HOMEWORK HELP Please help!?!

KrCmommy522, BSN, RN · Jul 3, 2018

What I hate about this question is the ambiguity of "normal". What is normal for a person who has just sprinted across a parking lot? HR of 110? RR of 30?
Patients are always asking me if their HR or B/P or temperature is "normal" and I always have to ask "Do you know what is normal for you?" I can give you a number but depending on the situation it may not be at all normal for you to have a B/P of 92/55. Then again that might be perfectly normal for you.

Soooo, true!! As I just said in my post, what is "normal" for one is NOT "normal" for all. A person that has a HR of 42 - is that "normal?" Well, is the person a trained athlete? If so, then yes, it's completely normal. Does the person live a sedentary lifestyle? If so, then NO, this is NOT normal. So, as Mavrick said, you can have a number that is "normal" for HR, BP, RR, but, depending on the situation, it may be completely normal for one and completely abnormal for another. It depends on the person and the situation!

My instructor's hated the word "normal." Some would call you out on it, saying, well what's "normal?" And then you'd have to get into what is "normal" for whatever pt you were talking about and what would not be "normal" for that pt. Other's would simply say that what is "normal" differs for everyone. If you've never seen the pt before, you aren't going to know what is "normal" for them. You need to know their history and ask questions, then you can make inferences based on that. But it definitely helps to have past VS to compare to what you take.

Leader25, ASN, BSN, RN · Jul 7, 2018

1. Your patient comes in for a routine physical examination with no complaints. You notice that her temperature is 100.6 F. What could be the reason for the elevated temperature?

2. Why does a well-conditioned athlete have a slower than normal pulse rate?

3. Your patient sits down in the chair to have her vital signs taken. She appears to be out of breath. She states that it has started to rain, and she had to run across the parking lot.

[COLOR=#000000]Which of her vital signs readings would you expect to be abnormal?[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000]to 1. could be environment,fast walking,too much clothing,drank hot fluids,smoked.

2.The athletes heart muscle is strong,so he gets more bang for the buck with each contraction.

3.RR would be fast[/COLOR]

TheDudeWithTheBigDog, ADN, RN · Jul 9, 2018

I'm completing an assignment for one of my nursing classes. (Introduction to healthcare). I'm stuck on these three questions, I answered the rest of them. Could anyone help me and explain why? So, I can learn.
1. Your patient comes in for a routine physical examination with no complaints. You notice that her temperature is 100.6 F. What could be the reason for the elevated temperature?
2. Why does a well-conditioned athlete have a slower than normal pulse rate?
3. Your patient sits down in the chair to have her vital signs taken. She appears to be out of breath. She states that it has started to rain, and she had to run across the parking lot.
Which of her vital signs readings would you expect to be abnormal?

Just step back, and look at this rationally, don't overcomplicate it. If you made it this far, you know these answers. Trust yourself.

1. Listen to everyone else about possibly eating or drinking something, or being dressed to warmly. And every other common sense reason that body temperature might be up a little bit.

2. What's one of the primary reasons for pumping blood throughout your body? Then apply the fact that your heart rate changes depending on that demand. You don't need as much speed with higher efficiency.

3. After answering #2, this should come incredibly easily.