VN03 General Nursing

Question 1

Select the normal pulse rate rate for a guinea pig

Accepted Answer

230-380 BPM

Question 2

What is the normal intake of food per day for guinea pigs?

Accepted Answer

6g per 100g bodyweight

Question 3

Select the normal pulse rate rate for a cat

Accepted Answer

100-200 BPM

Question 4

What is Anoxia?

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lack of oxygen in the body tissues

Question 5

During the nursing assessment, the veterinary nurse should aim to

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Discover details of the animal’s normal life and routine

Question 6

what is a stimuli that doesn't normally produce pain but begins to do so?

Accepted Answer

allodynia

Question 7

Select the normal temperature ranges for a guinea pig

Accepted Answer

37.2-39.5

Question 8

nurses can work autonomously to conduct nursing assessments

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

What is the normal intake of water for rabbits?

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50-150ml per kg bodyweight

Question 10

The third eyelid can become visible when

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The globe is sunken into the orbit, or in ill cats

Question 11

Select the normal temperature ranges for a cat

Accepted Answer

38.2-38.6

Question 12

Cat bites carry what organisms on their teeth?

Accepted Answer

Pasteurella Multocida

Question 13

What is Orthopnoea?

Accepted Answer

Positional breathing when an animal is severly dyspnoeic

Question 14

To encourage a cat friendly practice

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Place a box in the kennel so the cat can retreat or climb

Question 15

what is a response that drives an animal towards seeking proximity to a positive stressor?

Accepted Answer

eustress

Question 16

Canine parvovirus replicates in rapidly dividing cells- resulting in clinical signs of

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Vomiting, anorexia, haemorrhagic diarrhoea and dehydration

Question 17

Acute pain aims to

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Change the animal’s behaviour to avoid or minimise damage

Question 18

how many ventilation changes should there be in any hour?

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4-8

Question 19

What time of day are rabbits naturally occurring behaviours?

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crepuscular

Question 20

When assessing pain, the first step is to

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Assess the animal from a distance

Question 21

Which legislation refers to reporting to the Health Safety Executive when falling and becoming ill?

Accepted Answer

RIDDOR

Question 22

What is Diastole?

Accepted Answer

Relaxation period of the heart

Question 23

What is Sinus Arrhythmia?

Accepted Answer

Normal heart response to the respiratory pattern

Question 24

what is the distance recommended between kennels?

Accepted Answer

2 metres

Question 25

what year is legislation Manual Handling Operations Regulations?

Accepted Answer

1992

Question 26

What year is legislation for RIDDOR?

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2013

Question 27

What is reduced urine production?

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Oliguria

Question 28

What is noxious stimuli being evoked into a greater pain response?

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hyperalgesia

Question 29

Select the normal temperature ranges for a rabbit

Accepted Answer

38-40

Question 30

The first stage of the nursing process is referred to as

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The assessment stage

Question 31

What is the term for vomiting bile?

Accepted Answer

cholemesis

Question 32

The nursing process, combined with a nursing care plan, allows care to be

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Individualised and holistic for every patient

Question 33

What is the normal urine production for rabbits?

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12-48ml/kg/day

Question 34

Select the normal temperature ranges for a dog

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38.3 - 39.2

Question 35

Select the normal pulse rate rate for a rabbit

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130-325 BPM

Question 36

Findings should be reported to the veterinary surgeon

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Clearly, accurately, factually, preferably accompanied by units

Question 37

Currently, the only nursing model designed for veterinary use is

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The Orpet and Jeffery Ability Model

Question 38

what response illicit behaviour away from the negative stressor?

Accepted Answer

distress

Question 39

When creating a care bundle, the veterinary nurse is required to

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Conduct research and collate sources of information

Question 40

Cortisol is released during exposure to a stressor, resulting in

Accepted Answer

Gluconeogenesis causing hyperglycaemia

VN03 General Nursing

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VN03 General Nursing

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