NRS 207 Vital Signs Quiz Test

Afebrile - without a fever Axillary - Armpit Calibrated - marked with graduations; standard measure on thermometers or graduate. Dehydration - Condition in which fluid output is greater than fluid intake. Diastolic pressure - pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest Edema - excessive collection of fluid in the tissues causing swelling. Fahrenheit - A measure of heat; scale used to express temperature. Febrile - Having a fever. Hyperthermia - A greatly elevated temperature Hypothermia - A body temperature of 95 degrees or below Metric System - System of weight and measures based on the meter, with all units based on the power of 10 Systolic pressure - Pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts. Tympanic Thermometer - Electronic probe used in the ear; maybe set to determine oral, rectal, and surface temperatures. Vital Signs reflect the function of three body processes that are essential for life. - Regulation of body temperature, Heart function, Breathing Vital signs Abbreviations for temperature is - T Vital signs Abbreviations for Pulse is - P Vital signs Abbreviations for Respirations is - R Vital signs Abbreviations for Blood Pressure is - BP Vital signs means - T.P.R and BP The purpose for Vital Signs is to - Measure to detect any changes in normal body function and used to determine response to treatment. All measurement is taken - when the body is at rest Temperature measures what - Body heat Pulse measures what - Heart rate Respiration measures what - how often you inhales and exhales Blood pressure measures what - the pressure against the walls of the arteries. Heat production of the body comes from - the muscles, the glands and the oxidation of food Heat loss comes from - 1. Respiration [breathing] 2. Perspiration [sweating] 3. Excretion [bowel movement] Factors that affecting body temperature are - 1. exercise 2. illness 3. age 4. time of day 5. medications 6. infections 7. emotions 8. hydration 9. clothing 10. Enviromental temperature Instrument used to measure body temperature - Thermometers oral and rectal Normal temperature range for adults is - 1. Axillary 96.6 to 98.6 2. Oral 97.6 to 99.6 3. Rectal 98.6 to 100.6 How to read a non-mercury glass thermometer - 1. hold at eye level. 2. locate solid column of liquid in the glass. 3. observe the lines on the scale at the upper side of column. 4. Read at point where liquid in the glass ends. 5. long line represents degree and short lines 0.2 of a degree. The sites to take a body temperature are - 1. Oral [the mouth] 2. Rectal [the butt] 3. Axillary [the armpits] 4. Tympanic [the ears] The most common place to take a person temperature is - Oral the [mouth]