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| The health care worker who is responsible for taking vital signs |
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| Body temp is most accurate when measured in the |
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| 1 degree higher than oral (99.6) |
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| Your taking the temp every four hours. At 8 am its 99.2 degrees, at 12 pm its 102.6 degrees, should you |
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| report the temp to the nurse at once |
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| What color is the dot at the end of a rectal thermometer |
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| The tympanic thermometer measures temp in the |
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| Each little line on the thermometer represents: |
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| Do not take an oral temp if the patient is |
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| if a patient has been drinking hot coffee you should wait ______ before taking his temp |
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| Which method of taking temp is least accurate |
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| The tool for measuring blood pressure is |
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| Blood pressure depends on |
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| The average respiratory rate for the adult is |
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| The sight at which the pulse is most commonly taken is |
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| When counting respiratory |
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| count 1 inhalation and 1 exasperation |
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| When taking blood pressure the highest point at which the sound is heard |
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| When moisture is added to heat or cold application |
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| the affect of the application intensifies |
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| causing vaso constriction |
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| increasing nourishment and 02 to the cells |
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| When you apply heat or cold applications you should apply |
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| principles of standard precautions |
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| Heat and cold applications are left in place no longer than |
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| creating an artificial opening in the abdominal wall and bringing a section of the colon to it for elimination is called |
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| Sings and Symptoms of fecal impaction include |
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| When the patient is in bed the urinary bag is attached to the |
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| When the patient is ambulating the urinary bag is carried |
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| below the level of the bladder |
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| The patient with the catheter will complain of urgency to urinate cuz |
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| The balloon holds the catheter in place and presses on the sphincter |
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| signs and symptoms of disorders of the prostate gland include |
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| Can cause severe health problems if not treated |
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| When you care for the post of mastectomy patient |
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| provide emotional support |
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| Comfort care is also called |
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| A glass thermometer with a stubby bulb is for oral use |
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| prior to disinfecting glass thermometer wash with hot water |
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| Tachycardia is slow heart rate |
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| Pulses can be felt in location where large veins come close to the skin |
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| Heat and Cold apps are used only on written order for a period of time |
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| An app of heat reduces edema |
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| An ice bag should be filled 3/4 full |
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| Movement in the colon decreases with age |
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| Blood pressure is usually measured over |
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