PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT:

Actual Finding Norms and Standards Analysis

VITAL SIGNS

Respiration 17 cpm 12-20cpm Normal. Inaccuracies

in respiratory
measurement have been
reported in the
literature.
Pulse Rate 72 bpm 60-100 bpm Normal. The heart is
slowed down because
there is no activity
which requires a higher
heart rate.
Temperature 36.9 37.0 Normal. The time of
day and other
circumstances also
affects the body's
temperature.
Blood Pressure 100 /90 120/80 Normal. While average
values for arterial
pressure could be
computed for any given
population, there is
often a large variation
from person to person;
arterial pressure also
varies in individuals
from moment to
moment.

GENERAL APPEARANCE

a. Mood and affect Healthy appearance Appropriate to situation. Normal. Verbal reports
Cooperative, Responses
of feelings are often
are appropriate to
situation inaccurate because
people may not know
exactly what they feel,
or they may feel several
different emotions at
the same time. There
are also situations that
arise in which
individuals attempt to
hide their feelings, and
there are some who
believe that public and
private events seldom