NSG 3100 Exam 2
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1. What does taking vital signs monitor?: The functioning of body systems
Detect changes in health status
Identify early warning signs of life-threatening conditions
Evaluate effectiveness of interventions
2. What situations require vital signs? (9): 1. Upon Admission
2. Part of physical assessment
3. Routine Monitoring
4. Any changes in health status
5. Before/after surgery or procedure
6. Before/after administering medication
7. Before/after interventions
8. To detect improvement
9. Before discharge/transfer
3. What are the five vital signs?: Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure, Pain
4. Average temperature for adults: 97.6-99.5
5. Afebrile: normal body temperature, no fever
6. Factors that affect temperature
(age, exercise, hormones, circadian rhythm, stress, environment, smoking): Age:
baseline temperature decreases as age increases -- infants and elderly are more susceptible to changes
Exercise: temperature increases
Hormones: temperature increases during ovulation
Circadian Rhythm: temperature decreases at 3 am and increases around 6 pm
Stress: increases temperature
Environment: extreme heat or cold
Smoking: decreases temperature
7. Hypothermia: body becomes too cold (shivering increases heat production, sweating inhibited to decrease
heat loss, vasoconstriction decreases heat loss)
8. Hyperthermia: body becomes too hot (sweating initiated, vasodilation occurs)
9. What do you assess first if the patient develops a fever?: The pulse -- if it is increased it
tells you the patient is becoming hyperthermic
10. Routes of temperature assessment: Oral, axillary, tympanic, skin, rectal, temporal artery
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hnthcq
1. What does taking vital signs monitor?: The functioning of body systems
Detect changes in health status
Identify early warning signs of life-threatening conditions
Evaluate effectiveness of interventions
2. What situations require vital signs? (9): 1. Upon Admission
2. Part of physical assessment
3. Routine Monitoring
4. Any changes in health status
5. Before/after surgery or procedure
6. Before/after administering medication
7. Before/after interventions
8. To detect improvement
9. Before discharge/transfer
3. What are the five vital signs?: Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure, Pain
4. Average temperature for adults: 97.6-99.5
5. Afebrile: normal body temperature, no fever
6. Factors that affect temperature
(age, exercise, hormones, circadian rhythm, stress, environment, smoking): Age:
baseline temperature decreases as age increases -- infants and elderly are more susceptible to changes
Exercise: temperature increases
Hormones: temperature increases during ovulation
Circadian Rhythm: temperature decreases at 3 am and increases around 6 pm
Stress: increases temperature
Environment: extreme heat or cold
Smoking: decreases temperature
7. Hypothermia: body becomes too cold (shivering increases heat production, sweating inhibited to decrease
heat loss, vasoconstriction decreases heat loss)
8. Hyperthermia: body becomes too hot (sweating initiated, vasodilation occurs)
9. What do you assess first if the patient develops a fever?: The pulse -- if it is increased it
tells you the patient is becoming hyperthermic
10. Routes of temperature assessment: Oral, axillary, tympanic, skin, rectal, temporal artery
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