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Chapter 17 Foundations of Nursing
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Chapter 17 Foundations of Nursing1.Use an organized and systematic approach
2.Use the appropriate equipment for each patient
3.Be familiar with the normal ranges for different ages
4.Compare vital signs with previous vital sign range for that specific patient
5.Know the patient's medical history, meds, and therapies
6.Understand and interpret the vital sign findings
7.Record and communicate significant vital sign changes to the physician and next shift
nurse
8.Minimize environmental effects on vital signs - ANS-Guidelines for assessment of vital
signs
30-50 - ANS-pulse pressure should be between the normal ranges of what
afebrile - ANS-state of being without a fever
arteriosclerosis - ANS-when the arterial walls are nonelastic or constricted the blood
pressure will increase, in this case it is hardening of the arteries which happens as we
age
auscultatory gap - ANS-in some hypertensive patients, the period of silence between
the first Korotkoff sound heard and the next Korotkoff sound heard when it resumes at a
number 30 to 40 mm Hg lower
blood pressure
temperature
respiration
pulse
oxygen saturation - ANS-objective vital signs
bradycardia - ANS-pulseless than 60 bpm
bradypnea - ANS-respiratory rate below 12 respirations
cardiac output - ANS-volume of blood pumped from the heart in a full minute
diastole - ANS-the time during which the ventricles are at rest
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