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Vital Signs and Patient Assessment

Accurately measuring and interpreting vital signs is one of the most fundamental nursing and clinical skills. This deck covers normal ranges for temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure, along with related terms like tachycardia, bradycardia, and hy...

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Accurately measuring and interpreting vital signs is one of the most fundamental nursing and clinical skills. This deck covers normal ranges for temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure, along with related terms like tachycardia, bradycardia, and hypotension. You'll also review key assessment tools such as pulse oximetry, the Glasgow Coma Scale, and capillary refill time, plus documentation shorthand like SOAP notes and the ABCs of emergency assessment. Designed for nursing students, EMTs, and healthcare trainees, this deck reinforces the baseline knowledge needed to confidently assess and monitor patients in any clinical setting.

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Temperature, pulse, respiration rate, and blood pressure.
Approximately 98.6°F (37°C).
60–100 beats per minute.
12–20 breaths per minute.
Around 120/80 mmHg.
Systolic pressure.
Diastolic pressure.
An abnormally fast heart rate, typically over 100 bpm.
An abnormally slow heart rate, typically under 60 bpm.
Abnormally rapid breathing.
Abnormally low blood pressure.
Chronically elevated blood pressure.
Blood oxygen saturation (SpO2).
95–100%.
Assessing a patient's level of consciousness.
Eye opening, verbal response, motor response.
A drop in blood pressure when standing from sitting or lying.
Less than 2–3 seconds.
Listening to internal body sounds, often with a stethoscope.
Examining the body using touch.
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan.
Airway, Breathing, Circulation.
0 to 10.
The process of prioritizing patients based on the severity of their condition.
70–99 mg/dL.
Without fever.
Nothing by mouth.
To systematically evaluate all body systems for abnormalities.
Swelling caused by excess fluid trapped in body tissues.
A bluish discoloration of skin due to low oxygen levels.