Which of the following is true regarding pain assessment in patient care?

Pain is always abnormal and can be valuable indicator of a serious problem

Which of the following is true of the use of automated blood pressure monitors?

The arm should be placed in the same position as it is during auscultated

When is it advisable for the clinician to use hand washing rather than the application of a hand sanitizer?

When organic material such as blood is visible

You have a cold with a cough. What is acceptable practice as you walk through the hospital?

Cough into your sleeve or elbow if you don't have a tissue

Working with a man with CHF, he is receiving 2L o2/min, you begin ambulation. Which is true in this scenario?

You will be concerned if the patient's o2 drops below 90%

Based on common biases, which of the following patients is likely to be at greatest risk for experience negative bias?

28 yr old obese Mexican woman with chest pain

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1
Which of the following is true regarding pain assessment in patient care?
Pain assessment is an objective measurement of patient experience
Pain assessment isn't useful in determining the underlying source of pain
Responses to pain are similar across all social and cultural groups
Pain is always abnormal and can be valuable indicator of a serious problem
2
Which of the following is true of the use of automated blood pressure monitors?
Finger units are most accurate method of automated home bp monitoring
Automated monitors are generally less sensitive to changed in body movement
Cuff placement is more critical with the use of automated
The arm should be placed in the same position as it is during auscultated
3
What is normal heart rate range for adults?
At least 120 beats a minute
60-100 beats per minute
50-110 beats per minute
60-120 beats per minute
4
What is the normal respiratory rate for adults?
40-60 breaths per minute
15-30 breaths per minute
12-20 breaths per minute
25-50 breaths per minute
5
When is it advisable for the clinician to use hand washing rather than the application of a hand sanitizer?
When the hand sanitizer has been used three to four times consecutively
When organic material such as blood is visible
When the patient had methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
When the patient is in the coronary care unit
6
_____ is the force exerted by the blood against any unit area of the vessel wall.
blood volume
Blood pressure
tachycardia
Heart rate
7
You have a cold with a cough. What is acceptable practice as you walk through the hospital?
Don a clean gown
If you have a tissue, cough in it and place in lab coat pocket
Make sure you maintain 2ft distance from others
Cough into your sleeve or elbow if you don't have a tissue
8
Sum of beliefs, customs, and norms that characterize a particular group and are transmitted from one generation and on
environment
values
morals
culture
9
Which of the following factors is most likely to motivate patients to engage ongoing healthful behaviors?
Knowing the benefits of healthful behaviors
A high sense of self-esteem
Freedom from demands of work and home
Awareness that significant change is needed
10
Which of the following sites yields a temp reading closest the the patients core temp?
Ear
Axilla
Mouth
Rectum
11
Working with a man with CHF, he is receiving 2L o2/min, you begin ambulation. Which is true in this scenario?
Max oxygen saturation for the patient should be 95%
Monitoring o2 sat is not necessary while patient is on supplemental oxygen
Use of fingertip pulse ox replaces the need to measure other responses
You will be concerned if the patient's o2 drops below 90%
12
Which of the following blood pressure values indicates that the patient’s exercises should be stopped immediately?
A diastolic reading >115mm Hg
A 5 mm Hg drop from baseline in the systolic pressure
a failure of the diastolic pressure to increase with increasing workload
A systolic reading >180 mm Hg
13
Infection transmitted through shared toys that have not been cleaned between uses is an example of
airborne transmission
droplet transmission
indirect contact transmissio
direct contact transmission
14
Based on common biases, which of the following patients is likely to be at greatest risk for experience negative bias?
43 yr old female athlete with a fractured leg
28 yr old obese Mexican woman with chest pain
10 yr old boy with chicken pox
72 year old caucasian male with osteoarthritis of the knee
15
Which word means difficulty breathing?
dyspnea
dyslexia
dysphagia
dysmenorrhea

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