Exam Questions

Question 1

Adult temperature

Answer 1

36-38 C

Question 2

Adult oral/tympanic/temporal temp

Answer 2

37 C

Question 3

Adult rectal temp

Answer 3

37.5 C

Question 4

Adult axillary temp

Answer 4

36.5 C

Question 5

Adult pulse

Answer 5

60-100 bpm

Question 6

Adult respirations

Answer 6

10-20 breaths per min

Question 7

Adult systolic blood pressure

Answer 7

120-139 mm Hg

Question 8

Adult diastolic blood pressure

Answer 8

80-89 mm Hg

Question 9

Adult pulse pressure

Answer 9

30-50 mm Hg

Question 10

Adult oxygen saturation

Answer 10

95-100%

Question 11

refers to moving a limb away from the midline of your body

Answer 11

Abduction

Question 12

refers to moving a limb toward the midline of your body

Answer 12

Adduction

Question 13

How often do you need to move someone who has mobility issues

Answer 13

Every 2 hours (at least)

Question 14

upright in bed

Answer 14

Fowlers

Question 15

face down in bed

Answer 15

Supine

Question 16

Face-up in bed

Answer 16

Prone

Question 17

What is the client at risk of when they are immobile

Answer 17

Pressure injuries, muscle atrophy, pneumonia, thrombosis, anything that comes out of you (UTI), bowel problems

Question 18

Does normal flora cause disease

Answer 18

No - they protect

Question 19

When do you wear gloves

Answer 19

When coming into contact with bodily fluids

Question 20

Why wash arms from wrist up in long strokes?

Answer 20

Improves circulation

Question 21

When do you do vital signs?

Answer 21

Admission and whenever there has been a change (patient falls, change in meds, etc)

Question 22

When a patient is in pain, changes in environmental temp, physical state, diff activities, illness can cause __________ to change

Answer 22

Vital signs

Question 23

referred to as the 5th vital sign

Answer 23

Pain

Question 24

We have heat loss through _____________
- Transferring your heat from what is touching the skin

Answer 24

Radiation

Question 25

This type of heat related illness causes neurological damage

Answer 25

Heat stroke

Question 26

Advantage of rectal temp

Answer 26

More reliable

Question 27

If someone has a mastectomy - use the __________ for BLOOD PRESSURE, because they have taken out your lymph nodes, drainage system and causes swelling in arms and stuff

Answer 27

Thigh

Question 28

People might not be able to get ________________ due to transportation, obesity, etc

Answer 28

Nutritious food

Question 29

Condition:
- Won’t have proper nutrients
- Behaviour mod programs

Answer 29

Anorexia

Question 30

Assisting a client with feeding - before feeding, check risk of aspiration, risk of choking
- Make sure patient is in _________________________ position to eat

Answer 30

Upright, tilted forward