Fundamentals Of Nursing Practice Trivia - 1

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The basic principles and practices of nursing as taught in educational programs for nurses. In a course on the fundamentals of nursing, traditionally required in the first semester of the program, the student attends classes and gives care to selected patients. A fundamental of nursing course emphasizes the importance of the fundamental needs of humans as well as competence in basic skills as prerequisites to providing comprehensive nursing care.

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Fundamentals Of Nursing Practice Trivia - 1

A client undergoes a total abdominal hysterectomy. When assessing the client 10 hours later, the nurse identifies which finding as an early sign of shock?

A mother comes to the clinic with her 5-year-old son who's complaining of a fever and sore throat. The nurse documents the client's tonsils as 3+. This means they're:

The nurse measures a client's apical pulse rate and compares it with the radial pulse rate. The differential between these two pulses is called:

Why should an infant be quiet and seated upright when the nurse assesses his fontanels?

A client comes to the clinic for a routine checkup. To assess the client's gag reflex, the nurse should use which method?

The nurse must assess skin turgor of an elderly client. When evaluating skin turgor, the nurse should remember that:

When examining a client with abdominal pain, the nurse should assess:

The nurse prepares to measure a client's blood pressure. What is the correct procedure for measuring blood pressure?

The ear canal of an infant or young child:

When palpating a client's body to detect warmth, the nurse should use which part of the hand?

To assess the effectiveness of cardiac compressions during adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the nurse should palpate which pulse site?

A client has just undergone bronchoscopy. Which nursing assessment is most important at this time?

The nurse determines that a client has 20/40 vision. Which statement about this client's vision is true?

Which of the following sentences correctly describes the anatomic position?

The nurse is assessing a client who may be in the early stages of dehydration. Early manifestations of dehydration include:

The nurse is assessing a 47-year-old client who has come to the physician's office for his annual physical. One of the first physical signs of aging is:

The nurse conducts a test for the Romberg's sign. What is the correct procedure for this test?

Which statement regarding heart sounds is correct?

To avoid recording an erroneously low systolic blood pressure because of failure to recognize an auscultatory gap, the nurse should:

The nurse must assess a client's splinted extremity for neurovascular damage. What should she do?

When inspecting a client's skin, the nurse finds a vesicle on the client's arm. Which description applies to a vesicle?

Which pulse should the nurse palpate during rapid assessment of an unconscious adult?

The nurse is helping a client ambulate for the first time after 3 days of bed rest. Which observation by the nurse suggests that the client tolerated the activity without distress?

When testing a client's pupils for accommodation, the nurse should interpret which findings as normal?

A 76-year-old client with no debilitating conditions belongs to which geriatric population?

The nurse uses a stethoscope to auscultate a client's chest. Which statement about a stethoscope with a bell and diaphragm is true?

Before a transesophageal echocardiogram, a client is given an oral topical anesthetic spray. Upon return from the procedure, the nurse observes that the client has no active gag reflex. In response, the nurse should

When percussing a client's chest, the nurse should identify which sound as a normal finding?

A client reports abdominal pain. Which action would aid the nurse's investigation of this complaint?

The nurse correctly identifies which items as belonging to the dorsal cavity?

Tachycardia can result from:

The nurse is assessing a client's abdomen. Which finding should the nurse report as abnormal?

After suctioning a tracheostomy tube, the nurse assesses the client to determine the effectiveness of the suctioning. Which findings indicate that the airway is now patent?

A 60-year old client reports to the nurse that he has a rash on his back and right flank. The nurse observes elevated, round, blisterlike lesions that are filled with clear fluid. When documenting the findings, what medical term should the nurse use to describe these lesions?

The nurse is caring for a client who has suffered a severe stroke. During routine assessment, the nurse notices Cheyne-Stokes respirations. Cheyne-Stokes respirations are:

When routinely evaluating a geriatric client for any atypical signs or symptoms, the nurse should remember that:

Why should the nurse inspect first and then auscultate when performing an assessment of a pediatric client?

The nurse is assessing a client who has a rash on his chest and upper arms. Which questions should the nurse ask in order to gain further information about the client's rash?

The nurse measures a client's temperature at 102° F. What is the equivalent Centigrade temperature?

Vasodilation or vasoconstriction produced by an external cause will interfere with an accurate assessment of a client with peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Therefore, the nurse should:

The nurse is assessing tactile fremitus in a client with pneumonia. For this examination, the nurse should use the:

The nurse reviews the arterial blood gas (ABG) values of a client admitted with pneumonia: pH, 7.51; PaCO2, 28 mm Hg; PaO2, 70 mm Hg; and HCO3–, 24 mEq/L. What do these values indicate?

An 82-year-old client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of pneumonia. The nurse learns that the client lives alone and hasn't been eating or drinking. When assessing him for dehydration, the nurse would expect to find:

The nurse is assessing a postoperative client. Which of the following should the nurse document as subjective data?

The nurse is monitoring a client for adverse reactions during barbiturate therapy. What is the major disadvantage of barbiturate use?

During a physical examination, the nurse asks a client to hold the breath briefly, and then uses a stethoscope to auscultate over the carotid arteries. Which finding is normal when auscultating over these arteries?

When assessing the facial lacerations of a middle-aged client admitted to the facility 1 week ago, the nurse observes scabs around the lacerations. Scabs indicate which phase of wound healing?

When auscultating a client's abdomen, the nurse detects high-pitched gurgles over the lower right quadrant. Based on this finding, the nurse suspects:

The nurse is auscultating a client's chest. How can the nurse differentiate a pleural friction rub from other abnormal breath sounds?

Two days after undergoing a total abdominal hysterectomy, a client complains of left calf pain, and venography reveals deep vein thrombosis (DVT). When assessing this client, the nurse is most likely to detect: