ATI VItal Signs Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI - VITAL SIGNS TEST antipyretic - correct answer a substance or procedure that reduces fever apnea - correct answer temporary or transient cessation of breathing (no breathing) auscultatory gap - correct answer temporary disappearance of sounds usually heard over the brachial artery, occurring when the cuff pressure is high and is gradually reduced, with the sounds again heard at a lower level of pressure (usually occurring in patients who have hypertension) axillary - correct ans...

ATI VITAL SIGNS PRACTICE QUESTIONS A nurse is discussing factors affecting blood pressure with an assistive personnel. Which of the following factors should the nurse identify as potential causes for an increase in a client's blood pressure? (Select all that apply.) - correct answer anxiety, fear, obesity, use of nicotine Identify the direction of blood flow through the heart after it enters the right atrium. - correct answer - blood passes through the tricuspid valve - blood collects in...

ATI VITAL SIGNS EXAM Parts of a stethoscope - correct answer -Ear Tips -Ear Tubes -Tubing -The Chest Piece - Bell (used for low pitch sounds) - Diaphragm (flat part used for high pitch sounds) Blood-Pressure Cuff Parts - correct answer -Cuff -Tubing -Inflation bulb -Pressure monitoring device (gauge) Blood-Pressure Cuff Size - correct answer Cuff width= 20% greater than the diameter of the limb at its midpoint or 40% of circumference Temperature - correct answer Sites r...

VITAL SIGNS: ATI POST-TEST When preparing to measure the vital signs of a patient, you should recognize that which of the following will affect the methods that you will use? - correct answer nt is 60lb overweight nt has a stuffy nose patient is taking digoxin nt had a mastectomy 2 years ago You are assessing a patients vital signs. the patient has a temperature of 102F which of the following do you expect to find? - correct answer elevated pulse rate You are measuring a patients t...

ATI VITAL SIGNS EXAM 2023 systolic pressure - correct answer the amount of force exerted within the arteries while the heart is actively pumping or contracting; the maximum pressure exerted against the arterial walls diastolic pressure - correct answer the force exerted when the heart is at rest in between each beat; the lowest pressure exerted against the arterial walls at all times Kortokoff sounds - correct answer a series of five sounds (four sounds followed by an absence of sound) ...

ATI _ VITAL SIGNS Temperature Axillary Timpanic 0.6 lower same as oral & Rectal Range: 35.44 - 37.4 95.8 - 99.4 Oral: Rectal 37 c - 98.6F 0.5 - 0.9 higher Range: (most acccurate) 36 - 38 c 36.7 - 38.5 98.8 - 100.4 F 98 - 101.6 PULSE RESPIRATION BP PULSE Pressure You have assessed a 45 yr old patient's vital signs. Which of the following assessment values requires immediate attention? a respiratory rate of 30/min The most important factor in measurin...

ATI VITAL SIGNS STUDY GUIDE When auscultating a patient's apical pulse, you listen until you hear the S1 and S2 heart sounds clearly and regularly. S2 is produced when the... - correct answer Semilunar Valves close -The second heart sound, S2, is generated by the closure of the semilunar valves (the aortic and pulmonic valve) and signals the start of diastole. S2 is the "dub" heard in the normal "lub-dub" sound. You are preparing to use a tympanic thermometer. Which of the followin...

ATI VITAL SIGNS STUDY GUIDE When auscultating a patient's apical pulse, you listen until you hear the S1 and S2 heart sounds clearly and regularly. S2 is produced when the... - correct answer Semilunar Valves close -The second heart sound, S2, is generated by the closure of the semilunar valves (the aortic and pulmonic valve) and signals the start of diastole. S2 is the "dub" heard in the normal "lub-dub" sound. You are preparing to use a tympanic thermometer. Which of the followin...

ATI- VITAL SIGNS TEST QUESTIONS When auscaltating a pt's apical pulse, you listen until you hear the S1 and S2 heart sounds clearly and regularly. S2 is produced when the - correct answer semilunar valve closes When preparing to use a tympanic thermometer, what step is most important for accuracy?> - correct answer gently pulling the pinna up and back. When assessing a newly admitted pt, establish an accurate baseline for respirations by... - correct answer observing the pt's chest...

ATI VITAL SIGNS 2023 antipyretic - correct answer a substance or procedure that reduces fever apnea - correct answer temporary or transient cessation of breathing auscultatory gap - correct answer temporary disappearance of sounds usually heard over the brachial artery, occurring when the cuff pressure is high and is gradually reduced, with the sounds again heard at a lower level of pressure (usually occurring in patients who have hypertension) axillary - correct answer pertaining to...