2023 Practice Test All Healthcare Careers Flashcards
Which of the following laws allows a mentally stable patient to leave AMA (against medical advice) from a hospital
Common law
Precedent law
Civil law
State law
Common law
It is imperative that a nurse advocates for a patient. Which of the following describes a nurse advocating for a patient
A. Giving an opinion on different medical treatments for patient to select best option
B. Telling patient who is the best surgeon to perform his / her surgery
C. Explain test results in depth after a physician gives initial results
D. Telling the patient that it is best not to take all their meds as to not become more ill
C. Explain test results in depth after a physician gives initial results
A nurse can explain test results after a Dr. Has given the results
What is the name of a collaborative approach that supports suggested treatment plans to ensure that patients with disabilities, illnesses, or injuries receive proper medical care?
A. Delegation
B. Case Management
C. Care plan
D. Clinical approach
B. Case Management
What is the Acronym for what a nurse should do during a fire
RACE
Rescue
Alarm
Contain
Extinguish
Patients with sensory changes are at the highest risk for which of the following
A. Isolation
B. Depression
C. Anxiety
D. Decreased Physical Endurance
Isolation
If a patient is smoking what do you do immediately
A. Notify nurse manager
B. Tell patient to put out the cigarette
C. Pull fire alarm
D. Turn off oxygen
Tell them to put it out
If stuck by a needle what is the first step
A. Wash hands soap and water 15 minutes
B. Go to employee health immediately
C. Report incident
D. Obtain needle and place in sharps container
Wash hands 15 minutes
Encourage it to bleed when washing
Mom doesn’t want vaccines for children. What is the most appropriate response
A. I understand. Here are pamphlets incase you change your mind
B. As you wish
C. I understand. If you would like some pamphlets I can give you some
D. I understand. But this will put your children at high risk for preventable disease
C. I understand. If you would like some pamphlets I can give you some
New born weighs 8 lb 5 oz
3 days later which of the following weights would cause concern
A. 8 lb 2 oz
B. 7 lb 7 oz
C. 7 lb 6 oz
D. 8lb 13 oz
7lb 6 oz
It is normal for a new born to lose 10% of birth weight but after 1 week it should return to birth weight
7lb 6 oz is more than 10%
Who eats more often breastfeed or formula feed babies
Or is it the same
Breastfeed more
Milk digest quicker
Which would you expect in discharge for a patient with ETOH abuse
A. Education on drinking in moderation
B. Prescription for Naltrexone
C. Therapy to help drink in moderation
D. Education on self control
Naltrexone
Naltrexone blocks the euphoric and sedative effects of drugs such as heroin, morphine, and codeine.
What is cyclothymia
Psyc disorder
Ups & Down but not as severe as Bi Polar
Which should be included in the plan of care at home for a patient with new diagnosed Alzheimer’s
Frequent orientation
Behavior therapy
Cognitive Remediation
Social Interventions
Frequent Orientation
When administrating a IM injection at 90° which method do you use to ensure that fluid doesn’t leak into the SQ tissue
Z track
pulling the tissue beside the injection site to cause a displacement of the skin and fatty tissue over the muscular tissue which will be injected into the muscle
External fixation devices
Frames that are attached to fractured bones with metal pins or screws. They are commonly used to treat bone fracture appendages with skin damage
Most important nursing intervention
High protein meals
Encourage ambulation
Assess for excess reddness around insertion site
Ensure patient left lateral posistion
Assess for excess redness
Which is not a concern when administration of an enema to an older adult
A. Hypercalcemia
B. Hyperphosphatemia
C. Sepsis
D. Bowel perforation
A. Hypercalcemia
They are at risk for Hypocalcemia
Patient recieves Humalog at 8am
When do they need to start eating their breakfast
A. Before 9AM
B. 815 AM
C. 845 AM
D. Before 930 AM
Before 815
Dr. Orders enoxaparin sodium for a patient who is chairfast. What angle do you anticipate injecting this medication if their BMI is 23
45
90
180
30
23 is a normal BMI
A sub q injection will be 45 ° angle
Patient is prescribed Warfarin for a recent blood clots
Which food should not be consumed
Lettuce
Eggs
Milk
Olives
Lettuce
Contains vitamin K which reduces effects of Warfarin
Which posistion would you put a patient with a sudden gastrointestinal bleed
Trendelenburg
Supine
Reverse Trendelenburg
Sims
Trendelenburg
This will increase BP.
Their BP will be low due to blood loss
Diabetic patient is sweating and onl able to mumble
What is the first invention
Give Glucagon
Check POC glucose reading
Ask patient when they last ate
4 units of insulin
Check POC first
Patient is having a seizure which is the most important intervention
Admin oxygen
Place patient in side laying posistion
Insert IV
Call immediate assistance from health care team
Call immediate help
Nurse is about to assist a physician in a Lumbar puncture for a patient with suspected bacterial meningitis.
Which position should the patient be in?
Lateral decubitus
