HARTMAN'S NURSING ASSISTANT
CARE CHAPTER 14 EXAM GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Tympanic temperature -Answer-Temperature taken from the ear?
Radial pulse -Answer-Pulse located on the inside of the wrist
Brachial pulse -Answer-Pools located on the inside of the elbow
Apnea -Answer-Absence of breathing
Eupnea -Answer-Normal breathing
Orthopnea -Answer-Shortness of breath while lying down that is relieved by sitting
up
Tachypnea -Answer-Rapid breathing
Cheyne-stokes -Answer-Alternating periods of slow irregular breathing and Rapid
shallow breathing
Prehypertension -Answer-Person does not have high blood pressure but it's likely to
develop it in the future (between 120/80mmHg and 139/89mmHg)
160 MmHg -Answer-How high should be sphygmomanometer be pumped up?
Orthostatic blood pressure -Answer-Blood pressure taken 3 times first while laying
down second setting up third standing up
Warm application -Answer-Which application should be applied after 36 hours?
Cold application -Answer-Should be applied within the first 24 to 36 hours
Peripheral vascular disease PVD -Answer-Disease in which the legs, feet, arms, and
hands do not have enough blood circulation
Residence condition is worsening -Answer-What can changes in Vital Signs
indicate?
Mouth, rectum, ears, armpit, and temporal artery -Answer-What are the five sides of
measuring body temperature?
Red or orange -Answer-A rectal thermometer is usually color coded
CARE CHAPTER 14 EXAM GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
Tympanic temperature -Answer-Temperature taken from the ear?
Radial pulse -Answer-Pulse located on the inside of the wrist
Brachial pulse -Answer-Pools located on the inside of the elbow
Apnea -Answer-Absence of breathing
Eupnea -Answer-Normal breathing
Orthopnea -Answer-Shortness of breath while lying down that is relieved by sitting
up
Tachypnea -Answer-Rapid breathing
Cheyne-stokes -Answer-Alternating periods of slow irregular breathing and Rapid
shallow breathing
Prehypertension -Answer-Person does not have high blood pressure but it's likely to
develop it in the future (between 120/80mmHg and 139/89mmHg)
160 MmHg -Answer-How high should be sphygmomanometer be pumped up?
Orthostatic blood pressure -Answer-Blood pressure taken 3 times first while laying
down second setting up third standing up
Warm application -Answer-Which application should be applied after 36 hours?
Cold application -Answer-Should be applied within the first 24 to 36 hours
Peripheral vascular disease PVD -Answer-Disease in which the legs, feet, arms, and
hands do not have enough blood circulation
Residence condition is worsening -Answer-What can changes in Vital Signs
indicate?
Mouth, rectum, ears, armpit, and temporal artery -Answer-What are the five sides of
measuring body temperature?
Red or orange -Answer-A rectal thermometer is usually color coded
