Vital Signs Study Guide Flashcards

Flashcards reviewing normal vital signs, factors that alter vital signs, fever symptoms and interventions, and key factors affecting blood pressure.

What normal adult vital signs range topics are covered in the study guide?

Pulse, Respirations, Temperature, Blood pressure, and Oxygen saturation (SpO2).

What factors can make a person's vital signs change?

Exercise, Stress/anxiety, Pain, Fever, Medications, Age, Sleeping, Illness, and Body position.

What body responses occur when someone has a fever?

Chills, Sweating, Faster heart rate, Faster breathing, and Dehydration.

What nursing interventions should be performed when caring for someone with a fever?

Check temperature, encourage fluids if allowed, remove extra blankets, give medications as ordered, monitor vital signs, and watch for dehydration.

Which specific groups may respond differently to temperature changes?

Babies, children, and older adults.

What is cardiac output?

How much blood the heart pumps.

What is blood vessel resistance?

How tight or relaxed the blood vessels are.

What is blood volume?

How much blood is in the body.

What is blood viscosity?

How thick the blood is.

What is contractility?

How strongly the heart squeezes.

What is preload?

How much blood fills the heart before it squeezes.