Exam 29: Measuring Vital Signs

The long lines of a centigrade thermometer are marked in:

Which is the most often used site for taking a pulse?

Which pulse site is used for children under 2 years old?

Which diastolic pressure should you report at once?

You are taking a resident's pulse.The beats are not spaced evenly.How would you describe the person's pulse when reporting to the nurse?

Body temperature is measured at which of the following sites?

A resident is 55 years old.The person needs rehabilitation after hip replacement surgery.You take the person's tympanic membrane temperature.Which measurement is normal?

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:

The blood pressure cuff is applied over the:

The difference between the apical and radial pulse rates is the:

The healthy adult has:

Which instrument is used to listen to sounds produced by the body?

Before placing the stethoscope on the person,you need to warm the diaphragm:

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

Which systolic pressure should you report at once?

To obtain the pulse deficit,you need to:

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

To take a rectal temperature,the person needs to be:

The tympanic membrane thermometer is inserted:

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