Chapter 26 Vital Signs PDF
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This document details vital signs, including temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pain, and pulse oximetry. It provides normal ranges and guidelines for when to assess these signs. The document also includes information on the equipment used to measure vital signs and related procedures.
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Chapter 26 Vital Signs Copyright © 2011 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Vital Signs Temperature (T) Pulse (P) Respiration (R) Blood pressure (BP) Pain (often included as fifth sign) Pulse oximetry Copyright © 2023 Wolter...
Chapter 26 Vital Signs Copyright © 2011 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Vital Signs Temperature (T) Pulse (P) Respiration (R) Blood pressure (BP) Pain (often included as fifth sign) Pulse oximetry Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer All Rights Reserved When to Assess Vital Signs On admission to any health care facility or institution Based on facility or institutional policy and procedures Any time there is a change in the patient's condition Any time there is a loss of consciousness Before and after any surgical or invasive diagnostic procedure Before and after activity that may increase risk, such as ambulation after surgery Before administering medications that affect cardiovascular and respiratory function Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer All Rights Reserved Normal Ranges for Vital Signs for Healthy Adults Oral temperature: 35.8–37.5°C; 96.4–99.5°F Pulse rate—60 to 100 (80 average) Respirations—12 to 20 breaths/min Blood pressure—
