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NR 224 EXAM 1: VITAL SIGNS, SAFETY, AND MOBILITY/IMMBOLITY 2024-
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Quiz vital signs are indicators of what?
Ans: bodily functions that reflect health status of the patient
Quiz vital signs are what and part of which step in the nursing process?
Ans: baseline for the patient that monitor patients condition, identify problems,
evaluate response to intervention and part of the assessment step of the nursing
diagnosis
Quiz vital signs are regulated through what?
Ans: homeostatic mechanisms of the brain
Quiz what is included in vital signs?
Ans: temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pain and oxygen saturation
Quiz what are the guidelines for nurses for measuring vital signs?
Ans: measure vital signs correctly, knowing equipment, be organized ans use
systematic approaches, delegate measurement appropriately, analyze and interpret
trends, begin interventions appropriately, and communicate and document findings
accurately
Quiz Adult temperature ranges
Ans: 36-38 C or 96.8-100.4 F
Quiz adult tympanic temperature
Ans: 37 C or 98.6 F
, Quiz adult oral temperature
Ans: 37 C or 98.6 F
Quiz adult rectal temperature
Ans: 37.5 C or 99.5 F
Quiz adult pulse
Ans: 60-100 beats per minute
Quiz adult respiratory rate
Ans: 12 to 20 breaths per minute
Quiz adult blood pressure and pulse pressure
Ans: less than 120 over less than 80 and pulse pressure of 30 to 50 mmHG
Quiz adult saturation of oxygen
Ans: 95 to 100 percent
Quiz pulse pressure is
Ans: the difference between systolic and diastolic so 120-80
Quiz what to do if your patient has a fever
Ans: blood work, culture blood, broad spectrum antibiotics, wait to see if decreases
and give Tylenol or antipyritic
Quiz what is body temperature
Ans: heat produced minus heat loss
Quiz what are the temperature sites?
Ans: oral, rectal, axillary, tympanic membrane, temporal artery, esophageal,
pulmonary artery and urinary bladder
Quiz what is a core temperature?
Ans: temperature that is in the deep tissues of the body, remains relatively constant
unless exposed to sever extremes in environmental temperature and more reliable
indicator of body temperature
Quiz what are examples of core temperatures?