Nursing Foundation
UNIT 6 : VITAL SIGNS – INDEX
✅ “Learn vital signs in detail with these 6th unit notes for 1st semester B.Sc Nursing. Covers temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and more.”
✅ “Get detailed 6th unit notes on vital signs for 1st semester B.Sc Nursing students. Covers temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and documentation.”
6th Unit Vital Signs Notes for 1st Semester B.Sc Nursing Students
| Chapter Section |
|---|
| Guidelines for Taking Vital Signs |
| Body Temperature |
| – Definition, Physiology, Regulation, Factors Affecting |
| – Assessment: Sites, Equipment, and Technique |
| – Temperature Alterations |
| – Fever/Pyrexia: Definition, Causes, Stages, Types, and Nursing Management |
| – Hot and Cold Applications |
| Pulse |
| – Definition, Physiology and Regulation, Characteristics, Factors Affecting Pulse |
| – Assessment: Sites, Equipment, and Techniques |
| – Alterations in Pulse |
| Respiration |
| – Definition, Physiology and Regulation, Mechanics of Breathing, Characteristics, and Factors Affecting Respiration |
| – Assessment of Respiration: Techniques |
| – Arterial Oxygen Saturation |
| – Alterations in Respiration |
| Blood Pressure |
| – Definition, Physiology and Regulation, Characteristics, and Factors Affecting Blood Pressure |
| Documenting Vital Signs |
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