TAKS 18

Nurse : hi Beth my name is Mari i’m going to be your a today how are you ? i;m to check

yuor vital signs okay

Patient : okay

Nurse : the first thing i’m going to do is rate the bed up to a good working level for me need
to raise the head of the bed. First i’m going to check your temperatur i’m going to
clean the thermometer with a small amount of alcohol and a cotton ball, i’m going to
turn the thermometer on and wait for it to say it’s ready the thermometer goes under
the tongue and in the back of the mouth. Yeah your temperature is 98.6 beth. The next
thing i’m going to do is check your pulse and respirations. All right your pulse is 82 in
your respiratory rate is 20 Beth. I did not tell you that i was checking your respiratory
rate because i didn’t want you change the way you ware breathing for me. All right
the next thing that i’m going to do is obtain your blood pressure, i’m going to place
the blood pressure cuff above the crease in the arm with the marking over the insiden,
1;38 over 84 Beth i;ii remove the blood pressure cuff from here arm and set it. Beth
for comfort the head of the bed should be at 30 degrees. Beth has her call light in
reach, are you comfortable Beath?

Patient : all righ

Nurse : thank you