Important Vital Signs Quiz Questions
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This quiz is designed as a study tool for first year nursing students.
- 1.What are the four main vital signs?
- A.
BP, O2 Sat, Temp, Pulse
- B.
BP, Respiration, Temp, Pulse
- C.
BP, Respiration, Temp, O2 Sat
- D.
BP, Respiration, Pulse, Pain
- 2.Pulse is the fifth vital sign.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Select all that apply for body temperature.
- A.
Reflects the balance between the heat produced and the heat lost in the body
- B.
Two kinds of body temp are core and peripheral
- C.
Core temp is the measure of the subcutaneous tissue and fat
- D.
Core temp remains relatively constant
- 4.Select all that apply. What are the factors that affect body heat production?
- A.
Basal metabolism
- B.
Radiation
- C.
Shivering
- D.
Thyroxine
- E.
Convection
- 5.The skin has more receptors for cold than warmth.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Pyrexia is?
- A.
A body temp that is normal
- B.
A body temp that is above normal
- C.
A body temp that is below normal
- D.
Afebrile
- 7.During an intermittent fever,
- A.
The fever has a wide range of temp fluctuations occurring over a 24 hour period
- B.
There are short febrile periods of a few days interspersed with periods of normal temps lasting 1 to 2 days
- C.
Body temp fluctuates minimally but always remains above normal
- D.
The body temp alternates a regular intervals between periods of fever and periods of normal or subnormal temps
- 8.By definition, Hypothermia has a core temp of?
- A.
98.6 and below
- B.
96.8 and above
- C.
96.8 and below
- D.
95.8 and above
- 9.
- Which is the most accurate method to measure body temperature?
- A.
Oral
- B.
Rectal
- C.
Axillary
- D.
Temporal
- 10.The stages of fever include in order?
- A.
Onset, course, and abatement
- B.
Onset, abatement, course
- C.
Onset, manifestation, abatement
- D.
Onset, Chill, Cold
- 11.
- In a tachycardic patient, the heart rate is said to be?
- A.
80 bpm and over
- B.
60 bpm and under
- C.
100 bpm and under
- D.
100 bpm and over
- 12.Bradycardia is a pulse less than
- 13.When doing an apical pulse examination what do you observe? Select all that apply.
- A.
Rate
- B.
Quality
- C.
Rhythm
- D.
Depth
- 14.
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Letter A indicate the location of which pulse?- A.
Carotid
- B.
Posterior Dorsalis
- C.
Brachial Dorsalis
- D.
Dorsalis Pedis
- E.
Carotid Pedis
- 15.Pain increases the pulse rate
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.The normal pulse rate is
- A.
57 beats per minute
- B.
Between 60 and 100 beats per minute
- C.
102 beats per minute
- D.
45 beats per minute
- E.
120 beats per minute
- 17.Which of the following is a desirable blood pressure reading?
- A.
130/90
- B.
Lower than 120/80
- C.
140/80
- D.
180/110
- 18.Pulse rythem is?
- A.
A heart rate of less than 60 bpm
- B.
The pattern of the beats and the intervals between the beats
- C.
A pulse located away from the heart
- D.
The strength of a heart beat
- 19.Respiration is the act of breathing.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Apnea is,
- A.
Absence of breathing
- B.
Fast respirations
- C.
Abnormally slow respirations
- D.
Deep respirations
- 21.Bradypnea is
- A.
Absence of breathing
- B.
Abnormally slow breathing
- C.
Abnormally fast breathing
- D.
Normal breathing
- 22.
- Tachycardia in an adult is a heart rate of,
- A.
100 bpm or more
- B.
90 bpm or more
- C.
100 bpm of less
- D.
90 bpm or less
- 23.PIE stands for?
- A.
Patients, Interventions, & Evaluation
- B.
Problems, Interventions, & Evaluation
- C.
Patients, Interventions, & Education
- D.
Problems, Interventions, & Education
- 24.In documentation, which method is used when each person/department writes notations in a separate section of the clients chart?
- A.
Narrative charting
- B.
POMR
- C.
Focus charting
- D.
Source oriented record
- E.
Charting by exception
- 25.PHI is patient health information.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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