Vital Signs MCQ

1. Auscultate
a. the process of feeling for sounds in the body
b. the process of listening for sounds in the body
c. the process of using the hands to feel body parts during an exam

2. TPR stands for

a. temperature, pulse, restlessness
b. temperature, pain, respirations
c. temperature, pulse, respirations

3. Temperature is the
a. measurement of core body heat
b. measurement of balanced body heat
c. measurement of heat loss by the body

4. Which temperature route is the most accurate?

a. oral
b. axillary
c. rectal

5. Which temperature route is the most convenient?

a. oral
b. axillary
c. rectal

6. How long should you wait after drinking before taking an oral temp?
a. 1 minute
b. 5 minutes
c. 15 minutes

7. Oral temperature is not appropriate for which of the following

a. patients on oxygen
b. children under the age of 4 yrs
c. comatose patients
d. all of the above

8. Afebrile
a. fever reducer
b. no fever
c. showing symptoms of fever

9. Pyrexia
a. fever
b. no fever
c. fever reducer

10. Tympanic thermometer

a. measures temp under the tongue
b. measures temp in the ear
c. measures temp across the forehead and temple

11. What color is a rectal probe?

a. blue
b. green
c. red

12. 212 degrees F = ? degrees C

a. 48
b. 100
c. 98.6

13. 37 degrees C = ? degrees F

a. 71.6
b. 101.2
c. 98.6

14. Temporal, radial, carotid, femoral, brachial are all known as what
a. pulse points
b. fancy words
c. pressure points

15. It is ok to measure a pulse with your thumb if you are using at least 2 other
fingers as well.
a. True
b. False

16. Pulse rate greater than 100bpm is known as

a. bradycardia
b. tachycardia
c. asystole

17. Good perfusion

a. the flow of blood throughout the body
b. can result in cyanosis and cool extremities
c. a strong enough heart beat to adequately oxygenate the body

18. Normal respiration range

a. 6-8 breaths per minute
b. 10-26 breaths per minute
c. 12-20 breaths per minute

19. A sphygmomanometer is also known as a

rectal probe
a. a device to measure respirations
b. a device to measure oxygen in the blood
c. a blood pressure cuff

20. When taking a BP you are listening for 3 different sounds

a. True
b. False

21. The 1st sound heard when taking a BP is

a. the first time you hear a heart beat
b. when you can no longer hear a heart beat

22. The 2nd sound heard when taking a BP is

a. the first time you hear a heart beat
b. when you can no longer hear a heart beat

when you can no longer hear a heart beat

23. Hypertension is a BP
a. >140/90
b. >110/60
c. <100/50
24. You should not take a BP on arms that are paralyzed, injured or have an IV in
place
a. True
b. False

25. When taking a BP you should place your stethoscope over which pulse point?
a. carotid
b. radial
c. brachial

26. Normal pulse rate for an adult is

a. 40-80 bpm
b. 60-100 bpm
c. 70-110 bpm

27. Normal respiration rate for an adult is

a. 8-14
b. 10-24
c. 12-20
d. 20-30

28. Hypotension is blood pressure that is less than

a. 90/60
b. 100/70
c. 120/80
d. 140/90

29. Respirations that are less than 12 are called

a. tachypnea
b. bradypnea
c. bradycardia
d. lazy

30. Pulse rate that is above 100bpm is called

a. tachypnea
b. bradycardia
c. tachycardia
d. hypertensive crisis