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6 Cards in this Set
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4 questions before starting |
Have you smoked, drank, eaten or exercised in the past hour? |
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Ask patient what during vital signs? |
Please refrain from speaking and uncross legs, feet flat on ground, back against chair. |
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Blood Presure |
1) Palpate brachial artery above anticubital fossa and medial of arm. 2)Place cuff around arm, 2.5cm above anticubital |
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Temp:
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Don't speak, close lips tightly. Regular range is: Oral: 36.5 - 37.5 Tympanic: 36 - 37.5 Signs of hypothermia or hyperthemia? |
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Pulse
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Palpate for radial pulse. Begin counting at 0. Say it out loud. Takes pulse for 60 seconds. |
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Pulse report
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Reports the pulse's: Rate Rhythm Amplitude Elasticity Normal range (60-100 bpm) |