CNA VITAL SIGNS WORKSHEET EXAM QUESTIONS

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CNA VITAL SIGNS WORKSHEET EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: 89/59

Answer:

hypotension

Question 2: How long do you take an apical pulse?

Answer:

• minute

Question 3: When should you NOT take an oral temp?

Answer:

unconscious, had facial or oral surgery, is younger than 5, confused/disoriented, is heavily sedated, likely to have a seizure, is coughing, is using O2

Question 4: microbe

Answer:

a small living organism

Question 5: What is an apical pulse?

Answer:

a pulse count taken with a stethoscope at the apex of the heart Question 6: The period of the heart muscle relaxing is called:

Answer:

diastole

Question 7: 132/82

Answer:

hypertension

Question 8: 119/79

Answer:

normal

Question 9: What does the prefix "a-" mean?

Answer:

without, not

Question 10: 172/78

Answer:

hypertension Question 11: If a person is eating, chewing gum, or smoking, how long do you have to wait before you can take an oral temp?

Answer:

10 - 20 minutes

Question 12: List 4 types of PPE

Answer:

gloves, gown, mask, goggles

Question 13: List terms that you could use to describe the FORCE of a pulse,

(difficult to feel) (easy to feel)

Answer:

difficult to feel: weak, thready, faint

easy to feel: strong, bounding, full

Question 14: How far into the rectum should a thermometer be inserted?

Answer:

1/2 - 1 inch Question 15: List three types of Transmission Based Isolation:

Answer:

airborne, droplet, contact

Question 16: What is ONE respiration?

Answer:

one inspiration and one expiration

Question 17: List other common pulse site locations?

Answer:

brachial, carotid, apical, popliteal

Question 18: What does the root word "pnea" mean?

Answer:

breathing

Question 19: elevated blood pressure

Answer:

120-129/79 or less

Question 20: What does the prefix "dys-" mean?

Answer:

painful, difficult

Question 21: 94/69

Answer:

normal

Question 22: What is the normal adult respiratory rate for 1 minute?

Answer:

12 - 20 breaths/minute

Question 23: When should you NOT take a rectal temp?

Answer:

hemorrhoids, diarrhea, had surgery

Question 24: What does "apnea" mean?

Answer:

not breathing

Question 25: 90

Answer:

normal

Question 26: What does the prefix "tachy-" mean?

Answer:

fast

Question 27: Temporal (forehead)

Answer:

97.2 - 100.1

Question 28: List the vital signs in order (spell correctly)

Answer:

Temperature, Pulse, Respirations, Blood Pressure