Name __ 9. The pulse is the beat of the __ felt at an artery as a wave of __ passes through the artery. 10. List five locations where a pulse can be palpated on the human body. __ __ __ __ 11. Your patient, Mrs Dodd, has a weaker pulse today. For how many seconds will you count the number of pulses? __ 12. List five conditions or activities that affect pulse rate and Indicato whother they increase or decrease the rate. __ 13. When is an apical pulse measurement taken? __ 14. Why don't you want a patient to know when you are counting respirations? __ 15. Under what circumstances do you need to report as well as record a respiratory rate? __ 16. When measuring blood pressure, you record two pressures. The higher pressure is called __ and measures the force caused by __ The lower pressure is called __ and measures the force when __ 17. A normal blood pressure reading is less than __ __ 1 18. Hypertension is greater than __ __ and means that blood pressure is too __

## Step 1<br />The pulse is the beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />The five locations where a pulse can be palpated on the human body are the wrist (radial pulse), neck (carotid pulse), forehead (temporal pulse), behind the knee (popliteal pulse), and the groin (femoral pulse).<br /><br />## Step 3<br />When counting the number of pulses for a patient, it is typically done for 15 seconds and then multiplied by 4 to get the beats per minute.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />Five conditions or activities that affect pulse rate include exercise (increases), stress (increases), fever (increases), medication (varies), and dehydration (increases).<br /><br />## Step 5<br />An apical pulse measurement is taken when a peripheral pulse is not palpable, such as in infants or certain medical conditions.<br /><br />## Step 6<br />You don't want a patient to know when you are counting respirations because they might change their breathing pattern, leading to inaccurate measurements.<br /><br />## Step 7<br />You need to report as well as record a respiratory rate if it is abnormal, consistently high, or consistently low, or if it is associated with other symptoms.<br /><br />## Step 8<br />When measuring blood pressure, the higher pressure is called systolic and measures the force caused by the heart contracting. The lower pressure is called diastolic and measures the force when the heart is at rest.<br /><br />## Step 9<br />A normal blood pressure reading is less than 120/80 mmHg.<br /><br />## Step 10<br />Hypertension is greater than 140/90 mmHg and means that blood pressure is too high.