ATI: VITAL SIGNS

The most important factor in measuring blood pressure accurately is:

When assessing a patient's respiration, it is recommended that the patient:

When auscultating a patient's apical pulse, you listen until you hear the S1 and S2 heart sounds clearly and regularly. S2 is produced when the:

To auscultating a patient's apical pulse accurately, you position the bell of the diaphragm of your stethoscope over the point of maximal impulse, which is located:

You are assessing a patient's vital signs. The patient has a temperature of 102F (39C). Which of the following do you expect to find?

The best way to determine the depth of a patient's respiration is to:

When preparing to measure the vital signs of a patient, you should recognize that which of the following will affect the methods that you will use? (Select all that apply)

You have assessed a 45 yr old patient's vital signs. Which of the following assessment values requires immediate attention?

You are preparing to use a tympanic thermometer. Which of the following steps has the highest priority in the accurate use of the piece of equipment for measuring body temperature?

You are measuring a patient's temperature orally. You place the covered probe:

You are assessing the vital signs of a newly admitted patient. To establish an accurate baseline of the patient's respiration, you:

When taking a patient's blood pressure, why is it important to notice the pressure on the manometer when you hear the fourth Korotkoff sound or phase?

When taking an adult patient's temperature rectally, it is important to:

The difference between a patient's systolic and diastolic blood pressures is called: