Health Assm't Exam 1 (part 1)

Which type of prevention prevent future problems?

primary prevention

Conducting a patient’s assessment at regular intervals is part of a ______ assessment.

ongoing partial assessment

Which type of prevention consists of early diagnoses such as B/P screenings, pap smear, TB tests?

secondary prevention

Which prevention helps with preventing issues from a current disease already? (ex: changing one’s diet because they have heart disease)

Tertiary prevention

Assessing someone for a specific problem is known as a ______.

focused assessment

Getting a detailed history and a physical assessment on a patient is part of a ______ assessment.

comprehensive

Having to conduct CPR at a moment’s notice is considered a _____ assessment.

emergency

What is the correct process when examining a patient’s stomach?

When not examining the stomach, what is the correct process?

Inspect → Auscultation → Percussion → Palpate

Inspect → Palpation → Percussion → Auscultation

What are the two types of stethoscopes?

diaphragm (high frequency)

bell (low frequency)

Pain receptors are also known as ______ and are in skin, joints, connective tissues, & muscles.

nocioreceptors

Our nocioreceptors respond to which 3 types of intense stimuli:

mechanical, thermal, & chemical

Name the 3 types of pain.

acute, chronic neuropathic

Which type of pain is diagnosed in less then 6 months?

acute

Which type of pain is diagnosed in over 3-6 months?

chronic

Which type of pain affects our nervous system and most likely occurs in diabetic neuropathy, sciatic nerve, & phantom?

neuropathic

Name the 2 different sources of pain.

Visceral (large internal organs) & Somatic (deep or cutaneous)

What does (O P Q R S T) stand for?

onset, proactive, quality, radiation, severity, time

How often do you conduct vitals signs?

-on admission

-per facility guidelines or patient diagnoses

-before & after surgery

Name the 6 different ways you can take a person's temperature?

oral, temporal, tympanic, axillary, hypothalamus, rectal

Define a Asystolic

no heart rate present

Define Tachycardia

over 100 bpm

Define Bradycardia

less an 60 bpm

Name the 10 different locations to find a pulse.

temporal, carotid, apical, brachial, femoral, radial, ulnar, dorsalis pedis, posterior tibalis, & popliteal

If a person has been smoking, drinking, or chewing gum, how long do you wait to take their temperature?

15 mins

What is the normal average temperature of a patient?

97.8 - 99.1

What is the normal average respiration rate of a patient?

12-20

What is the normal average blood pressure of a patient?

120/80

When it comes to blood pressure, what is the range for systolic?

When it comes to blood pressure, what is the range for diastolic?

Systolic (90-120)

Diastolic (60-80)

What are the 3 positions for orthostatic vital signs?

supine, sitting, standing

What is the normal average O2 saturation for a patient?

95% +

If it’s less than 95%, they have hypoxia.

If it’s less than 85%, they are considered an emergency.