Deck 15: Measuring Height, Weight, and Vital Signs

Question 1

What is the number of pulses felt in 1 minute called?

A)Pulse
B)Vital signs
C)Pulse rate
D)Heartbeat

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A 55-year-old client needs rehabilitation after hip replacement surgery.The support worker takes the client's oral temperature.Which of the following measurements is abnormal?

A)36.6°C (97.9°F)
B)37.7°C (99.9°F)
C)36.8°C (98.2°F)
D)36.7°C (98.1°F)

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is the correct term for the amount of force it takes to pump blood out of the heart into the arterial circulation?

A)Blood pressure
B)Pulse
C)Diastolic pressure
D)Systolic pressure

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Persistent measurements above the normal ranges of systolic and diastolic pressures are considered abnormal.What is this condition is referred to as?

A)Extreme systolic pressure
B)Hypertension
C)Bradycardia
D)Tachycardia

Question 5

When is body temperature usually the lowest?

A)In the morning
B)In the afternoon
C)In the evening
D)At bedtime

Question 6

Which of the following is the correct term for the period of heart muscle contraction?

A)Bradycardia
B)Tachycardia
C)Systole
D)Diastole

Question 7

Which of the following is used to measure blood pressure?

A)Thermometer
B)Sphygmomanometer
C)Stethoscope
D)Cuff

Question 8

A systolic blood pressure that remains above 140 mm Hg or a diastolic pressure that remains above 90 mm Hg is referred to as which of the following?

A)Hypertension
B)Hypotension
C)Bradycardia
D)Tachycardia

Question 9

What is the term for the act of inhalation and exhalation?

A)Respiration
B)Respiratory rate
C)Breathing
D)Basic need

Question 10

Which one of the following instruments is used to listen to sounds produced by the body?

A)Thermometer
B)Sphygmomanometer
C)Stethoscope
D)Cuff

Question 11

The client has a heart rate over 100 beats per minute.What is the correct term for this?

A)Bradycardia
B)Tachycardia
C)Hypotension
D)Hypertension

Question 12

The amount of heat in the body that is a balance between the amount of heat produced and the amount lost by the body is referred to as which of the following?

A)Fahrenheit
B)Centigrade
C)Celsius
D)Body temperature

Question 13

What is the correct term for a heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute?

A)Bradycardia
B)Tachycardia
C)Hypotension
D)Hypertension

Question 14

What is the term for the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest?

A)Blood pressure
B)Pulse
C)Diastolic pressure
D)Systolic pressure

Question 15

The heart muscle relaxes during which period?

A)Bradycardia
B)Tachycardia
C)Systole
D)Diastole

Question 16

How often should an 83-year-old client's vital signs be measured?

A)Several times a day
B)Before and after surgery
C)After giving care
D)According to the client's care plan

Question 17

A systolic blood pressure below 90 mm Hg and a diastolic pressure below 60 mm Hg is referred to as which of the following?

A)Hypertension
B)Hypotension
C)Bradycardia
D)Tachycardia

Question 18

What are temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure?

A)Basic needs
B)Vital signs
C)Measurements
D)Observations.

Question 19

What is the correct term for the amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood?

A)Blood pressure
B)Pulse
C)Diastolic pressure
D)Systolic pressure

Question 20

The support worker is taking a patient's radial pulse and feels unevenly spaced beats.What is this called?

A)Pulse
B)Dysrhythmia
C)Pulse rate
D)Tachycardia

Question 21

In emergencies, which pulse site is used for adults?

A)The radial site
B)The apical site
C)The carotid site
D)The brachial site

Question 22

What is the normal respiratory rate for a healthy adult?

A)10 to 14 respirations per minute
B)12 to 18 respirations per minute
C)12 to 20 respirations per minute
D)15 to 30 respirations per minute

Question 23

Where is the blood pressure cuff applied?

A)Over clothing
B)To the bare arm
C)Over the radial artery
D)Over the brachial artery

Question 24

A 55-year-old client needs rehabilitation after hip replacement surgery.The support worker takes the client's tympanic membrane temperature.Which measurement is normal average temperature?

A)36.9°C (98.4°F)
B)37.4°C (99.3°F)
C)36.7°C (98.1°F)
D)36.4°C (97.5°F)

Question 25

The support worker has just taken the blood pressure on a newborn boy.His blood pressure is 72/56 mm Hg.This blood pressure is which of the following?

A)Below normal
B)Above normal
C)Normal
D)Extremely low