Quiz 2 Flashcards
When a nurse performs a general survey, the nurse:
a. Assess vital signs, physical appearance, body structure, mobility and behavior
b. Interviews the client for subjective information to establish a data base
c. Performs and records temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure and pain assessment
d. Observes specific body systems while performing a detailed physical examination
a. Assess vital signs, physical appearance, body structure, mobility and behavior
To assess the dorsalis pedis artery, the nurse would palpate:
a. Over the lateral malleolus
b. Behind the knee
c. In the groove behind the medial malleolus
d. Lateral and parallel to the tendon of the great toe
d. Lateral and parallel to the tendon of the great toe
Which can lower respiratory rate?
a. Fever
b. Anxiety
c. Pain
d. Sedatives
d. sedatives
LOC checks for:
a. Orientation
b. Pupillary reaction to light
c. Best motor response Incorrect
d. Best verbal response
a. orientation
How long must a radial pulse be counted if the client has an irregular pulse?
a. 15 seconds and multiply by 4
b. 30 seconds and multiply by 2
c. One full minutes
d. Two full minutes and divide by 2
c. one full minute
Pulse oxymetry measures:
a. Ventilation
b. Diffusion
c. Respirations
d. Perfusion
d. perfusion
The nurse has taken vital signs for a client. The oral temperature is 95 degrees. Which could apply?
a. The client had a cold drink within 20 minutes of having temperature taken
b. The client just finished smoking a cigarette
c. The client did not close his/her mouth around the thermometer
d. Any of the answers provided is a possibility
d. any of the answers provided is a possibility
What is the most appropriate method to evaluate the pain level of a non-communicative patient?
a. 0-10 scale
b. Face scale Incorrect
c. Physical assessment
d. 0-5 scale
c. physical assessment
When the nurse assesses pulse, which is not included in the assessment?
a. Rhythm
b. Depth
c. Strength
d. Equality
b. depth
Which is a significantly abnormal blood pressure for the client’s age?
a. BP 152/94 for a 35 year old male
b. BP 140/88 for a 70 year old female
c. BP 116/62 for a 16 year old male
d. BP 128/82 for a 25 year old female
a. BP 152/94 for a 35 year old male
What two parameters determine blood pressure?
a. Pulse rate and peripheral resistance
b. Pulse rate and stroke volume
c. Cardiac output and peripheral resistance
d. Stroke volume and cardiac output
c. Cardiac output and peripheral resistance
A patient with the complaint of pain from bone cancer would most likely experience:
a. Cutaneous pain
b. Referred pain
c. Visceral pain
d. Somatic pain
d. Somatic pain
The patient is to take 50 mg of prednisone today and decrease the dose by 10 mg every day for the next 4 days. What is the total milligram dose for over 5 days?
150
What is the total dose of three tablets where one tablet = 1.5 mg and two tablets = 0.125 mg?
1.75
