CAREGIVING FINAL EXAMINATION REVIEWER

VITAL SIGNS
Vital Signs Baseline data with the regards to patient’s condition.
Body Mechanics Proper use of a human body to work and avoid injury or sprain.
Blood Pressure Force of blood supply pushing against wall arteries.
Pulse Rhytmic expansion and contraction of arteries caused by beating of the heart.
Thermometer an instrument used in measuring temperature.
Sphygmomanometer Instrument of measuring blood pressure.
Vital Signs Cardinal signs.
Temperature The balance between the heat produced by the body and the heat lost by the
body .
Systolic Forced with which blood is pumped when the heart contracts
Respiration The process of breathing, inhaling, and exhaling air.
Hypotension Low blood pressure
Stethoscope Instrument that allows one to listen to various sounds in the human body.
Hypertension High blood pressure.
Systolic First tapping sound heard
Pulse deficit A difference between the apical pulse rate and the radial pulse rate.
Tachycardia A rapid heart rate or a pulse rate of more than 100B/min. for adult.
Hyperpyrexia A very high Fever.
Apnea Absence of breathing.
Conduction Transfer of heat from one molecule to a molecule of lower temperature.
Cheyne stroke Respiration Abnormally slow breathing.

III.
1. Two kinds of body temperature
2. Ways of cleaning the thermometer
3. What are the sites in getting the pulse rate?
4. Where do you use tympanic thermometer?
5. Identify the signs of a client in pain
6. Factors affecting vital signs?
7. Types of shypgmamometer?
8. Parts of thermometer
9. Types of thermometer
10. Nursing interventions of patients
II.
1. Common sign that a diabetic client has a low blood sugar level are the following except:
- INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE.
2. Average breathing rate for a healthy adult is
- 25-30 PER MINUTE.
3. This organ is called the command post of vital processes found in the brain.
- THE HYPOTHALAMUS
4. For a normal infant the average heart is
120- 160b/min.
5. Rectal temperature is most accurate in new born and infants, the normal is
37.5 c
6. What is one way that heat is lost from the body?
SWEATING
7. What is the following steps must you not do while using glass thermometer;
PLACE THE THERMOMETER IN HOT WATER
8. A person having difficult or labored breathing is said to experiencing;
DYSPNEA
9. Which vital sign is acceptable to measure without the consent of the patient?
RESPIRATORY RATE.
10. What points should you record when you check for respiration for a person.
THE QUALITY OF EACH BREATH
THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE PERSONS BREATHS EACH MINUTE
THE REGULARITY WITH WHICH THE PERSON BREATHES
ALL OF THE ABOVE.
11. What is measured when taking a person’s blood pressure?
THE FORCE THAT THE BLOOD EXERTS AGAINST THE ARTERIAL WALLS
12. What term is used to describe blood pressure that is lower than a normal?
HYPOTENSION.
13. How long should you measure the pulse rate in a child younger than 12 years old?
FOR 1 MINUTE
14. When measuring child’s blood pressure what determines which cuff size to use?
THE CHILD’S AGE AND WEIGHT
15. Factors affecting vital signs includes, except; NONE OF THE ABOVE
INFANT
Colostrum The first breast milk.
Infant Baby aged 1 month to one year.
Burp The release of air from the stomach through the mouth.
5 to 15 days The umbilical cord will generally dry and fall off in how many days?
Milia Characteristics of a newborn that look like little white head, usually found on the nose,
chin, and forehead.
Diarrhea The first dark green stools of a newborn.
Fetus Developing infant in the uterus after the first 2 months
Vernix Creamy white substance form in the skin creases which will wash off the first few
baths.
Apgar Scoring The condition of a baby at birth is assessed according to a checklist known as.
Neonatal Care A care given to a newborn infant.

II.
1. You can prevent buildup of air in the baby’s stomach by doing all the following except;
BURPING THE BABY ONLY BEFORE FEEDING
2. The normal color of a breatfeed baby’s stool is?
MUSTARD YELLOW
3.When taking a rectal temperature in a baby, insert a well lubricated thermometer .
½ INCH
4. In giving an infant a tub bath you should do all the following except;
LINE THE SIDE OR THE TUB WITH TOWEL OR FILL THE SIDE OR TUB 4-5 INCH OF
WATER.
5.Factors influencing growth and the development are the following
GENETIC FACTOR & ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR
6. For a normal infant the average heart rate is?
120-160bpm
7.Rectal Temperature is most accurate in newborn and an infant, the normal is;
37.5 c
8. The greatest hazards to your toddler’s health include;
ALL OF THE ABOVE
9. Burping is necessary to the infants and child to prevent;
ABDOMINAL PAIN AND GET RID OF EXCESS AIR
10. Umbilical cord will fall;
5-10days

III.
Where is the best place in bathing and infant?

Why shouldn’t leave infant/toddler alone while bathing?

How long do you sterilize the feeding bottles and nipples? When do you start counting the
time for sterilization?

When do you burp the baby?

What safety procedures are you going todo when ifants starts crawling?

What are the 3 ways of burping?

Different types of milk formula?

What are some of the reasons why an infants cries?

What are some hygienic practices that you should in stilly to children?

How do you prevent diaper rash?

How would you know if an infant/toddler is choking?

How would you enhance the social, physical, intellectual, creative, and social development of
a children?