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UNIT 1 REVIEW
UNIT 1 REVIEW
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1
How is the pulse pressure calculated?
SBP + DBP
DBP X3
SBP - DBP
DBP - SBP
2
Which method of obtaining temperature is most accurate & closest to the core temperature?
Oral
Rectal
Temporal
Axillary
3
Which of the following would cause a falsely low blood pressure reading?
Deflating cuff too slowly
Cuff not inflated enough
Positioning arm below heart level
Pushing stethescope too hard on brachial artery
4
Which information is obtained in the Biographical Data Section?
Current Medications
Previous hospitalizations
Relationship status
Smoking history
5
Which of the following persons should the nurse see first?
Post op patient that will be discharged today
Patient with a heart rate of 102 after PT
Patint complaining that they can't breath and have an O2 sat of 89%
Postoperative patient requesting pain medication immediately
6
When using PQRST, what information is gathered from the "P"
How long has this been going on? How often does it occur?
Have you had this issue previously? How frequent does it occur?
What provokes it? What makes it better/worse?
How much does this impair your daily life? How bad is it to you?
7
Who is ultimately responsible for obtaining & evaluating vital signs?
The HCP
The charge nurse
The RN
The heaolthcare tech
8
If a patient informs the nurse that they have an allergy to lisinopril, what should the nurse ask next?
I will put it in your record so they won't give you that awful medication.
Why did the doctor prescribe that medication for you
What type of reaction did you have?
Why did you have the reaction?
9
Which of the following would cause a falsely low blood pressure reading?
Positioning arm below heart level
Faulty leg position
Arm positioned above heart level
Pushing stethescope too hard on brachial artery
10
The ability to try to understand beliefs & practices of others that differ from your own
Tolerance
Self assessment
Bias
Active listening
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Which information is obtained in the Biographical Data Section?
Where the pain is located
Current Medications
Sexual history
Gender
12
Which information provided by an adolescent would the nurse need to gain more information about?
many of her friends use e-cigarettes
she uses a helmet when skateboarding
she stays up late most nights studying
she dislikes green vegetables and doesn't eat thme
13
Where should the Apical Pulse be assessed?
Left 2nd intercostal space near sternal border
Right 5th intercostal space midclavicular
Left 4th intercostal space near sternal border
Left 5th intercostal space midclavicular
14
What is the first step in the interview process?
Sit on the patients bed to be close enough to hear them
Ensure that you have an order to perform it
Introduce yourself to the patient
Have all visitors leave the room
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This contains the person's complete health history and a full physical exam:
Complete database
Focused database
Follow-up database
Emergency database
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An attribute, quality, or trait that increases the vulnerability of an individual to an illness or accident
Chronic Illness
Risk Factor
Primary Prevention
External variables
17
What does ADPIE stand for?
Nursing process
Patinet is having an adverse reaction to treatment
Patient is not to have any pies
Interviewing techniques
18
The tech reports a patient's blood pressure of 84/42. What should the nurse do
first
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Have the charge nurse recheck the blood pressure
Recheck the reading manually
Have the nurse recheck the blood pressure
Call a code blue
19
To obtain an accurate oral temperature, the nurse should ensure that the thermometer is:
under the tongue past the front teeth
placed in the posterior sublingual pocket
a glass thermometer
in the buccal pocket
20
The ability to understand & be sensitive to the feelings of someone else
Tolerance
Self Awareness
Active listening
Empathy
21
Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor for cardiac disease>
Race
Gender
Weight
Age
22
This identifies leading health indicators that are high priority health issues in the United States
Secondary Prevention
Health People
Illness
Evidence Based Practice
23
Which of the following patients would be appropriate for tertiary prevention?
41 year old female with a recent traumatic amputation of the left hand
38 year old female with a recent appendectomy
84 year old male with prostatitis
68 year old female with recurrent UTI's
24
Which of the following decreases miscommunication during the interview process:
Avoiding wyw contact
Avoid the use slang or medical terms/words
Typing or writing every word the patient says
Using "WHy" questions to get better answers
25
Understanding & knowing your own personal biases; an important part of your skills as an interviewer
Deductive reasoning
Self-awareness
Active listening
Empathy
26
This type of prevention is aimed at persons with a deficit or permanent disability
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
27
To obtain a temperature reading using a temporal thermometer, the nurse should
Slide the thermometer across the back of the right ear
slide the probe across the forehead and behind the ear
Aim the infrared beam at the tympanic membrane
Aim it at the tempanic membrane for 5 minutes
28
When using PQRST, what information is gathered from the "S"
Were you doing any strenuous activity when this started?
Does this onlly occur at night or at other times as well?
What provokes it? What makes it better/worse?
Rate your pain on a scale of 0-10? Is this the worst that it has ever been?
29
Identify which of the following is OBJECTIVE data
heart sounds are regular, without gallops or murmurs
states no pain to abdomen
has a history of seizures
rates pain as zero
30
When assessing an apical pulse, how long should the nurse listen for?
15 seconds
Three minutes
One minute
30 seconds
