OBJECTIVE

 AT THE END OF THE LESSON THE STUDENT

WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND OR HAVE A
KNOWLEDGE ABOUT VITAL SIGNS.
 AT THE END OF THE LESSON THE STUDENT
WILL BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE VITAL
SIGNS BY MEANS OF RETURN
DEMONSTRATION.
VITAL SIGNS
WHAT IS VITAL SIGNS?
 VITAL SIGNS ARE MEASUREMENTS OF THE
BODY’S MOST BASIC FUNCTIONS.
 THE NORMAL RANGES FOR A PERSON’S
VITAL SIGNS VARY WITH AGE, WEIGHT,
AND OVERALL HEALTH.
FOUR MAIN VITAL SIGNS
 BODY TEMPERATURE
 PULSE RATE
 RESPIRATION RATE
 BLOOD PRESSURE
WHAT IS BODY
TEMPERATURE?

 THE NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE OF A

PERSON VARIES ON GENDER, RECENT
ACTIVITY, FOOD AND FLUID
CONSUMPTION, TIME OF DAY, AND, IN
WOMEN, THE STAGE OF THE MENSTRUAL
CYCLE.
 NORMAL BODY TEMPERATURE CAN
RANGE FROM 36.5ᴼC TO 37.2ᴼC.
WHAT IS THE PULSE RATE?
 THE PULSE RATE IS A MEASUREMENT OF
THE HEART RATE.
 TAKING A PULSE NOT ONLY MEASURES

THE HEART RATE, BUT ALSO CAN INDICATE

THE FOLLOWING:
>HEART RHYTHM
>STRENGTH OF THE PULSE
 AGE AVERAGE HEART RATE
IN BEATS PER
MINUTE
 LESS THAN 1 MONTH
 120-160
 1-12 MONTHS
 80-140
 12 MONTHS-2 YEARS  80-130
 2-6 YEARS  75-120
 6-12 YEARS  75-110
 MORE THAN 12  60-100
YEARS
WHAT IS THE RESPIRATION
RATE?
 THE RESPIRATION RATE IS THE NUMBER OF
BREATHS A PERSON TAKES PER MINUTE.
 THE RATE IS USUALLY MEASURED WHEN A
PERSON IS AT REST AND SIMPLY INVOLVES
COUNTING THE NUMBER OF BREATHS FOR
ONE MINUTE BY COUNTING HOW MANY
TIMES THE CHEST RISES.
 AGE RESPIRATION RATE

 New born  35-40

 Infant  30-50
 Toddler  25-32
 Child  20-30
 Adult  12-20
WHAT IS BLOOD PRESSURE?
 BLOOD PRESSURE IS THE FORCE OF THE
BLOOD PUSHING AGAINST THE ARTERY
WALLS DURING CONTRACTION AND
RELAXATION OF THE HEART.
 TWO NUMBERS ARE RECORDED WHEN
MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE. (EX:120/80
mm Hg) THE HIGHER NUMBER CALLED
SYSTOLIC PRESSURE AND THE LOWER
NUMBER CALLED DIASTOLIC PRESSURE.
SOME FACTORS THAT CAN
INFLUENCE A BLOOD PRESSURE:

 STRESS
 SMOKING
 EXERCISE
 CAFFEINE
 ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
 GAINING OR LOSING WEIGHT
 FULL STOMACH
 FULL BLADDER
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