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BASIC NURSING SKILLS - PART 3

NURSE JAR'S THEORY/LECTURE CROSSWORDS FOR NURSE AIDE STUDENTS/CANDIDATES
Across
A device used to measure temperature.
Occurs when the systolic pressure is 140 mmHg or higher, or the diastolic pressure is 90 mmHg or higher.
A fast heart rate, greater than 100 beats per minute.
Rectal temperatures should not be taken if the person has _____.
Elevated body temperature.
Term used to describe taking the apical and radial pulses at the same time.
Vital signs reflect the _____ of 3 body processes essential for life; regulation of body temperature, breathing, and heart function.
The amount of heat in the body that is a balance between the amount of heat produced and the amount lost by the body.
The number of hear beats or pulses felt in 1 minute.
Breathing air into and out of the lungs.
Down
An instrument used to listen to sounds produced by the heart, lungs, and other body organs.
When the systolic pressure is below 90 mmHg, or the diastolic pressure is below 60 mmHg.
A cuff and measuring device used to measure blood pressure.
Acronym used for intravenous
Acronym used for Millimeters of Mercury.
Temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure; and pain in some agencies.
A slow heart rate, less than 60 beats per minute.
The site most accurate for a body temperature reading.
The amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood.
Acronym used for blood pressure.
The beat of the heart felt at an artery as a wave of blood passes through the artery.
The number of body temperature sites.