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UNIT 1 REVIEW
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1
Which of the following would cause a falsely low blood pressure reading?
Cuff not inflated enough
Pushing stethescope too hard on brachial artery
Deflating cuff too slowly
Positioning arm below heart level
2
How is the pulse pressure calculated?
DBP X3
SBP - DBP
DBP - SBP
SBP + DBP
3
Identify which of the following is OBJECTIVE data
has a history of seizures
rates pain as zero
heart sounds are regular, without gallops or murmurs
states no pain to abdomen
4
Which information provided by an adolescent would the nurse need to gain more information about?
she dislikes green vegetables and doesn't eat thme
she uses a helmet when skateboarding
many of her friends use e-cigarettes
she stays up late most nights studying
5
When using PQRST, what information is gathered from the "P"
What provokes it? What makes it better/worse?
Have you had this issue previously? How frequent does it occur?
How long has this been going on? How often does it occur?
How much does this impair your daily life? How bad is it to you?
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This type of prevention is aimed at persons with a deficit or permanent disability
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
7
Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor for cardiac disease>
Weight
Gender
Race
Age
8
The tech reports a patient's blood pressure of 84/42. What should the nurse do
first
?
Call a code blue
Have the nurse recheck the blood pressure
Recheck the reading manually
Have the charge nurse recheck the blood pressure
9
Which information is obtained in the Biographical Data Section?
Where the pain is located
Sexual history
Current Medications
Gender
10
Understanding & knowing your own personal biases; an important part of your skills as an interviewer
Active listening
Self-awareness
Empathy
Deductive reasoning
11
To obtain an accurate oral temperature, the nurse should ensure that the thermometer is:
placed in the posterior sublingual pocket
in the buccal pocket
a glass thermometer
under the tongue past the front teeth
12
Which of the following patients would be appropriate for tertiary prevention?
68 year old female with recurrent UTI's
41 year old female with a recent traumatic amputation of the left hand
84 year old male with prostatitis
38 year old female with a recent appendectomy
13
Who is ultimately responsible for obtaining & evaluating vital signs?
The heaolthcare tech
The HCP
The charge nurse
The RN
14
An attribute, quality, or trait that increases the vulnerability of an individual to an illness or accident
External variables
Chronic Illness
Risk Factor
Primary Prevention
15
Which method of obtaining temperature is most accurate & closest to the core temperature?
Rectal
Axillary
Temporal
Oral
16
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
17
If a patient informs the nurse that they have an allergy to lisinopril, what should the nurse ask next?
Why did you have the reaction?
Why did the doctor prescribe that medication for you
What type of reaction did you have?
I will put it in your record so they won't give you that awful medication.
18
What does ADPIE stand for?
Patient is not to have any pies
Patinet is having an adverse reaction to treatment
Nursing process
Interviewing techniques
19
This contains the person's complete health history and a full physical exam:
Emergency database
Focused database
Follow-up database
Complete database
20
Which of the following decreases miscommunication during the interview process:
Avoiding wyw contact
Avoid the use slang or medical terms/words
Using "WHy" questions to get better answers
Typing or writing every word the patient says
21
The ability to try to understand beliefs & practices of others that differ from your own
Active listening
Bias
Tolerance
Self assessment
22
Which information is obtained in the Biographical Data Section?
Previous hospitalizations
Current Medications
Relationship status
Smoking history
23
Which of the following would cause a falsely low blood pressure reading?
Positioning arm below heart level
Pushing stethescope too hard on brachial artery
Faulty leg position
Arm positioned above heart level
24
What is the first step in the interview process?
Have all visitors leave the room
Introduce yourself to the patient
Ensure that you have an order to perform it
Sit on the patients bed to be close enough to hear them
25
When using PQRST, what information is gathered from the "S"
Rate your pain on a scale of 0-10? Is this the worst that it has ever been?
What provokes it? What makes it better/worse?
Were you doing any strenuous activity when this started?
Does this onlly occur at night or at other times as well?
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Which of the following persons should the nurse see first?
Patint complaining that they can't breath and have an O2 sat of 89%
Post op patient that will be discharged today
Postoperative patient requesting pain medication immediately
Patient with a heart rate of 102 after PT
27
This identifies leading health indicators that are high priority health issues in the United States
Secondary Prevention
Illness
Health People
Evidence Based Practice
28
When assessing an apical pulse, how long should the nurse listen for?
15 seconds
Three minutes
30 seconds
One minute
29
The ability to understand & be sensitive to the feelings of someone else
Tolerance
Empathy
Active listening
Self Awareness
30
To obtain a temperature reading using a temporal thermometer, the nurse should
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
Slide the thermometer across the back of the right ear
