Vital Signs NCLEX Quiz Questions And Answers
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Are you preparing for the NCLEX exam? If yes, then you should definitely try this 'Vital Signs NCLEX' quiz'. Here in this quiz, we will ask you a few simple questions about 5 vital signs in nursing which every nursing graduate and student should know about. So, get ready to test your brain cells. Wish you the best of luck!
- 1.A proper assessment of vital signs will allow a nurse to: (select all that apply)
- A.
Learn about human behavior
- B.
Help evaluate improvement of patient condition
- C.
Implement planned interventions
- D.
Identify nursing diagnosis
- 2.An adult blood pressure reading of 120/80 mm Hg is:
- A.
Prehypertension
- B.
Hypotensive
- C.
Normal
- D.
Hypertensive
- 3.The following traits are typical among the older: Check all that apply:
- A.
Infection is often afebrile
- B.
Heart sounds are muffled
- C.
Skin is more fragile
- D.
Decreased heart rate at rest
- E.
Libido is normally heightened
- 4.Regulator of body temperature:
- A.
Medulla
- B.
Sebaceous glands
- C.
Hypothalamus
- D.
Wernicke's area
- 5.A rise of 1-degree Fahrenheit of temperature will increase the pulse rate by how many beats per minute?
- A.
3
- B.
4
- C.
5
- D.
6
- 6.Decreased efficiency of respiratory muscles results in breathlessness at low exercise levels:
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Factors affecting body temperatures: (select all that apply)
- A.
Stress
- B.
Age
- C.
Hormones
- D.
Smoking
- E.
Height
- 8.Constant, remittent and intermittent are classifications of:
- A.
Pain
- B.
Fever
- C.
Headache
- D.
Anxiety
- 9.Upon admission, the most appropriate person to check on a patient's vital signs would be:
- A.
RN
- B.
LPN
- C.
PCT
- D.
CNA
- 10.96.0 to 99.5 degrees Fahrenheit is the normal temperature range of which age group?
- A.
Toddler
- B.
Adolescent
- C.
Neonate
- D.
Middle adult
- 11.When obtaining an oral temperature, after requesting the patient to open the mouth, the probe is gently inserted into:
- A.
Anterior sublingual cavity
- B.
Lateral sublingual density
- C.
Superior lingual mucosity
- D.
Posterior sublingual pocket
- 12.The most appropriate position in obtaining a rectal temperature for an adult would be:
- A.
Supine
- B.
Fowler's
- C.
Sim's
- D.
Lateral
- 13.The colored probes of an electronic thermometer are indicative of:
- A.
Blue and red are both for oral
- B.
Blue is for rectal and red is for oral
- C.
Blue is for oral and red is for rectal
- D.
Blue and red are both for rectal
- 14.Pick the most appropriate definition of Vital Signs.
- A.
Signs and symptoms of a disease.
- B.
An indication of basic body functioning.
- C.
A part of human composition
- D.
Physiology and anatomy
- 15.When body temperature falls below 93.2 degrees Fahrenheit, the person is suffering from the extreme:
- A.
Hyperthermia
- B.
Hypothermia
- C.
Orthopnea
- D.
Dypsnea
- 16.Considered the 5th vital sign:
- A.
Height and weight
- B.
Respiration
- C.
Body mass index
- D.
Pain
- 17.Older adults have an increase in systolic pressure related to what?
- A.
Increased vessel flexibility
- B.
Decreased vessel elasticity
- C.
Enlarged vessel dexterity
- D.
Diminished vessel porosity
- 18.Which of the following statements about Fever is not true?
- A.
Fever is a sign of illness.
- B.
It is the same as pyrexia or hyperthermia.
- C.
It is reflected through an increase of body temperature.
- D.
It does not do anything to defend the body.
- 19.Which time of day would we have the lowest temperature reading?
- A.
4 pm to 6 pm
- B.
4 am to 6 am
- C.
8 pm to 12 midnight
- D.
1 am to 4 am
- 20.A student nurse taking care of a patient with an abnormal body temperature needs more training when he/she does what?
- A.
Monitor patient's temperature at least every 4 hours or PRN
- B.
Discourages a patient from drinking fluids to avoid excessive activity
- C.
Cover patient with more blankets, close room doors or windows
- D.
Further assess for possible site of localized infection
- 21.This condition may produce a subnormal temperature:
- A.
Cerebral palsy
- B.
Infection
- C.
Hypothyroidism
- D.
Fever
- 22.In assessing a tympanic temperature in a 20-year old male patient, which of the following could result in the least accurate reading?
- A.
A plastic probe covers the tip of the thermometer
- B.
The patient has been outdoor for more than 30 minutes
- C.
The pinna is pulled backwards and up
- D.
The lens and the probe of the device are clean and intact
- 23.When measuring the rectal temperature of an adult, how deep would the thermometer probe be inserted into the rectum?
- A.
1.5 inches
- B.
2.5 inches
- C.
0.5 inches
- D.
1.5 centimeters
- 24.When an infant is in a side-lying position, using an electronic axillary temperature, what kind of temperature would the lower axilla record?
- A.
Higher temperature
- B.
Lower temperature
- C.
Consistent temperature
- D.
Variable temperature
- 25.In order to ensure correct placement, how should a tympanic thermometer be inserted into an adult's ear to get a correct reading?
- A.
Perpendicular to the head
- B.
Pulling pinna upward
- C.
Figure-8 fashion
- D.
Pulling pinna downward
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