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Vital Signs

Horizontales
The number of heart beats (or pulses) per minute
normal breathing
the number of inspirations (inhalations) the person takes in a minute
high blood pressure
painful or difficult breathing
essential skills required of nurse aides to deliver competent care to residents in health care settings
term used in health care to describe everyday things that a resident routinely does, such as hygiene and grooming, dressing, eating, toileting, and transferring
the working phase of the heart when the heart is pumping blood to the body; the top number of a blood pressure reading (diastolic)
whatever the resident says that it is
elastic, spongy, cone-shaped air-filled structures involved and the location where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occur
information collected by the nurse aide’s senses
involves the breathing in of oxygen (inspiration) and the breathing out of carbon dioxide (expiration)
frequent passage of loose, watery stools (bowel movements)
(also called TPR & BP) include the measurement of temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure that show how well vital organs are functioning
Verticales
is the beat of the heart felt at an artery, as a wave of blood passes through the artery; is the numbers of heart beats per minute
when carbon dioxide is expelled out of the nose and the mouth from the lungs
the resting phase of the heart when the heart fills with blood; the bottom number of a blood pressure reading (diastolic)
blood vessels that carry blood with waste products away from the cells and to the heart
pulse points located in the top of the feet and used to check circulation of the leg
when air (or oxygen) is pulled in through the nose and down into the lungs
abnormal low blood pressure occurring when the resident suddenly stands up; resident complains of weakness, faintness, dizziness, and seeing spots
a pulse point located in the temples of the head
rapid and deep breathing
alternating periods of slow, irregular breathing and rapid, shallow breathing, plus short periods of absent breathing
without a fever
with a fever
no breathing