Vital signs outline Outline Page number Vital Sign 477 Times to Assess Vital Signs: 478 BODY TEMPERATURE 478 Purpose to measure body temperature 484 Assessing Body Temperature , advantage 481 & disadvantage of Sites Used for Body Temperature Measurements Types of Thermometers 482 - 483 TEMPERATURE SCALES 480 - 483 PULSE 487 Purpose of measuring pulse rate : 489 Pulse Sites , normal & abnormal range 487-489 IMPLEMENTATION 490-491 Purpose Assessing Respirations 498 Normal range & terminology (Eupnea , 487 , 497 Bradypnea , Tachypnea, Apnea) IMPLEMENTATION & Considering: 498 - 499 BLOOD PRESSURE 499 Purpose assessing blood pressure 504 Normal & abnormal range 501 Equipment & equipment , preparation 504-506
Vital signs outline Page number Outline 477 Vital Sign 478 Times to Assess Vital Signs: 478 BODY TEMPERATURE 484 Purpose to measure body temperature 481 Assessing Body Temperature , advantage & disadvantage of Sites Used for Body Temperature Measurements 482 - 483 Types of Thermometers 480 - 483 TEMPERATURE SCALES 487 PULSE 489 Purpose of measuring pulse rate : 487-489 Pulse Sites , normal & abnormal range 490-491 IMPLEMENTATION 498 Purpose Assessing Respirations 487 , 497 Normal range & terminology (Eupnea , Bradypnea , Tachypnea, Apnea) 498 - 499 IMPLEMENTATION & Considering: 499 BLOOD PRESSURE 504 Purpose assessing blood pressure 501 Normal & abnormal range 504-506 Equipment & equipment , preparation