PSW NACC PRACTICE EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+ |
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4 vital signs - Correct Answer - temperature, pulse, respiration, blood
pressure
Body temperature - Correct Answer - Amount of heat in the body
Tympanic temperature - Correct Answer - Temperature taken in the ear
Axillary temperature - Correct Answer - Underarm
Rectal temperature - Correct Answer - Rectum , rarely used
Electronic thermometers - Correct Answer - Battery operated, measure
in 20-50 seconds
Digital thermometers - Correct Answer - Used more in home care than
facilities
Dot matrix thermometer - Correct Answer - Used only once, used for oral
or axillary temperatures, within 3 minutes
Temperature sensitive tape - Correct Answer - Changes colour in
response to body heat, forehead or abdomen
, Pulse - Correct Answer - Best of the heart is felt at an artery as a wave
of blood passes through the artery
Which site used most often - Correct Answer - Radial
Which pulse uses a stethoscope - Correct Answer - Apical pulse
Pulse rate - Correct Answer - Number of heartbeats or pulses felt in 1
minute
Adult pulse rate - Correct Answer - 60-100
Tachycardia - Correct Answer - rapid heart rate
Bradycardia - Correct Answer - slow heart rate
dysrhythmia - Correct Answer - Abnormal heart rhythm
What's a radial pulse used for - Correct Answer - Taking routine vital
signs
Respiration - Correct Answer - Act of breathing air into the lungs and out
of the lungs
Adult respiration's - Correct Answer - 12-20
When are respiration's counted - Correct Answer - When persons at rest,
eighth after taking pulse so client is unaware your counting respirations
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+ |
LATEST 2025/2026 GUIDE
4 vital signs - Correct Answer - temperature, pulse, respiration, blood
pressure
Body temperature - Correct Answer - Amount of heat in the body
Tympanic temperature - Correct Answer - Temperature taken in the ear
Axillary temperature - Correct Answer - Underarm
Rectal temperature - Correct Answer - Rectum , rarely used
Electronic thermometers - Correct Answer - Battery operated, measure
in 20-50 seconds
Digital thermometers - Correct Answer - Used more in home care than
facilities
Dot matrix thermometer - Correct Answer - Used only once, used for oral
or axillary temperatures, within 3 minutes
Temperature sensitive tape - Correct Answer - Changes colour in
response to body heat, forehead or abdomen
, Pulse - Correct Answer - Best of the heart is felt at an artery as a wave
of blood passes through the artery
Which site used most often - Correct Answer - Radial
Which pulse uses a stethoscope - Correct Answer - Apical pulse
Pulse rate - Correct Answer - Number of heartbeats or pulses felt in 1
minute
Adult pulse rate - Correct Answer - 60-100
Tachycardia - Correct Answer - rapid heart rate
Bradycardia - Correct Answer - slow heart rate
dysrhythmia - Correct Answer - Abnormal heart rhythm
What's a radial pulse used for - Correct Answer - Taking routine vital
signs
Respiration - Correct Answer - Act of breathing air into the lungs and out
of the lungs
Adult respiration's - Correct Answer - 12-20
When are respiration's counted - Correct Answer - When persons at rest,
eighth after taking pulse so client is unaware your counting respirations
