Are you preparing to become a nurse or gearing up for an upcoming nursing exam? Understanding your duties as a nurse is essential. This quiz will help you assess your knowledge of the core responsibilities and tasks nurses handle daily in various healthcare settings.
Covering key aspects such as patient care, communication, safety protocols, and ethical practices, the Your Duties as a Nurse Quiz is designed to sharpen your understanding and boost your confidence. It’s an ideal way to review important concepts quickly and effectively. Test yourself now and see how well you know the essential duties every nurse must perform to provide quality care. Good luck!
Ask the patient to lie still
Adjust the high and low rates on the alarm
Shut the room door so the alarm will not disturb the other patients
Set the alarms on silent
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Measures atrial and ventricular depolarization
Measures ventricular depolarization and repolarization. it should be corrected for HR
It is an unimportant measure and rarely considered
Measurement of resting membrane potential
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Supporting nutritional needs
Maintaining stable CPP
Electrolyte replacements
Maintaining adequate fluid volume
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Non contrast head CT
ETOH level
CXR
Finger stick glucose
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Serum potassium
Troponin
C-reactive protein
Lipid profile
CK-MB
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Worked up for possible bradycardic cardiomyopathy
Assessed for his perfusion response to this HR[ this may be perfectly normal in a healthy adult]
Given 0.5mg atropine and repeated to a total of 3mg
Placed on transcutaneous pacing until HR is at least 60
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Hydrochlorothiazide
Metoprolol
Mannitol
Furosemide
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Increased to 116 bpm
Increase 100 bpm
Decrease 75 bpm
Increase or decrease no more than 5bmp
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Normal sinus rhythm
First degree heart block
SVT
Sinus tachycardia
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Immediate defibrillation
Good CPR, epinephrine q 5minutes, assess H's and T's
Check rhythm in another lead before assuming this is PEA
Treatment is transcutaneous pacing
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Absence of interest in eating or drinking
Continuous clearing of the throat
Eating only foods on one side of the tray
Refusal to allow the nurse to assist with feeding
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CBC
Sedimentation rate
Liver function test
Triglycerides
PTT
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Allergic reaction
Cardiac tampondae
Intracranial hemorrhage
Reocclusion
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Patient reports burning in the chest area
Patient states that the pain subsided after 10 mins
Patient reports pain has decreased from a 9 to a 6 on pain scale
Patient reports that the majority of pain is located in left jaw
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Stroke symptoms suddenly appearing an hour ago
Lumbar puncture 2 months ago
Current use of warfarin
Evidence of embolic stroke on a ct scan
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Hemiplegia
Nausea
Aphasia
Loss of vision
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Movement at the fifth intercostal space at the precordium
Lower extremity edema
Increased urine output
The presence of an s2 sound
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Calcium channel blocker [like diltiazem] or an antiarrhythmic[amiodrane]
A beta blocker [lopressor or digoxin]
A magnesium salt to buffer the effects of calcium in the atria
An ace inhibitor to affect afterload- addressing cause of rhythm
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Elevate the head of the bed 30 degrees
Position patient on the non operative side
Maintain head and neck alignment
Support the head during position change
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Hyperosmolar thearpy
Hyperbaric oxygen thearpy
High-dose barbiturate thearpy
High volume intravenous fluids
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Maintain head of the bed at 30 degrees
Maintain manual pressure to affected area for at least 2 hours
Maintain patient flat for at least 30 minutes
Early ambulation
Lay patient on good side
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The client may be re-bleeding
The clients warfarin dose is inadequate
The client is experiencing stroke related pyschological stress
The client is experiencing increased ICP
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DI may be treated with hypotonic fluids [ the only time hypotonic fluid is given in a neuro patient) and vasopressin
SIADH is treated with administration of vasopressin and rapid replacement of sodium
Although DI is generally treated with hypotonic fluids, this is inappropriate in head injury and therefore the fluid of choice is NS
SIADH is best treated with fluid restriction and strict I&O
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Hx of atherosclerosis of cerebral arteries
A.fib
Hypertension
Use of anticoagulantsÂ
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PR interval longer than .20 seconds
An elevated ST segment
A QRS segment longer than 0.12 seconds
A PR interval that lengthens with each beat
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These are expected post clipping symptoms, continue to monitor and record progress.
The client may be experiencing transient vasospams and may need his Nimodipine dose increased - call provider who may wish to order a transcranial Doppler study.
The client may be re-bleeding and should be sent for a CT scan to determine this- call neuro PA or NP.
The client is probably experiencing a post bleed- ischemic injury d/t reperfusion, and altered free oxygen radical release- call PA who may wish to increase antioxidant thearpy.
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