Vital Signs (Fundamentals of Nursing) Exam
1: Part 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What are vital signs? - CORRECT ANSWER -Assessment of VITAL or CRITICAL physiological
functions
Temp - CORRECT ANSWER -36°C-37.5°C
Pulse - CORRECT ANSWER -60-100bpm
Respirations - CORRECT ANSWER -12-20 breaths/min
Pulse Ox - CORRECT ANSWER -95%-100&
Blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER -<120 & <80
Pain - CORRECT ANSWER -☺☺☺☺☺
Stable vital signs INDICATE physiological well- being. DO NOT guarantee it!! - CORRECT
ANSWER -...
Know for taking vital signs!! - CORRECT ANSWER -•Nurse's responsibility (ACCURACY)
•Delegation
•Knowledge of patient's range/ BASELINE
•Knowledge of patients history & current status
•Enviromental factors
•Systematic approach(the more "put together" you look, the better you'll finish your task right the first
time)
•Equipment
, When to take VS? - CORRECT ANSWER -•On admission to hospital
•At visit to healthcare provider/clinic
•Before,during,& after surgery/procedure
•To monitor effects of certain medications/activities
•CHANGE IN CONDITION (ex: feeling might headed after walking)
Accepted temp range - CORRECT ANSWER -°C- 36-37.5
°F- 96.8-99.5
How does the body regulate temp? - CORRECT ANSWER -•THERMOREGULATION
•Hypothalamus
•Decreased&increased body temp
•Behavioral control
How does hypothalamus regulate body temp? - CORRECT ANSWER -By triggering changes to
effectors, such as sweat glands and muscles controlling body hair. Heat stroke can happen when the body
becomes too hot; and hypothermia when the body becomes too cold.
3 main parts of regulating body temp - CORRECT ANSWER -•Sensors in periphery and in the
core
•An integrator in the hypothalamus
•Effector system that adjusts the production and loss of heat
Where are most Senors/sensory receptors? - CORRECT ANSWER -In the skin
What happens when skin is chilled? - CORRECT ANSWER -•Shivering increases
•Sweating in inhibited to decrease heat loss
•Vasoconstriction DECREASES heat loss
1: Part 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What are vital signs? - CORRECT ANSWER -Assessment of VITAL or CRITICAL physiological
functions
Temp - CORRECT ANSWER -36°C-37.5°C
Pulse - CORRECT ANSWER -60-100bpm
Respirations - CORRECT ANSWER -12-20 breaths/min
Pulse Ox - CORRECT ANSWER -95%-100&
Blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER -<120 & <80
Pain - CORRECT ANSWER -☺☺☺☺☺
Stable vital signs INDICATE physiological well- being. DO NOT guarantee it!! - CORRECT
ANSWER -...
Know for taking vital signs!! - CORRECT ANSWER -•Nurse's responsibility (ACCURACY)
•Delegation
•Knowledge of patient's range/ BASELINE
•Knowledge of patients history & current status
•Enviromental factors
•Systematic approach(the more "put together" you look, the better you'll finish your task right the first
time)
•Equipment
, When to take VS? - CORRECT ANSWER -•On admission to hospital
•At visit to healthcare provider/clinic
•Before,during,& after surgery/procedure
•To monitor effects of certain medications/activities
•CHANGE IN CONDITION (ex: feeling might headed after walking)
Accepted temp range - CORRECT ANSWER -°C- 36-37.5
°F- 96.8-99.5
How does the body regulate temp? - CORRECT ANSWER -•THERMOREGULATION
•Hypothalamus
•Decreased&increased body temp
•Behavioral control
How does hypothalamus regulate body temp? - CORRECT ANSWER -By triggering changes to
effectors, such as sweat glands and muscles controlling body hair. Heat stroke can happen when the body
becomes too hot; and hypothermia when the body becomes too cold.
3 main parts of regulating body temp - CORRECT ANSWER -•Sensors in periphery and in the
core
•An integrator in the hypothalamus
•Effector system that adjusts the production and loss of heat
Where are most Senors/sensory receptors? - CORRECT ANSWER -In the skin
What happens when skin is chilled? - CORRECT ANSWER -•Shivering increases
•Sweating in inhibited to decrease heat loss
•Vasoconstriction DECREASES heat loss
