Fundamental’s- Admission, D/C, transfer, health assessment

What is the normal rate of bowel sounds per minute?

Which aspects of care does the discharge standards set by The Joint Commission (TJC) include? Select all that apply

What would the nurse begin by assessing when performing a head-to-toe assessment?

What is the pulse-the expansion and contraction of an artery-produced by?

What does the nurse recognize as the initial step in conducting an assessment of a patient?

What is the medical term for loss of strength and energy?

What essential part of an admission procedure is performed by the RN?

A pt admitted with abdominal pain. Later, the nurse observes dyspnea. What type of assessment does this change require?

The nurse assesses a patient’s dorsalis pedis pulse it’s difficult to feel and not felt when slight pressure is applied:

How can the nurse demonstrate cultural sensitivity to a Haitian American patient?

What is the term for the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen that takes place at the alveolar level?

What position is best to assess for a heart murmur?

What would you suspect if your pt has black, tarry stools?

A pt has a unilateral, dilated, nonreactive pupil. This is a sign of pressure on which cranial nerve?

These sounds are heard on inspiration and expiration. They are low-pitched, coarse, gurgling, snoring sounding.

Patient is having purulent drainage from a wound. What does the nurse understand is most likely the cause?

The PQRST system is used when obtaining a health history. What does the R stand for?

When are crackles most often auscultated?

Any disturbance of a structure of function of the body is a pathologic condition. What is the term for this condition?

What is the cause of scleral icterus?