Nur 2090 test questions with correct
answers
The |nurse |is |taking |the |apical |pulse |of |a |6-month-old |infant. |Upon |completion, |the |nurse |tells |
the |parent |the |baby's |pulse |is |140 |beats |per |minute. |The |parent |is |concerned, |stating, |"That |
seems |kind |of |high!" |The |nurse |responds: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |"I |know |it |seems |fast, |
but |normal |infant |heart |rates |are |100-160 |beats |per |minute."
The |average |pulse |rate |of |an |infant |ranges |from |100 |to |160 |beats |per |minute.
A |patient |has |had |a |left-side |mastectomy. |How |does |this |affect |the |blood |pressure |
assessment? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Assessment |of |blood |pressure |is |impeded
If |the |patient |has |had |a |mastectomy, |blood-pressure |monitoring |on |the |same |side |can |further |
impede |circulation, |contributing |to |lymphedema.
A |patient |has |smoked |most |of |his |life |and |has |labored |respirations. |He |is |experiencing |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Dyspnea
Dyspnea |describes |respirations |that |require |excessive |effort.
Patients |demonstrating |apnea |have |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Usually |have |a |temporary |
cessation |of |breathing
Apnea, |the |absence |of |respirations, |is |often |described |by |the |length |of |time |in |which |
respirations |do |not |occur.
, A |pulse |deficit |is |the |difference |between |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d) |The |apical |pulse |and |the |
radial |pulse |rate
When |a |pulse |deficit |is |present, |the |radial |pulse |is |always |lower |than |the |apical |pulse |rate.
An |adult |pulse |greater |than |100 |beats |per |minute |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Tachycardia
Adult |pulse |rates |above |100 |beats |per |minute |are |termed |tachycardia.
An |ultrasonic |Doppler |is |used |for |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Auscultating |a |pulse |that |is |
difficult |to |palpate
A |Doppler |device |can |be |used |to |detect |a |pulse |that |is |not |easily |palpable.
A |nurse |can |most |accurately |assess |a |patient's |heart |rate |and |rhythm |by |which |of |the |
following |methods? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Listen |with |the |stethoscope |at |the |fifth |
intercostals |space |left |mid-clavicular |line
To |assess |the |apical |pulse, |the |nurse |places |the |stethoscope |over |the |left |ventricle. |The |
stethoscope |is |placed |at |the |level |of |the |fifth |intercostal's |space |left |mid-clavicular |line.
A |nurse |is |assessing |an |apical |pulse |on |a |cardiac |patient. |The |patient |is |taking |digoxin. |The |
nurse |can |anticipate |that |the |digoxin |will |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Decrease |the |apical |pulse
Certain |cardiac |medications, |such |as |digoxin, |decrease |the |heart |rate.
Infants |and |children's |pulses |vary |most |with |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Respirations
answers
The |nurse |is |taking |the |apical |pulse |of |a |6-month-old |infant. |Upon |completion, |the |nurse |tells |
the |parent |the |baby's |pulse |is |140 |beats |per |minute. |The |parent |is |concerned, |stating, |"That |
seems |kind |of |high!" |The |nurse |responds: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |"I |know |it |seems |fast, |
but |normal |infant |heart |rates |are |100-160 |beats |per |minute."
The |average |pulse |rate |of |an |infant |ranges |from |100 |to |160 |beats |per |minute.
A |patient |has |had |a |left-side |mastectomy. |How |does |this |affect |the |blood |pressure |
assessment? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Assessment |of |blood |pressure |is |impeded
If |the |patient |has |had |a |mastectomy, |blood-pressure |monitoring |on |the |same |side |can |further |
impede |circulation, |contributing |to |lymphedema.
A |patient |has |smoked |most |of |his |life |and |has |labored |respirations. |He |is |experiencing |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Dyspnea
Dyspnea |describes |respirations |that |require |excessive |effort.
Patients |demonstrating |apnea |have |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Usually |have |a |temporary |
cessation |of |breathing
Apnea, |the |absence |of |respirations, |is |often |described |by |the |length |of |time |in |which |
respirations |do |not |occur.
, A |pulse |deficit |is |the |difference |between |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d) |The |apical |pulse |and |the |
radial |pulse |rate
When |a |pulse |deficit |is |present, |the |radial |pulse |is |always |lower |than |the |apical |pulse |rate.
An |adult |pulse |greater |than |100 |beats |per |minute |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Tachycardia
Adult |pulse |rates |above |100 |beats |per |minute |are |termed |tachycardia.
An |ultrasonic |Doppler |is |used |for |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Auscultating |a |pulse |that |is |
difficult |to |palpate
A |Doppler |device |can |be |used |to |detect |a |pulse |that |is |not |easily |palpable.
A |nurse |can |most |accurately |assess |a |patient's |heart |rate |and |rhythm |by |which |of |the |
following |methods? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Listen |with |the |stethoscope |at |the |fifth |
intercostals |space |left |mid-clavicular |line
To |assess |the |apical |pulse, |the |nurse |places |the |stethoscope |over |the |left |ventricle. |The |
stethoscope |is |placed |at |the |level |of |the |fifth |intercostal's |space |left |mid-clavicular |line.
A |nurse |is |assessing |an |apical |pulse |on |a |cardiac |patient. |The |patient |is |taking |digoxin. |The |
nurse |can |anticipate |that |the |digoxin |will |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Decrease |the |apical |pulse
Certain |cardiac |medications, |such |as |digoxin, |decrease |the |heart |rate.
Infants |and |children's |pulses |vary |most |with |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Respirations
