What are the vital signs?

• temperature
• pulse
• respiration
• blood pressure
• pain assessment

1. What is Febrile

     2. What is Afebrile

Febrile means a patient has a above the normal body temperature.

afebrile means a patient has a about a normal body temperature

What is a high fever known as?

A high fever is known as hyperpyrexia

How many ways can temperature

 be measured in?

List the ways temperature can obtained by.

5 Ways

1. Mouth (oral)
2. ear (tympanic
3. rectum (rectal)
4. armpit/axilla (axillary
5. temporal artery (temporal)

degree fahrenheit (F)

degree celsius (centigrade, C)

98.6 degree F

What is the normal temperature(oral)  for an infant 0-1 year?

What is the normal temperature(oral) for a Adult?

Infant 0-1 year= 96-99.5

(less than 4 weeks)

Adult 97.6-99.6

What is the normal temperature(oral) for age1-6 years?

What is the normal temperature(oral) for age 6-11 years?

age 1 to 6 yrs =98.5-99.5

6-11 years= 97.6-99.6

What is the normal temperature(oral)

for age 11-16  years?

11-16 yrs = 97.6-99.6

What is the normal temperature for :

• (rectal) for age 0 to 1 year?
• (rectal) age 1-6 years?
• (rectal)6-11 years?
• (rectal)11-16 years?
• Adult?

• 0-1 year :99.0 to 100
•  
• 1-6 years: 99.0 to 100
•  
• 6-11 years: 98.5 to 99.6
•  
• 11-16 years: 98.6-100.6
•  
• Adult 98:6-100.6

What is the normal temperature

through Pulse for:

1. 0-1 year
2. 1-6 years
3. 6-11 years
4. 11-16 years
5. Adult

1. 80-160(0-1 year)
2. 75-130 (1-6 years)
3. 70-115 (6-11 years)
4. 55-110 (11-16 years)
5. 60-100(adult)

• What is the normal respiration for a 0-1 year old child?

0-1 year old 26-40 (r)

1-6 yrs. 20 -30 (r)

6-11 years. 18-24 (r)

11-16 yr old .(16 to 24)

Adult 12-20

What is another name for fast pulse?

What is another name for slow pulse?

tachycardia (f)

bradycardia (s)