Temperature
35.8 - 37.3
Temperature affecting values
Menstruation
Exercise
Age
Illness
Normal Pulse Range
60-100 bpm
bradacardia
Less than 50 bpm
Tacycardia
More than 100 bpm
Normal Blood Pressure
95 - 135 systolic
60 - 85 dystolic
Factors affecting Pulse
Gender
Disease Process
Medications
Exercise
Shock
Anxiety/Stress
Eating/Caffine
4 characteristics of pulse
Rate (bpm)
Rhythm (regular/irregular)
Force (0-+3)
Equality (both sides)
Pulse Force rating
0 - absent
1+ - weak
2+ - normal
3 + - full and bounding
Hypotension
low BP 90/60
Hypertension
High BP 140/90
Factors affecting Blood Pressure
Age/sex
Cultural background
Weight/excercise
Emotions/stress
Disease process
Respiratory Rate
10 - 20 breaths per minute
Factors affecting breathing rate
Age
Environmental
Toxins/smoking
Excercise
Anxiety
Bradypnea
Less than 10 breaths per minute
Tachypenea
More than 24 breaths per minute
Normal Oxygen Saturation
>95% on normal room air
Normal range Oxygen Saturation for COPD
88 - 92 % on normal room air
Pain scale
0 - 10
OPRRSTUV
O - onset
P - provoke
Q - quality
R - radiation
S - sevarity
T - treatment
U - understanding
V - values
O - when did it occur?
P - what makes it better/worse?
Q - what does it feel like?
R - does it radiate anywhere?
S - scale 1 - 10 sevarity
T - what tre