Exam 20: Assisting With Assessment

To balance a scale, you must move the weights to

Blood pressure measurements that remain above a systolic pressure of 140 mm Hg or a diastolic pressure of 90 mm Hg are

Phantom pain is

For an adult, which pulse rate is reported to the nurse at once?

A systolic blood pressure below 90 mm Hg and a diastolic pressure below 60 mm Hg is

Vital signs are immediately reported to the nurse at the following times except

For an accurate measurement, the axillary site must be

Which of the following is used to measure blood pressure?

A resident complains of pain. Which will not help you collect information about the person's pain?

Which pulse site requires the use of a stethoscope?

To take a rectal temperature, how is the person positioned?

When taking an apical pulse, you need to use

Each short line of a centigrade thermometer means

You cannot hear a person's blood pressure. What should you do?

The period of heart muscle contraction is

A resident smokes. The person just had a cigarette. How long do you need to wait before taking the person's temperature orally?

You measured a resident's blood pressure. His systolic pressure is 144 mm Hg. His diastolic pressure is 78 mm Hg. How do you record these measurements?

The pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts is

A resident is 55 years old. The person needs rehabilitation after hip replacement surgery. You take the person's temperature orally. Which measurement is not within normal range?

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