Vital Signs UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Vital Signs UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate - CORRECT ANSWER - the 4 main vital signs



steth - CORRECT ANSWER - chest



cost - CORRECT ANSWER - rib



scope - CORRECT ANSWER - instrument to visually examine



dys - CORRECT ANSWER - abnormal, painful, difficult



hyper - CORRECT ANSWER - excessive, above



hypo - CORRECT ANSWER - deficit, below



cardi/o - CORRECT ANSWER - heart



brachy - CORRECT ANSWER - short



tachy - CORRECT ANSWER - fast



inter - CORRECT ANSWER - between



invasive - CORRECT ANSWER - inserting a needle into the skin



noninvasive - CORRECT ANSWER - actions that do not intrude

, respiratory rate - CORRECT ANSWER - vital sign that should be assessed first



What do you use to palpate a client's pulse? - CORRECT ANSWER - touch



What do you use to ascultate a client's pulse? - CORRECT ANSWER - stethoscope


How do you document that a pulse is found on only one side of the client's body? - CORRECT
ANSWER - unilateral



Cheyne-Stokes - CORRECT ANSWER - periods of dyspnea folllowed by periods of apnea



apnea - CORRECT ANSWER - no breathing



Rales - CORRECT ANSWER - bubbling or noisy sounds while breathing



hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER - low blood pressure



hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER - high blood pressure



myocardial infarction - CORRECT ANSWER - heart attack



cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER - bluish discoloration due to lack of oxygen



febrile - CORRECT ANSWER - fever



afebrile - CORRECT ANSWER - normal temperature, no fever



hyperventilation - CORRECT ANSWER - increased respiratory rate