Test Bank For Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 7th
Edition, By Anne G. Perry, Patricia A. Potter & Wendy R.
Ostendorf.
Vital signs include - ANSWER temperature, pulse,
respirations, blood pressure
Considered 5th vital sign - ANSWER pain assessment
Two potential sources of error when blood pressure is
measured - ANSWER pt talking and pt movement
a palpable bounding of blood flow caused by pressure
wave transmission from the left ventricle of the heart to
the peripheral arteries - ANSWER pulse
assessing the _ provides indications of heart function and
tissue perfusion (circulation) - ANSWER pulse
in adults, the _ pulse is the site for routine pulse
assessment - ANSWER radial
the _ or _ pulse is the site for routine pulse assessments
in infants - ANSWER brachial or apical
, pulse < 60 bpm - ANSWER bradycardia
pulse > 100 bpm - ANSWER tachycardia
irregular pulse rate - ANSWER arrhythmia
most accurate noninvasive measure of heart rate,
obtained using a stethoscope - ANSWER apical pulse
location for apical pulse - ANSWER 5th intercostal
space on the left mid clavicular line
descriptions of a pulse of low volume that is difficult to
palpate - ANSWER weak, feeble, thready
describes a pulse that is very strong - ANSWER
bounding
respirations can be described as _ or _ - ANSWER
deep or shallow
refers to the number of times a person breathes in and
out in 1 minute - ANSWER rate
Edition, By Anne G. Perry, Patricia A. Potter & Wendy R.
Ostendorf.
Vital signs include - ANSWER temperature, pulse,
respirations, blood pressure
Considered 5th vital sign - ANSWER pain assessment
Two potential sources of error when blood pressure is
measured - ANSWER pt talking and pt movement
a palpable bounding of blood flow caused by pressure
wave transmission from the left ventricle of the heart to
the peripheral arteries - ANSWER pulse
assessing the _ provides indications of heart function and
tissue perfusion (circulation) - ANSWER pulse
in adults, the _ pulse is the site for routine pulse
assessment - ANSWER radial
the _ or _ pulse is the site for routine pulse assessments
in infants - ANSWER brachial or apical
, pulse < 60 bpm - ANSWER bradycardia
pulse > 100 bpm - ANSWER tachycardia
irregular pulse rate - ANSWER arrhythmia
most accurate noninvasive measure of heart rate,
obtained using a stethoscope - ANSWER apical pulse
location for apical pulse - ANSWER 5th intercostal
space on the left mid clavicular line
descriptions of a pulse of low volume that is difficult to
palpate - ANSWER weak, feeble, thready
describes a pulse that is very strong - ANSWER
bounding
respirations can be described as _ or _ - ANSWER
deep or shallow
refers to the number of times a person breathes in and
out in 1 minute - ANSWER rate
