Corrent answers in green.
Incorrect answers in red.
1) Body heat that is lost because heat moves to an area that is colder is referred to as:
  • conduction.
  • evaporation.
  • convection.
  • radiation.
2) Body heat is controlled by an area of the brain called the:
  • hypothalamus.
  • pituitary gland.
  • pineal gland.
  • basal ganglia.
3) The normal body temperature measured rectally of a child aged 3 to 10 years is:
  • 98.6 - 100.4°F or 37 - 38°C
  • 98.6 - 100.6°F or 37 - 38.1°C
  • 97.9 - 100.4°F or 36.6 - 38°C
  • 97 - 99.4°F or 36.1 - 37.4°C
4) The two most accurate indirect methods of measuring core body temperature are:
  • axillary and oral.
  • otic and oral.
  • rectal and otic/tympanic.
  • oral and forehead.
5) If the patient’s body temperature is abnormally high or if there has been a significant change from the patient’s normal baseline temperature, the health care professional should:
  • schedule another reading to see if there is a change.
  • immediately notify his or her superior.
  • use another method to take body temperature to confirm the first reading.
  • note the change in the patient’s chart and check on the patient later that day.
6) Cooling blankets and ice packs cool core body temperature through the mechanism known as:
  • conduction.
  • diffusion.
  • convection.
  • radiation.
7) Each heartbeat has two phases, and the resting phase is known as:
  • diastole.
  • diffusion.
  • rhythm.
  • systole.
8) A pulse rate that is below the lower limit of normal is called:
  • an arrhythmia.
  • tachycardia.
  • an irregular heartbeat.
  • bradycardia.
9) Measuring a patient’s pulse using the radial artery, count the pulse for at least 30 seconds _____________.
  • using your thumb to feel the patient’s pulse.
  • and record the number of pulses.
  • then multiply times two.
  • then divide by two.
10) The normal respiratory rate for an adult is ___________ a minute.
  • 20 to 27
  • 30 to 40
  • 12 to 20
  • 17 to 25
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