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NUR1020 Study Set Exam 1Vital signs - Answer used to monitor the functioning of body systems
Name 5 vital signs - Answer Temp, pulse, respiration, BP and pain
Temperature - Answer measurable heat of the body
Pulse - Answer detectable rhythmic expansion of an artery that occurs iwth the pumping
action of the beating heart.
How is Pulse measured? - Answer number of heartbeats per minute
Blood pressure - Answer measurable pressure of blood within the systemic arteries
Respiration - Answer act of breathing
What is assessed alongside respirations - Answer oxygen saturation
Pain - Answer physical suffering or discomfort caused by injury or illness
Pulse Oximetry - Answer measures the amount of oxygen available to tissues
SOCRATES - Answer Site - where is pain located
Onset - When did it start / gradual or sudden
Character - quality of the pain (stab,burn,ache)
Radiation - radiate anywhere else
Associations - signs/symptoms associated with it
Time course - any pattern to the pain
Exacerbating / relieving factors - anything make it better
Severity - 1-10 scale of intensity
Newborn Vitals
Temp
Pulse
Respirations
Systolic
Diastolic - Answer Temp - 96-99.5
Pulse - 80-160
,Respirations - 30-80
Systolic - 60-90
Diastolic - 20-60
1yo Vitals
Temp
Pulse
Respirations
Systolic
Diastolic - Answer Temp - 99.4-99.7
Pulse - 80-140
Respirations - 24-40
Systolic - 74-100
Diastolic - 50-70
6yo Vitals
Temp
Pulse
Respirations
Systolic
Diastolic - Answer Temp - 98-98.6
Pulse - 75-110
Respirations - 15-25
Systolic - 84-120
Diastolic - 54-80
15yo Vitals
Temp
Pulse
Respirations
, Systolic
Diastolic - Answer Temp - 97-99
Pulse - 50-90
Respirations - 15-20
Systolic - 94-120
Diastolic - 62-80
Adult Vitals
Temp
Pulse
Respirations
Systolic
Diastolic - Answer Temp - 95.9-99.5
Pulse - 60-100
Respirations - 12-20
Systolic - 90-120
Diastolic - 60-80
Elderly Adult Vitals
Temp
Pulse
Respirations
Systolic
Diastolic - Answer Temp - 95-99
Pulse - 60-100
Respirations - 15-20
Systolic - 90-120
Diastolic - 60-80
Hypotension - Answer decreased BP
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