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TAKING VITAL SIGNS
Lesson 6: Recording Vital Signs Exercises: Lesson 6 |
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EXERCISES: LESSON 6 INSTRUCTIONS: The following exercises are to be answered by marking the lettered response that best answers the question or best completes the incomplete statement, or by writing the answer in the space provided. After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the end of the lesson and check your answers. 1. In the Army, there _______ form on which vital sign information can be recorded.
2. Which one of the following forms is a permanent form commonly used to document a person’s vital signs readings each time they are taken while he is a patient in a military hospital?
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXERCISES 3 THROUGH 7. The information below shows information taken from a block on a DA Form 3950. Use this information to fill in the blanks.
3. The patient’s pulse rate is ___________. 4. The patient’s systolic pressure is ___________. 5. The patient’s temperature is __________. 6. The patient’s diastolic pressure is ______________. 7. The patient’s breathing rate is ____________.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXERCISES 8 THROUGH 11. Based upon the excerpt from an SF 511 shown below, what are the patient’s vital signs at 1800 (6 p.m.) on 15 December 1995?
8. The patient’s temperature is ________. 9. The patient’s pulse is __________ 10. The patient’s breathing rate is __________. 11. The patient’s blood pressure is: __________________ Check Your Answers on Next Page |
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