The amount of force exerted against the walls of the artery by the blood is commonly referred to as:

The normal oral temperature of an adult
patient/resident is: 

The Nurse Assistant enters Mr. S’s room to take his oral temperature and observes that he is drinking a glass of ice water. The
Nurse Assistant should:

Which of the steps mentioned below should the Nurse Assistant not do as part of taking a rectal temperature for an adult?

Which of the following can increase the pulse rate?

 Before using a stethoscope from the nursing unit, the Nurse Assistant should:

A patient/resident’s diastolic pressure is 104 mm Hg. A high diastolic reading could be serious because it:

Mr. Johnson is a 75 year old, who has a cardiac condition and is experiencing bradycardia. Which pulse rate represents
bradycardia?

The Nurse Assistant is taking routine vital signs on a patient/resident who is known to have an irregular pulse. The Nurse
Assistant should take a

The radial pulse is the most common site used for routine vital signs. The radial pulse is located on the:

When taking a patient’s/resident’s temperature, pulse, respirations (TPR), the respiration should be counted after the:

 A respiration is defined as:

A patient/resident has a temperature of 102 F. What can the Nurse Assistant do to assist in lowering the fever without a
physician’s order?

Which of the following pulse rates and blood pressure readings are within normal range for adult

Which of the following signs is not associated with a fever?