NSE 13A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Orthostatic Hypotension, Vagal Tone, Korotkoff Sounds
18 Dec 2018
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Week 5 objectives : vital signs: integrate relevant anatomy and physiology, outline subjective questions and incorporate any developmental and cultural considerations into your assessment, outline the components of and conduct a general survey. Identify the importance of mental health assessment and its association with the general survey: identify measurement components related to height, weight, bmi, define pulse, respirations, and blood pressure and their normal limits. Children and young adults may have sinus arrhythmia- a normal finding for children. If sinus arrhythmia is found in adult= abnormal finding. Respirations: looking at inspiration and expiration of individual. Blood pressure: the force of blood exerted against the arterial walls and is reported in millimetres of mercury (mm hg: describe the relationships among the terms blood pressure, systolic pressure, diastolic pressure and pulse pressure. - pulse pressure : the difference btwn the systolic and diastolic blood pressure measured in mmhg.
