NUR 110- VITAL SIGNS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2025

What are the Vital Signs along with their norms? - ANSWER Temperature: 36-37.5 C (97-99.5 F) Pulse: 60-100 bpm Respiration: 12-20 bpm Blood Pressure: 120/80 Oxygen Saturation: 94%-100% Pain: 0-10 pain scale Times to assess Vital Signs? - ANSWER When admitted If there's a change in health status Before & after activities, pain meds, meals, etc. At least once each shift! What can cause deviations from the normal vital signs? - ANSWER Diet (sodium, caffeine, dehydration, etc) Exercise Stress General Health The core body temp is regulated by what? - ANSWER The hypothalamus The surface temp is regulated by what? - ANSWER The skin Factors that can affect body temp? - ANSWER -Circadian Rhythms: temp is usually lower in the mornings -Age & Gender: body temp in older adults may be lower. body temp of infants & children changes more rapidly in response to both hot & cold air temps. Women tend to experience more fluctuations in body temp than men do, probably due to hormones. -Physical Activity: Physical exertion increases body temp -State of health: The presence of certain disease conditions and other health problems may result in alterations in body temp. -Environmental Temp: When one is exposed to extreme cold without adequate protective clothing, heat loss may be increased to a point of *hypothermia*. If one is exposed to extremes of heat for long periods of time they are at risk for *hyperthermia* Words associated with fever or high body temp - ANSWER Pyrexia, Hyperthermia, Fever, Febrile (afebrile means no fever) How to take a temperature - ANSWER 1. Oral- in the mouth, sublingual pocket 2. Axillary-