette, wait at least ten minutes before taking an oral temperature -
False
A tympanic temperature is measured by the temporal artery in the forehead - False
COMPLETE SOLUTION
The four main vital signs are temp, pulse, resp, and apical pulse. - False
The degree of pain is often regarded as the fifth vital sign - True
An oral temp is the most accurate method for determining body temp - False
Stavation, illness, and infection cause an increase in body temp - False
A groin temp is taken in the armpit - False
An electric thermometer is left in place for three minutes - False
Body temp is higher in the evening - True
An aural temp measures the thermal infrared energy radiating from blood vessels in the lymphatic
membrane - True
Hyperthermia is a low body temp, below 95 degrees F measured rectally. - False
Pyrexia is another term for fever - True
When a patient has smoked a cigarette, wait at least ten minutes before taking an oral temperature -
False
A tympanic temperature is measured by the temporal artery in the forehead - False
