Exam 4: Vital Signs

A fever that rises and falls but does not return to normal until the patient is well is classified as:

A nurse assesses a patient's dorsalis pedis pulse.If the pulse is not palpable when light pressure is applied,the nurse should document this finding as a:

The nurse is alarmed when a patient with a severe head injury of the occipital lobe has a respiratory rate of 10 breaths per minute because this may indicate an injury to the:

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

Using the tympanic thermometer for a child,the nurse should pull the ear pinna:

The nurse explains that the pulse-the expansion and contraction of an artery-is produced by contraction of the:

A nurse assesses a neonate's temperature by using a temporal artery scanner.If the neonate's temperature is 99.5° F,the nurse should:

The nurse uses the diaphragm of the stethoscope to best assess:

The type of body temperature that remains relatively constant is the:

Because a cardiac arrhythmia is suspected,the nurse is concerned with the findings of an apical rate of 88 and a radial rate of 80.The difference between the two rates is termed:

A nurse assesses a patient's dorsalis pedis pulse.If the pulse is easily felt but not palpable when moderate pressure is applied,the nurse should document this finding as a:

If a peripheral pulse needs to be assessed quickly,the nurse should select the:

The patient's pulse is below 60.Because the nurse is aware that the patient is not receiving digoxin,the nurse believes that the bradycardia might be caused by:

The respirations of a patient who is demonstrating pursed-lip breathing,flared nostrils,and retractions are described as:

A nurse assesses a neonate's temperature by using a temporal artery scanner.If the neonate's temperature is 96° F,the nurse should:

The exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen that takes place at the alveolar level is termed:

The emergency department nurse quickly assesses the temperature of an unconscious patient who has been outside all night in below-freezing temperatures.The nurse is aware that death can occur if the temperature falls below:

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

The nurse uses cooling techniques to keep the body temperature below 105° F because such elevated temperature can:

A nurse assesses a patient's dorsalis pedis pulse.If the pulse is difficult to feel and not palpable when only slight pressure is applied,the nurse should document this finding as a: