Exam 12: Vital Signs

What is the term for a fever that rises and falls but does not return to normal until the patient is well?

What site should be selected if a peripheral pulse needs to be assessed quickly?

What is the term for the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen that takes place at the alveolar level?

What type of body temperature remains relatively constant?

When assessing vital signs on a 40-year-old male,the nurse identifies a pulse rate of 120 beats/min.What is this pulse interpreted as by the nurse?

The nurse assesses the blood pressure as 192/86,noting that the patient has a pulse pressure of ________.

How should the nurse position the ear pinna when using the tympanic thermometer on a child?

A patient is admitted to a medical surgical unit.What factors will determine how frequently vital signs will be assessed? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse assesses a patient's dorsalis pedis pulse.The pulse is easily felt but not palpable when moderate pressure is applied.How should the nurse document this finding?

A nurse assesses a patient's dorsalis pedis pulse.The pulse feels full and springlike even under moderate pressure.How should the nurse document this finding?

The nurse uses cooling techniques to keep the body temperature below 105°F (40.6°C).What can result from an elevated temperature?

The health care provider orders daily weights on a patient residing in a long-term care setting.What actions should the nurse implement to assess weight accurately? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse assesses a neonate's temperature by using a temporal artery scanner.What intervention should the nurse implement if the neonate's temperature is 99.5°F (37.5°C)?

What part of the body maintains a balance between heat production and heat loss,regulating body temperature?

When assessing factors that may influence the patient's pulse rate,what should the nurse take into consideration? (Select all that apply.)

When instructing a primary caregiver about keeping a daily log of blood pressure readings,what instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

What is the pulse-the expansion and contraction of an artery- produced by?

The nurse assesses for the fifth vital sign,which is______________.

A patient is suspected of having a cardiac arrhythmia.The nurse is concerned with the findings of an apical rate of 88 and a radial rate of 80.What is the term for the difference between these two rates?

The nurse is alarmed when a patient with a severe head injury of the occipital lobe has a respiratory rate of 10 breaths/min.Where might this finding indicate that there is an injury?