A patient's temperature May range - correct Answers-97.6 Fahrenheit to 99.6
Fahrenheit which is 36.4 Celsius to 37.6 Celsius
In a pediatric patient the reading is considered a fever when the rectal temperature is -
correct Answers-100.4 For Fahrenheit or 38 Celsius or above
A patient's blood pressure is considered normal when the systolic like is less than and
diastolic is less then - correct Answers-120/80
A patient's pulse or heart rate typically ranges from - correct Answers-60 to 100 bpm
during the resting state
Patients respiration rate should be - correct Answers-12 to 20 respirations per minute
Vital signs include - correct Answers-Blood pressure temperature pulse and respirations
When releasing the dial on the bulb by approximately - correct Answers-22 mm/s
When you hear the first beat note the number of the dial this is the - correct Answers-
Systolic readings
Continue listening to the beats until they have stopped noting the reading on the dial -
correct Answers-Which is the diastolic readings
How long should you wait if you are unsure of the reading of blood pressure - correct
Answers-One or two minutes and repeat the process
If there is any irregularity in a rhythm the pulse must be measured for a - correct
Answers-For a full one minute
When performing a rectal Temperature reading patient should be laying down in a -
correct Answers-Sims position
To convert Celsius reading to Fahrenheit - correct Answers-T(C)*9/5+32=T(F)
To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius - correct Answers-(T(F)-32)*5/9=T(C)
To convert centimeters to inches - correct Answers-Multiply centimeters by 0.39
, To convert pounds to kilograms - correct Answers-Multiply the weight in pounds by .45
To convert kilograms to pounds - correct Answers-Multiply the weight in kilograms by
2.2
To convert feet and inches - correct Answers-Multiply the feet times 12 and add the
inches
To convert inches into centimeters - correct Answers-Multiply inches by 2.54
To convert feet and inches to centimeters - correct Answers-Convert to inches feet
times 12+ inches then multiply by 2.54
To further convert to feet and inches - correct Answers-Divide inches by 12
1 tablespoon equal - correct Answers-14.7 mL
What degree angle does the needle go into an intramuscular injection - correct
Answers-90° angle
What degree angle does the needle go into an intradermal injection - correct Answers-
15° angle
What degree angle does the needle go into on subcutaneous injection - correct
Answers-45° angle
How long should a patient refrain from smoking using a nebulizer or bronchodilator
before taking a pulmonary function test - correct Answers-Six hours
To perform a patient for a vision test patient should be how many feet from the chart -
correct Answers-20 feet
To perform the acuity test A near vision test how far should the patient hold a card -
correct Answers-14 to 16 inches from the eyes
What routine specimen is the most commonly performed test - correct Answers-Urine
What specimens requires the patient to urinate a little collect specimen then continued
to empty their bladder in the toilet or other collection receptacle as the care setting
dictates - correct Answers-Midstream specimens
What specimens required that the area around the urethral opening of the patient be
cleaned by the patient prior to collecting the urine sample - correct Answers-Clean catch
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