NRSG139 OSCE Quiz 1

2x Questions will be asked at end of assessment

What is the medical terminology for a blood pressure of 98/56 mmHg?

Hypotensive

What is the medical terminology for a blood pressure of 148/92 mmHg?

Hypertensive

What is the medical terminology to describe a RR of 28 rpm?

Tachypnoea

What is the medical terminology for a heart rate of 110 bpm?

Tachycardia

What landmarks would you use to locate an apical pulse?

5th intercostal space mid-clavicular line on left side

What is the medical terminology for a pulse rate of 56 bpm?

Bradycardia

What site would you use to assess a person who had a very irregular heart rate?

Apical pulse

What is the medical terminology for respiration rate of 10 breaths a minute?

Bradypnoea

What is the medical term to describe a temperature of 37.8 C?

Febrile or pyrexial

What characteristics are you assessing when palpating a radial pulse?

Rate, rhythm, strength

How would you report abnormal breath sounds?

Adventitious breath sounds - sounds such as crackles, wheezing, and rhonchi

What questions might you ask the person if their BP was assessed at 96/60 mmHg?

Is this a normal reading for you? Is your BP usually low? Are you feeling OK? Are you feeling dizzy/lightheaded? Have you had much oral fluid to drink? Have you had much to eat/drink?