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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:

Blood glucose
Pain
Blood pressure
Pulse oximetry
Which of the following qualities are relevant in documenting patient care?

Thoroughness and currentness
Accuracy and conciseness
Organization
All of the above
A 2 month-old child just had a cleft lip repair. Which type of restraint would be recommended in this case?

Clove hitch
Jacket
Mummy
Elbow
A patient has developed thrombophlebitis of the left leg. Which nursing intervention should be given the highest priority?

Apply support stockings
Maintain complete bed rest
Elevate leg on two pillows
Apply warm compresses
Which of the following constitutes a break in sterile technique while preparing a sterile field for a dressing change?

Using sterile forceps, rather than sterile gloves, to handle a sterile item
Touching the outside wrapper of sterilized material without sterile gloves
Placing a sterile object on the edge of the sterile field
Antiembolism stockings are used primarily to:

Prevent dependent edema
Promote venous circulation
Provide external warmth
A patient who develops hives after receiving an antibiotic is exhibiting drug:

Synergism
Allergy
Idiosyncrasy
Tolerance
Which of the following patients is at greater risk for contracting an infection?

A patient with leukopenia
A postoperative patient who has undergone orthopedic surgery
A newly diagnosed diabetic patient
A patient receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics
Sterile technique is used whenever:

Terminal disinfection is performed
Invasive procedures are performed
Strict isolation is required
Protective isolation is necessary
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
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
Rectally
Orally
Normal internal body temperature is:

96.0ยฐF (35.6ยฐC)
98.6ยฐF (37ยฐC)
99.8ยฐF (37.7ยฐC)
What are Korotkoff sounds?

Pathological heart murmurs
Functional heart murmurs
Sounds heard while measuring blood pressure
Typically, the influenza vaccine is administered via which route?

Subcutaneously
Intravenously
Intramuscularly
Epinephrine can be used to treat all of the following conditions except:

Anaphylactic shock
High blood sugar
Cardiac arrest
All of the following are good sources of vitamin A except:

White potatoes
Egg yolks
Carrots
Apricots
The nurse explains to a patient that a cough:

Can be inhibited by โsplintingโ the abdomen
Is induced by the administration of an antitussive drug
Is primarily a voluntary action
Is a protective response to clear the respiratory tract of irritants
Which of the following IS NOT a sign or symptom of respiratory distress:

An expiratory grunt in children
Adoption of a supine position by the patient
Breathing through pursed lips
Nail bed cyanosis
Children are more prone to respiratory distress as a result of airway inflammation or infection because

They become more anxious than adults thus increasing the demand for oxygen
They contract diseases which are more likely to cause respiratory distress
They do not have the ability to become tachypnoeic in response to respiratory insufficiency
They have funnel shaped airways with a narrow portion that is prone to occlusion and narrowing in disease
Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of which nerve:

Radial nerve
Ulnar nerve
Axillary nerve
Median 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 thepatientโs 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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