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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?
Prothrombin and coagulation time
Bleeding and clotting time
Blood typing and cross-matching
The standard fifth vital sign is:
Blood pressure
Blood glucose
Pulse oximetry
Pain
Which of the following qualities are relevant in documenting patient care?
Organization
Accuracy and conciseness
All of the above
Thoroughness and currentness
A 2 month-old child just had a cleft lip repair. Which type of restraint would be recommended in this case?
Elbow
Jacket
Mummy
Clove hitch
A patient has developed thrombophlebitis of the left leg. Which nursing intervention should be given the highest priority?
Elevate leg on two pillows
Apply support stockings
Apply warm compresses
Maintain complete bed rest
Which of the following constitutes a break in sterile technique while preparing a sterile field for a dressing change?
Touching the outside wrapper of sterilized material without sterile gloves
Using sterile forceps, rather than sterile gloves, to handle a sterile item
Placing a sterile object on the edge of the sterile field
Antiembolism stockings are used primarily to:
Promote venous circulation
Prevent dependent edema
Provide external warmth
A patient who develops hives after receiving an antibiotic is exhibiting drug:
Idiosyncrasy
Synergism
Tolerance
Allergy
Which of the following patients is at greater risk for contracting an infection?
A newly diagnosed diabetic patient
A postoperative patient who has undergone orthopedic surgery
A patient receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics
A patient with leukopenia
Sterile technique is used whenever:
Strict isolation is required
Invasive procedures are performed
Terminal disinfection is performed
Protective isolation is necessary
Which of the following statements about chest X-ray is false?
No contraindications exist for this test
Eating, drinking, and medications are allowed before this test
A signed consent is not required
Before the procedure, the patient should remove all jewelry, metallic objects, and buttons above the waist
What does palliative care mean?
Improving the quality of life of aged patients
Curing a patient through a minimally invasive surgery
Improving the quality of life of patients with serious illness
What is the most accurate way to measure core temperature?
Otic
Orally
Rectally
Normal internal body temperature is:
98.6°F (37°C)
99.8°F (37.7°C)
96.0°F (35.6°C)
What are Korotkoff sounds?
Pathological heart murmurs
Sounds heard while measuring blood pressure
Functional 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:
Anaphylactic shock
Cardiac arrest
High blood sugar
All of the following are good sources of vitamin A except:
White potatoes
Apricots
Carrots
Egg yolks
The nurse explains to a patient that a cough:
Is primarily a voluntary action
Can be inhibited by “splinting” the abdomen
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:
Nail bed cyanosis
Breathing through pursed lips
An expiratory grunt in children
Adoption of a supine position by the patient
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:
Ulnar nerve
Axillary nerve
Median nerve
Radial nerve
When transferring a patient from a bed to a chair, the nurse should use which muscles to avoid back injury?
Upper arm muscles
Back 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:
Administer the medication and notify the physician
Withhold the moderation and notify the physician
Apply corn starch soaks to the rash