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HARTMAN-S NURSING ASSISTANT CARE - CHAPTER 7 STUDY GUIDE -16
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HARTMAN'S NURSING ASSISTANT CARE - CHAPTER 7 STUDYGUIDE #16
Admission - correct answer the first time an NA meets a new resident
Vital signs - correct answer measuring the body temperature
Counting the pulse
Counting the rate of respirations
Measuring the blood pressure
Observing and reporting the level of pain
(oral) temp - correct answer mouth
Rectum (rectal) temp - correct answer anus
Axillary (axilla) temp - correct answer armpit
Tympanic temp - correct answer ear
Temporal Artery temp - correct answer forehead
Normal Blood Pressure - correct answer Systolic <120
Diastolic <80
Low Blood Pressure - correct answer Below 100/60
Prehypertensive Blood Pressure - correct answer Systolic: +130
Diastolic: +80
Normal Pulse Rate - correct answer 60-100 beats per minute
Normal Respiratory Rate - correct answer 12-20 respirations per minute
Normal body temperature - correct answer 96-100 deg F
Pulse - correct answer the number of heartbeats per minute
Radial pulse - correct answer the pulse felt at the wrist
Brachial pulse - correct answer The pulse inside the elbow, above the elbow.
Respiration - correct answer Inhalation and exhalation of air
Inspiration - correct answer breathing air into the lungs
Expiration - correct answer breathing out
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