Pulse Rate
Pulse rate and volume
- 1.Averagel pulse rate for adult female
- A.
40 to 80 beats per minute
- B.
65 to 80 beats per minute
- C.
80 to 120 beats per minute
- D.
66 to 96 beats per minute
- 2.The pulse is counted by
- A.
Palpating a vein
- B.
Auscultating a capillary
- C.
Paplating an artery
- D.
Placing a stethoscope over the anticubital space
- 3.The pulse
- A.
Indicates how well the tissue absorbs oxygen
- B.
Indicates how well the cardiovascular system is working
- C.
Varies in different parts of the body
- 4.The character of the pulse is the
- A.
Speed
- B.
Rate
- C.
Volume
- 5.The apical pulse is measured
- A.
At the wrist
- B.
Behind the knee
- C.
Over the heart
- 6.The site at which the pulse is most commonly taken is the
- A.
Pedial vein
- B.
Carotid capillary
- C.
Raiial artery
- 7.The average pulse rate for an infant
- A.
100 to 120 beats per minute
- B.
80 to 100 beats per minute
- C.
120 to 160 beats per minute
- 8.The average respiratory rate for adults
- A.
12 to 20 per minute
- B.
12 to 24 per minute
- C.
18 to 26 per minute
- 9.When counting respirations
- A.
Count each inhalation and each expiration and add them together
- B.
Count one inhalation and one expiration as one respiration
- C.
Tell the patient what you are doing
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