{"id":16,"date":"2015-04-20T20:32:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T20:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2023-01-07T18:40:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T18:40:06","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=16","title":{"rendered":"Index"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Page-list plugin v.5.9 wordpress.org\/plugins\/page-list\/ -->\n<ul class=\"page-list \">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/\">Welcome<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-22 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=22\">Lessons<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-20 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=20\">Lesson 1: Initial Assessment<\/a>\n\t<ul class='children'>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-45\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=45\">1.1 What are \u201cVital Signs\u201d?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-47\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=47\">1.2 Initial Assessment and SAMPLE History<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-51\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=51\">1.3 Establish Patient Contact<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-55\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=55\">1.4 Assessing the Skin<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-58\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=58\">1.5 Assessing Level of Consciousness<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-62\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=62\">1.6 SAMPLE History<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-25 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=25\">Lesson 2: Temperature<\/a>\n\t<ul class='children'>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-87\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=87\">2.01 Why is it important to know the patient&#8217;s temperature?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-89\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=89\">2.02 What is a &#8220;normal&#8221; temperature?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-94\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=94\">2.03 Why is &#8220;normal temperature&#8221; given as a range?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-98\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=98\">2.04 How is a person&#8217;s body temperature regulated?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=100\">2.05 What causes abnormal temperatures?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-103\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=103\">2.06 How is a person&#8217;s temperature determined?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-107\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=107\">2.07 How does a glass thermometer work?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-110\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=110\">2.08 How do I read a glass thermometer?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-115\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=115\">2.09 Will a temperature go down before it is read?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-119\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=119\">2.10 How do I &#8220;shake down&#8221; a glass thermometer?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-117\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=117\">2.11 Why are glass thermometers shaken down?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-124\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=124\">2.12 How does an electric thermometer work?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-139\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=139\">2.13 How do I read an electric thermometer?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-141\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=141\">2.14 What parts of the body are used in determining temperature?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-146\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=146\">2.15 What is the difference between an oral thermometer and a rectal thermometer?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-154\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=154\">2.16 Will I get the same temperature readings for oral, axillary, and rectal temperatures?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-160\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=160\">2.17 When should I take an oral temperature?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-164\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=164\">2.18 How do I take an oral temperature with a glass thermometer?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-172\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=172\">2.19 How do I take an oral temperature with an electric thermometer?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-176\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=176\">2.20 When should I take a rectal temperature?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-181\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=181\">2.21 How do I take a rectal temperature with a glass thermometer?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-190\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=190\">2.22 How do I take a rectal temperature with an electric thermometer?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-194\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=194\">2.23 When should I take an axillary temperature?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-196\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=196\">2.24 How to take an axillary temperature<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-204\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=204\">2.25 How are glass thermometers decontaminated?<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-27 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=27\">Lesson 3: Pulse<\/a>\n\t<ul class='children'>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-224\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=224\">3.1 What is a pulse?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-227\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=227\">3.2 What is a pulse rate?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-229\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=229\">3.3 What factors are noted when taking a patient&#8217;s pulse?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-234\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=234\">3.4 Which artery is palpated when a pulse is taken?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-239\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=239\">3.5 How do I take a patient&#8217;s pulse?<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-29 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=29\">Lesson 4: Respiration<\/a>\n\t<ul class='children'>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-257\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=257\">4.1 What is breathing?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-263\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=263\">4.2 What causes breathing to occur?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-269\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=269\">4.3 What is a breathing rate?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-271\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=271\">4.4 What factors are noted when taking a patient&#8217;s breathing rate and quality?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-283\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=283\">4.5 How do I assess a patient&#8217;s breathing rate and quality?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-286\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=286\">4.6 Why should the patient be unaware that I am assessing his breathing rate and quality?<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-31 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=31\">Lesson 5: Blood Pressure<\/a>\n\t<ul class='children'>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-301\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=301\">5.1 What is blood pressure?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-306\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=306\">5.2 What are systolic and diastolic pressures?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-312\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=312\">5.3 What factors affect a person&#8217;s blood pressure?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-315\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=315\">5.4 What equipment is needed to measure a patient&#8217;s blood pressure?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-322\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=322\">5.5 How does the air pressure inside the bladder provide information about the blood pressure?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-327\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=327\">5.6 How do I take a patient&#8217;s blood pressure?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-337\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=337\">5.7 Can I take a patient&#8217;s blood pressure without a stethoscope?<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-33 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=33\">Lesson 6: Recording Vital Signs<\/a>\n\t<ul class='children'>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-353\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=353\">6.1 What are some of the forms on which vital signs are recorded?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-364\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=364\">6.2 How is a DA Form 3950 completed?<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-368\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=368\">6.3 How is vital signs information obtained from a SF 511?<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-35 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=35\">Self-Tests<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-66\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=66\">Lesson 1: Self-Test<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-210\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=210\">Lesson 2: Self-Test<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-244\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=244\">Lesson 3: Self-Test<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-289\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=289\">Lesson 4: Self-Test<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-340\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=340\">Lesson 5: Self-Test<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-373\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=373\">Lesson 6: Self-Test<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-81\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=81\">Print Version<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-202\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=202\">Image Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-404\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=404\">Videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-14\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/vitalsigns\/?page_id=14\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-16\"><a 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