CNA

  1. What does TPR stand for?

Temperature, Pulse, Respiration


  1. BP? What does it mean? Define.

Blood Pressure. It means the force of blood pushing against the arteries.


  1. What is the normal range of temp?

  • Oral: 98.6

  • Rectal: 99.1

  • Axillary: 97.6


  1. After a pt is finished eating/drinking how long do you wait to take an oral temp?

15 minutes


  1. What position of pt should be in for rectal temp?

Side-lying position


  1. What is heart doing during systolic and diastolic?

Systolic: contraction Diastolic: relaxation


  1. What do you clean the stethoscope earpiece and diaphragm with?

Alcohol pad


  1. What is the difference between bradycardia and tachycardia?

Bradycardia = Low/Slowheart rate Tachycardia = High/Fast heart rate


  1. If a pt has an irregular heart beat, how long does it take a pulse for?

1 minute / 60 seconds


  1. What are respirations?

Breathing, one inhalation and one exhalatioon

  1. Ranges of Pulse, Respirations, and BP

P - 60:100, R - 12:20, BP - 120/80


  1. What is the difference between apea and dyspnea?

Apnea: absence of breathing Dyspnea: difficulty breathing


  1. What is the pulse site called at the inner elbow? 

Brachial artery


  1. What would be a reason you can't take a BP on a pt’s arm?

IV and shunt, mastectomy (breast removal), cast


  1. If you can’t obtain a pulse at the wrist what do you do?

Check a different pulse site for one minute


  1. Where is the radial pulse site at?

Thumb side of the wrist


  1. If taking BP and you need to read systolic a second time, what do you do?

Deflate it, wait 1 -2 minutes, recheck the systolic