Exam 2 Flashcards
What is an expected finding of the neck?
Trachea midline
What is JVD?
Jugular Vein Distention
The nurse should assess a client’s ears when they are wearing a nasal canula. True or false?
True
How long does the battery in hearing aids typically last?
1 Week
Wipe eyes from the outer to inner canthus. True or false?
False (wipe inner to outer)
A client’s teeth should be brushed how many times a day?
2 times
Should your client’s head be normocephalic?
True
Which tool is used to test visual acuity?
Snellen chart
What means nearsightedness?
Myopia
How many times should you brush an unconscious persons teeth?
Provided oral care up to every 2 hours
Artificial eyes should be cleaned how often?
As needed
What does PERRLA stand for?
Pupils are equal round and reactive to light and accommodation
How will the nurse best assess a client’s ability to brush their teeth?
observe the client brushing their teeth
Which reduces risk for aspiration when providing care for an unconscious client?
Suction secretions
What is true for denture care?
Place a towel below while cleaning
Denture care should be performed after meals and at bedtime. True or False?
True
There are no contraindications for ear irrigation. True or False?
False
What color should the tympanic membrane (in the ear) be in a healthy client?
Pearly Grey
The Rinne test compares air and bone conduction. True or False?
True
What can cause a false low blood pressure reading?
Arm above the heart
What can cause high blood pressure reading?
Legs crossed, cuff too narrow, and smoking
Where is the apical impulse located?
5th ICS MCL
What is measured when assessing a radial pulse?
Rate, rhythm, amplitude
The nurse osculating over the 5th intercostal space left midclavicular will hear?
Mitral Valve
A pulse deficit is found by adding the apical rate to the radial pulse rate. True or False?
False
What action should the nurse take to ausculate heart sounds?
Identify S1 and S2
The nurse knows that S2 is the sound of?
The closure of the semi-lunar valves
What is an extra heart sound heard at the beginning of diastole?
S3
De-oxygenated blood is pumped from the right ventricle to the?
Lung
The nurse suspect right sided heart failure based on which assessment finding?
+4 pitting edema
What is a blowing or swishing sound found in the carotid artery?
Bruit (found in the artery)
What is a blowing or swishing sound found in the heart?
Murmur (in the heart)
What is correct when assessing the carotid arteries?
Palpate one at a time
A Doppler ultrasound is used to detect a peripheral pulse undetectable through palpation. True or False?
True
A client with acute vasoconstriction may have which skin color change?
Pallor
A client with atherosclerosis are at risk for tissue ischemia. True or False?
True
What finding indicated Arterial Disease?
+1 Pedal Pulses bilaterally
What is atherosclerosis?
Plan build up on the arteries
Capillary refill time will increase with arterial disease. True or False?
True
What BEST increases venous blood return?
Ambulation