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Vital Signs Quiz

Vital Signs Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1

The tendency of an organism to maintain a constant internal environment is:

Select one of the following:

  • Homeostasis

  • Adaptation

  • Diaphoresis

  • Sensorium

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

Assessment of mental alertness is:

Select one of the following:

  • Temperature

  • Homeostasis

  • Diaphoresis

  • Sensorium

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

a balance between heat created and heat lost. Heat is created as the body changes food to energy is:

Select one of the following:

  • Diaphoresis

  • Thermoregulation

  • Temperature

  • Homeostasis

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

What are the ways heat is lost from the body?

Select one of the following:

  • From the body to the environment, perspiration, breathing

  • From the body to the environment, perspiration, sexual activity

  • From the body to the environment, sleeping, breathing

  • Exercise, perspiration, breathing

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What is diaphoresis?

Select one of the following:

  • Sleeping

  • Fever

  • Perspiration

  • Low body temperature

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

What are the types of thermometers?

Select one of the following:

  • Glass, electronic, digital, tympanic, and thermal scanners

  • Glass, electronic, digital, tympanic, and disposable.

  • Glass, electronic, laser, tympanic, and thermal scanners

  • Glass, rectal, digital, tympanic, and thermal scanners

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

What is the most common type of thermometer?

Select one of the following:

  • Glass

  • Electronic

  • Digital

  • Thermal Scanner

  • Tympanic

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

Five methods for measurement:

Select one of the following:

  • Oral, axillary, tympanic, parietal, and rectal

  • Vaginal, axillary, tympanic, temporal, and rectal

  • Oral, Occipital, tympanic, temporal, and rectal

  • Oral, axillary, tympanic, temporal, and rectal

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

How long does an oral thermometer take?

Select one of the following:

  • 2 minutes

  • 3 minutes

  • 4 minutes

  • 1.5 minutes

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

How long does an axillary thermometer take?

Select one of the following:

  • 5-12 minutes

  • 5-8 minutes

  • 5-6 minutes

  • 5-10 minutes

Explanation

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