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6 Vital Signs?
1-Temperature
2-Pulse
3-Respirations
4-Blood Pressure
5-Pulse Ox.
6-Pain
Normal Range of Temperature
Celsius= 36-38 degrees
Fahrenheit= 96.8-100.4
Normal range of pulse for adults
60-100 BPM
Normal range for respiratory
12-20 per min.
Normal range of for blood pressure
Systolic= 120-140
Diastolic= 60-80
Normal range of pulse ox.
95-100%
Pain Scale
0 to 10, 0=no pain; 10=most pain possible
First 6 steps of interaction with a patient.
1- Introduction
2- Wash Hands
3- I.D. the pt.
4- provide privacy
5- Explain procedure
6- Ask how they are feeling
What is included in introduction?
Name and Title
(Ron Skiba nursing student)
How should patient be identified?
Ask patient their name and birthday while observing ID band
Where can a temperature be taken?
Orally-posterior sublingual pocket
Axillary- deep in arm pit
Rectally-insert 1-1.5"
What can interfere with the accuracy of a temperature reading?
smoking, eating, drinking
wait 30 min. to check temperature after any of these have occured
Where are the 8 palpable pulse sites?
1-Temporal
2-Carotid
3-Brachial
4-Radial
5-Femoral
6-Popliteal
7-Dorsal pedis
8-Posterior tibial
Where is the apical pulse site?
5th intercostal space midclavicular line
What are the 3 ways to measure respiratory rate?
1- sight; after taking 30 sec. pulse, count the number of times the chest rises and falls for 30 sec and x2.
2- palpate; placing hand on chest and feel the number of chest rises and falls for 30 sec. and x2.
3- auscultate; place stethoscope on chest and count number of breath cycles in 1 min.
How to obtain the estimated target systolic?
Feel for radial pulse and slowly inflate cuff untill pulse disappears and add 30.
What is the term for a heart rate over 100? And under 60?
tachycardia
bradycardia
What is the term for a respiratory rate above 20? And under 12?
tachypnea
bradypnea
What is the term for consistantly elevated BP? And decreased BP?
hypertension
hypotension
Author
rmski77
ID
153922
Card Set
Vital Signs Practicum
Description
Nursing Lab Vital Signs Practicum
Updated
2012-05-15T08:07:00Z
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