Question

1.With each beat, the heart pumps an amount of blood known as the ____________________________________ into the aorta.

Pulse

Blood pressure

Stroke volume

Arterial load

2. The student nurse is taking her patient’s blood pressure.  Which of the following indicates the need for further instruction?

The patient is seated with her arm at the level of the heart

The patient is seated with her legs crossed

The patient is sitting with her feet on the floor

The student nurse places the stethoscope over the brachial artery

3. Children have higher fevers with illness than adults do.

True

False

Answer 1

Ans ) 1) stroke volume

Explaination:

In cardiovascular physiology, Stroke volume(SV) is the volume of blood pumped from the left ventricle per beat into aorta.

Ans)2) The patient is seated with her leg crossed

Explaination:

Crossing legs, talking, and doing mental tasks while taking blood pressure increases blood pressure thus provides inaccurate readings.

Ans3) True

Explaination:

Children's body temperature is usually higher than adults, temperature over 105.8 could lead to seizure, and they have immature heat regulation.