First 3 Lectures

Question 1

Traumatic Alopecia

Answer 1

Linear or oval patch of hair loss along the hairline-trauma

Question 2

What are the 3 concepts of health?

Answer 2

Biomedical model, behavioural model and socio environmental model

Question 3

Components of the nursing process?

Answer 3

Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation and evaluation

Question 4

Diagnostic reasoning process

Answer 4

Identify both abnormal findings and patients strengths
Gather subjective and objective data
Cluster data
Evaluate and analyze data

Question 5

What is a first level priority problem?

Answer 5

Emergent, life threatening

Question 6

What does PQRSTU stand for?

Answer 6

Provocative, quality or quantity,

region or radiation, severity, timing, understand patients perception

Question 7

Components of the general survey?

Answer 7

Physical appearance, body structure, mobility, behaviour

Question 8

Normal BMI?

Answer 8

18.5-24.9

Question 9

What are the vital signs?

Answer 9

Blood pressure, temperature, pulse, respirations, oxygen saturation, pain

Question 10

Normal blood pressure?

Answer 10

less than 130/less than 85

Question 11

Common error in measuring BP?

Answer 11

Cuff is too small-causes overestimation. Not an issue if cuff is too large

Question 12

Stethoscope pressure too firm?

Answer 12

lowers the diastolic reading-systolic is fine

Question 13

Normal temperature?

Answer 13

35.8-37.3 C

Question 14

Tympanic temperature is….

Answer 14

best reflection of core temperature

Question 15

symmetrical pulses should be assessed simultaneously except for…

Answer 15

carotid pulse

Question 16

Normal pulse rate?

Answer 16

60-100 BPM

Question 17

Normal respirations?

Answer 17

10-20, ideal 12-20 breaths per minute

Question 18

Normal pulse oximetry?

Answer 18

97% to 98%, 90 or greater is acceptable

Question 19

Influences on BP-gender?

Answer 19

girls have lower bp after puberty, once menopause-opposite

Question 20

level of arm for BP, if higher? if lower?

Answer 20

if higher=both will be lower, if lower=both will be higher

Question 21

what is the auscultatory gap?

Answer 21

the disappearance of sound during auscultation right after systolic for varying lengths of time