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How well can you deal with medical emergencies? Put your knowledge to the test!
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Can You Answer These Basic Nursing Questions? Quiz Questions
A heart rate between 60 to 100 beats per minutes is considered:
Too low
Normal heart rate
Too high
Which of the following blood tests should be performed before a blood transfusion?
Blood typing and cross-matching
Prothrombin and coagulation time
Bleeding and clotting time
The standard fifth vital sign is:
Pulse oximetry
Pain
Blood pressure
Blood glucose
Which of the following qualities are relevant in documenting patient care?
All of the above
Organization
Accuracy and conciseness
Thoroughness and currentness
A 2 month-old child just had a cleft lip repair. Which type of restraint would be recommended in this case?
Clove hitch
Mummy
Jacket
Elbow
A patient has developed thrombophlebitis of the left leg. Which nursing intervention should be given the highest priority?
Maintain complete bed rest
Apply warm compresses
Elevate leg on two pillows
Apply support stockings
Which of the following constitutes a break in sterile technique while preparing a sterile field for a dressing change?
Placing a sterile object on the edge of the sterile field
Using sterile forceps, rather than sterile gloves, to handle a sterile item
Touching the outside wrapper of sterilized material without sterile gloves
Antiembolism stockings are used primarily to:
Provide external warmth
Prevent dependent edema
Promote venous circulation
A patient who develops hives after receiving an antibiotic is exhibiting drug:
Tolerance
Allergy
Synergism
Idiosyncrasy
Which of the following patients is at greater risk for contracting an infection?
A newly diagnosed diabetic patient
A patient receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics
A patient with leukopenia
A postoperative patient who has undergone orthopedic surgery
Sterile technique is used whenever:
Protective isolation is necessary
Strict isolation is required
Invasive procedures are performed
Terminal disinfection is performed
Which of the following statements about chest X-ray is false?
A signed consent is not required
Before the procedure, the patient should remove all jewelry, metallic objects, and buttons above the waist
Eating, drinking, and medications are allowed before this test
No contraindications exist for this test
What does palliative care mean?
Improving the quality of life of aged patients
Improving the quality of life of patients with serious illness
Curing a patient through a minimally invasive surgery
What is the most accurate way to measure core temperature?
Rectally
Orally
Otic
Normal internal body temperature is:
96.0°F (35.6°C)
99.8°F (37.7°C)
98.6°F (37°C)
What are Korotkoff sounds?
Functional heart murmurs
Sounds heard while measuring blood pressure
Pathological heart murmurs
Typically, the influenza vaccine is administered via which route?
Intravenously
Intramuscularly
Subcutaneously
Epinephrine can be used to treat all of the following conditions except:
Cardiac arrest
Anaphylactic shock
High blood sugar
All of the following are good sources of vitamin A except:
Carrots
White potatoes
Apricots
Egg yolks
The nurse explains to a patient that a cough:
Can be inhibited by “splinting” the abdomen
Is primarily a voluntary action
Is a protective response to clear the respiratory tract of irritants
Is induced by the administration of an antitussive drug
Which of the following IS NOT a sign or symptom of respiratory distress:
Breathing through pursed lips
Adoption of a supine position by the patient
An expiratory grunt in children
Nail bed cyanosis
Children are more prone to respiratory distress as a result of airway inflammation or infection because
They have funnel shaped airways with a narrow portion that is prone to occlusion and narrowing in disease
They become more anxious than adults thus increasing the demand for oxygen
They do not have the ability to become tachypnoeic in response to respiratory insufficiency
They contract diseases which are more likely to cause respiratory distress
Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of which nerve:
Median nerve
Axillary nerve
Radial nerve
Ulnar nerve
When transferring a patient from a bed to a chair, the nurse should use which muscles to avoid back injury?
Back muscles
Upper arm muscles
Leg muscles
A patient with no known allergies is to receive penicillin every 6 hours. When administering the medication, the nurse observes a fine rash on thepatient’s skin. The most appropriate nursing action would be to:
Withhold the moderation and notify the physician
Administer the medication and notify the physician
Apply corn starch soaks to the rash
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