Vital Signs Practice for NCLEX Questions with
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1. |A |nurse |assesses |an |oral |temperature |for |an |adult |patient. |The |patient's |temperature |is |37.5°C |
(99.5°F). |What |term |would |the |nurse |use |to |report |this |temperature?
a. |Febrile
b. |Hypothermia
c. |Hypertension
d. |Afebrile |- |✔✔d. |Afebrile
2. |A |nurse |is |assessing |the |vital |signs |of |patients |who |presented |at |the |emergency |department. |Based
|on |the |knowledge |of |age-related |variations |in |normal |vital |signs, |which |patients |would |the |nurse |
document |as |having |a |normal |vital |sign? |Select |all |that |apply.
a. |A |4-month |old |infant |whose |temperature |is |38.1°C |(100.5°F)
b. |A |3-year |old |whose |blood |pressure |is |118/80
c. |A |9-year |old |whose |temperature |is |39°C |(102.2°F)
d. |An |adolescent |whose |pulse |rate |is |70 |bpm
e. |An |adult |whose |respiratory |rate |is |20 |bpm
, f. |A |72-year |old |whose |pulse |rate |is |42 |bpm |- |✔✔a. |A |4-month |old |infant |whose |temperature |is |
38.1°C |(100.5°F)
d. |An |adolescent |whose |pulse |rate |is |70 |bpm
e. |An |adult |whose |respiratory |rate |is |20 |bpm
f. |A |72-year |old |whose |pulse |rate |is |42 |bpm
3. |A |patient |who |is |febrile |may |lose |body |heat |through |perspiration. |The |nurse |recognizes |that |this |is |
an |example |of |what |mechanism |of |heat |loss?
a. |Evaporation
b. |Convection
c. |Radiation
d. |Conduction |- |✔✔a. |Evaporation
4. |The |rectal |temperature, |a |core |temperature, |is |considered |to |be |one |of |the |most |accurate |routes. |
In |which |cases |would |taking |a |rectal |temperature |be |contraindicated? |Select |all |that |apply.
a. |A |newborn |who |has |hypothermia
b. |A |child |who |has |pneumonia
c. |An |older |patient |who |is |post |myocardial |infarction |(heart |attack)
d. |A |teenager |who |has |leukemia
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verified answers |
1. |A |nurse |assesses |an |oral |temperature |for |an |adult |patient. |The |patient's |temperature |is |37.5°C |
(99.5°F). |What |term |would |the |nurse |use |to |report |this |temperature?
a. |Febrile
b. |Hypothermia
c. |Hypertension
d. |Afebrile |- |✔✔d. |Afebrile
2. |A |nurse |is |assessing |the |vital |signs |of |patients |who |presented |at |the |emergency |department. |Based
|on |the |knowledge |of |age-related |variations |in |normal |vital |signs, |which |patients |would |the |nurse |
document |as |having |a |normal |vital |sign? |Select |all |that |apply.
a. |A |4-month |old |infant |whose |temperature |is |38.1°C |(100.5°F)
b. |A |3-year |old |whose |blood |pressure |is |118/80
c. |A |9-year |old |whose |temperature |is |39°C |(102.2°F)
d. |An |adolescent |whose |pulse |rate |is |70 |bpm
e. |An |adult |whose |respiratory |rate |is |20 |bpm
, f. |A |72-year |old |whose |pulse |rate |is |42 |bpm |- |✔✔a. |A |4-month |old |infant |whose |temperature |is |
38.1°C |(100.5°F)
d. |An |adolescent |whose |pulse |rate |is |70 |bpm
e. |An |adult |whose |respiratory |rate |is |20 |bpm
f. |A |72-year |old |whose |pulse |rate |is |42 |bpm
3. |A |patient |who |is |febrile |may |lose |body |heat |through |perspiration. |The |nurse |recognizes |that |this |is |
an |example |of |what |mechanism |of |heat |loss?
a. |Evaporation
b. |Convection
c. |Radiation
d. |Conduction |- |✔✔a. |Evaporation
4. |The |rectal |temperature, |a |core |temperature, |is |considered |to |be |one |of |the |most |accurate |routes. |
In |which |cases |would |taking |a |rectal |temperature |be |contraindicated? |Select |all |that |apply.
a. |A |newborn |who |has |hypothermia
b. |A |child |who |has |pneumonia
c. |An |older |patient |who |is |post |myocardial |infarction |(heart |attack)
d. |A |teenager |who |has |leukemia
