Nursing Skills Mid-term
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- 1.What are the 5 steps of the Nursing Process?
- A.
Teaching, Medications, Planning, Evaluation, Diagnostic Tests
- B.
Assessment, Diagonosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
- C.
Vital Signs, Documentation, Collecting Data, Pain Scale, Skin Assessment
- 2.An Independent Nursing Intervention is a nursing decision you cannot make on your own.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.What is the order of putting on PPE ( person protective equipment )?
- A.
Gloves, gown, mask
- B.
Gown, mask, gloves
- C.
Mask, goggles, gloves
- D.
Gloves, gown, hair net
- 4.What is the order of taking off PPE?
- A.
Mask, Gown, Gloves
- B.
Gown, Mask, Gloves
- C.
Hair Net, Gown, Mask
- D.
Gloves, Gown, Mask
- 5.What is considered a normal pulse rate?
- A.
100-120BPM
- B.
60-100BPM
- C.
70-120BPM
- D.
50-90BPM
- 6.What is considered a normal respiratory rate for an adult?
- A.
20-25RPM
- B.
10-15RPM
- C.
12-20RPM
- D.
40-45RPM
- 7.What is the normal range of a tympanic temperature?
- A.
98.6-100 F
- B.
97-99 F
- C.
96-98 F
- D.
100-102 F
- 8.What is the length to insert a rectal thermometer?
- A.
1-2 Inches
- B.
2-4 Inches
- C.
.5-1 Inches
- D.
1-1.5 Inches
- 9.Bradycardia is a heart rate lower than 60 Bpm
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.A blood pressure cuff should be placed 2 inches above the brachial atery
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Your diastolic blood pressure is the pressure in the arteries during contraction of the heart
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.A pulse defecit is when the radial and apical pulses do not match
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.What is apnea?
- A.
Trouble Breathing
- B.
Not Breathing
- C.
Heavy Breathing
- D.
Fast Breathing
- 14.What is the normal range for blood pressure in an adult?
- A.
Greater than 120/80
- B.
90-120/60-80
- C.
120-139/80-89
- D.
Greater than 130/90
- 15.What would the blood pressure of an adult with stage 1 hypertension be?
- A.
Less than 120/80
- B.
Greater than 180/110
- C.
120-139/80-89
- D.
140-159/90-99
- 16.A blood pressure reading of 182/112 would be a medical emergency and would be considered a hypertensive crisis.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.A patient that a student nurse is assigned has a flushed appearence and a headache. This could be a sign of
- A.
Hypotension
- B.
Hypertension
- 18.A patient you are assigned is dizzy, nauseous, and diaphoretic. This could be symptoms of
- A.
Hypertension
- B.
Hypotension
- 19.What is the normal range for pulse oximetry ( or blood oxygen saturation )?
- A.
80%-90%
- B.
92%-100%
- C.
70%-80%
- D.
95%-100%
- 20.A pulse oximety of 79% would be life threatening
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.What is the order you would use in an abdominal assessment?
- A.
Percussion, Palpation, Auscultation, Observation
- B.
Inspection, Auscultation, Palpation, Percussion
- C.
Auscultation, Palpation, Percussion, Inspection
- D.
Palpation, Auscultation, Inspection, Percussion
- 22.You would never shave a client who is on anti-coagulant medications
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.The pain assessment is as follows: PQRST Precipitating Factors - What makes the pain worse? Quality - Throbbing, Achey, etc. Region - Location of Pain Severity - 0-10 Pain Scale Timing/Duration - When does it hurt the worst and the least?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.Bedside rails should be in the lowered position when the bed is at its highest point
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Restraints do not require a Physician order
- A.
True
- B.
False
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