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Pressure of Blood felt against the wall of an artery

• pulse

• blood pressure

Pulse taken at the apex of the heart with a stethoscope

• Blood Pressure

• Temperature

• Apical Pulse

• Respirations

What Vital sign do we measure on a scale of 1-10

• Temperature

• Blood Pressure

• Pain

• Respirations

What can cause a patient's temperature to vary?

• Individual differences

• Time of Day

• Body Site

• All of these

What is the least accurate method for taking temperature?

• Rectal

• Oral

• Temporal

• Axillary

What is the MOST accurate for taking a patients temperature?

• Rectal

• Axillary

• Oral

• Temporal

Which is Low Body Temperature?

• hypothermia

• hyperthermia

Patients should not eat or drink anything before taking an oral temperature.

• True

• False

How long should a thermometer soak in a disinfectant before it is safe to use on another patient?

• 15 min

• 20 min

• 25 min

• 30 min

Measurement of breaths taken by a patient

• Pulse

• Temperature

• Respirations

• Blood Pressure