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NHA Exam Questions and Answers Rated A Heart rates Normal: 60-100 beats/min Athletes (normal): ~40 beats/min Tachycardia: > 100 beats/min Bradycardia: < 60 beats/min *dizziness and shortness of breath may indicate tachy and bradycardia *measure for 1min. Temperature Normal: 97.6-99.6 F (36.4...

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Heart rates ✔✔Normal: 60-100 beats/min


Athletes (normal): ~40 beats/min

Tachycardia: > 100 beats/min

Bradycardia: < 60 beats/min

*dizziness and shortness of breath may indicate tachy and bradycardia

*measure for 1min.




Temperature ✔✔Normal: 97.6-99.6 F (36.4-37.6 C)


Fever (oral): >100 F (37.8 C)

Fever (rectal/ear): >101 F

Fever (pediatric rectal): > 100.4 F (38 C)

*most common method to measure: orally

*most accurate method to measure: rectally




Supine Position ✔✔Pt lies flat facing upward

,Blood Pressure ✔✔Normal: <120 / <80


Prehypertension: 120--89

Hypertension Stage I: 140--99

Hypertension Stsge II: >160 / >100

Hypertensive Crisis: >180 / >110

Hypotensive: <90 / <60




Respiration ✔✔Normal: 12-20 breaths/min


*deviation may be due to injury or illness

*observe for pale, ashen, cyanoic, or cold skin for pts with reading out of the 12-20 breaths/min

range




Systolic ✔✔Pressure in blood vessels when your heart beats (ventricles contract)




Diastolic ✔✔Pressure in blood vessels when your heart rests between beats (ventricles relax)




Sphygmomanometer ✔✔Blood pressure cuff


*palpate brachial atery in antecubical region of arm

, *center bladder of cuff over brachial artery with the tube away from pt body and bulb close to pt

body

*position cuff 1in. above bend in elbow with guage at eye level to read

*release dial slowly at 2mm/sec

*1st beat = systolic reading

*when the best stops = diastolic reading




Dorsal Recumbent Positon ✔✔Pt lies face up with knees bent (vaginal US position)




Fowler's Position ✔✔Pt lies on table with head of table elevated to 90*




Semi-Fowler's Position ✔✔Pt lies on table with head of table elevated at 45*




Prone position ✔✔Pt lies facedown




Sims Position ✔✔Pt lies on left side with right leg sharply bent and knees on table (rectal exam

position)

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