NACE
TESTED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Question 1.
Objective Data
ANSWER
information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs.
Examples: bleeding, heart rate, wound appearance, blood pressure, respirations, ambulation
description, hives, abdominal distention, vomiting. This is what you observe.
Question 2.
Steps for assessing the abdomen
ANSWER
1-inspect; 2-auscultate (listen); 3-Percussion; and 4-palpate(THIS IS THE ORDER WHEN
ASSESSING)
Question 3.
Know Terms: PC, BID,TID,STAT,QID
ANSWER
pc-after; ac-before; PRN-as needed; stat-immediately, now; BID-twice daily; TID-three times
daily; QID-four times daily ( I was only asked about PC)
Question 4.
What are the two identifiers used to identify
ANSWER
The patient's name and date of birth.
Question 5.
Dehiscence
ANSWER
Wound edges are separated and no longer meet. No organs protruding.
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, Question 6.
1 liter of fluid at 1100 is going at 125ml/hr. What time will the next bag of fluids be hung?
ANSWER
1900hrs
Question 7.
What size gauge needles you would use to give intramuscular injections?
ANSWER
Gauges 22-25 needles (in the muscles)
Question 8.
What size gauge needle would you use to give Subcutaneous injections?
ANSWER
Gauges 23-25 needles. Subcutaneous injections are given in fatty tissue over triceps
Question 9.
Heparin administration
ANSWER
Administered via IV or subcutaneous, DO NOT ASPIRATE NEEDLE.
Question 10.
Given 30meq/ml per 20meq/10ml of diluting solution. How much D5W would be added?
ANSWER
10mL/20meq x 30meq/mL=15 would be added
Question 11.
Patient's order states to give digoxin 0.125mg and what's ordered is digoxin 0.05. How many mg of
digoxin will the patient receive?
ANSWER
l/0.05 x 0.125 =2.5 mg
Remember orderxdosage
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TESTED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Question 1.
Objective Data
ANSWER
information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs.
Examples: bleeding, heart rate, wound appearance, blood pressure, respirations, ambulation
description, hives, abdominal distention, vomiting. This is what you observe.
Question 2.
Steps for assessing the abdomen
ANSWER
1-inspect; 2-auscultate (listen); 3-Percussion; and 4-palpate(THIS IS THE ORDER WHEN
ASSESSING)
Question 3.
Know Terms: PC, BID,TID,STAT,QID
ANSWER
pc-after; ac-before; PRN-as needed; stat-immediately, now; BID-twice daily; TID-three times
daily; QID-four times daily ( I was only asked about PC)
Question 4.
What are the two identifiers used to identify
ANSWER
The patient's name and date of birth.
Question 5.
Dehiscence
ANSWER
Wound edges are separated and no longer meet. No organs protruding.
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, Question 6.
1 liter of fluid at 1100 is going at 125ml/hr. What time will the next bag of fluids be hung?
ANSWER
1900hrs
Question 7.
What size gauge needles you would use to give intramuscular injections?
ANSWER
Gauges 22-25 needles (in the muscles)
Question 8.
What size gauge needle would you use to give Subcutaneous injections?
ANSWER
Gauges 23-25 needles. Subcutaneous injections are given in fatty tissue over triceps
Question 9.
Heparin administration
ANSWER
Administered via IV or subcutaneous, DO NOT ASPIRATE NEEDLE.
Question 10.
Given 30meq/ml per 20meq/10ml of diluting solution. How much D5W would be added?
ANSWER
10mL/20meq x 30meq/mL=15 would be added
Question 11.
Patient's order states to give digoxin 0.125mg and what's ordered is digoxin 0.05. How many mg of
digoxin will the patient receive?
ANSWER
l/0.05 x 0.125 =2.5 mg
Remember orderxdosage
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