PCA Certification Correct Questions & Answers

You have just obtained your patients vital signs and they are T-95.8, R-20, HR-110, BP-90/60 you should, - ANSWER Notify the RN immediately and recheck the temp rectally unless cintraindicated, enter thd VS into EMS, notofy RN of rectal temp. A pulse of 124 bpm would indicate - ANSWER Tachycardia, rapid heart rate The normal range of resting respirations in an adult is - ANSWER 12-20 You are assisting a patient with ambulating in the hall, the patient complains of feeling dizzy and begins to collapse. You should... - ANSWER Call for assistance and slowly lower the patient to the floor, protecting the patient from hitting their head and bending your knees to prevent back injury True or False, When you lower a patient to the floor with assistance, it is NOT considered a fall. - ANSWER False When you find a patient on the floor, the first thing you should do is - ANSWER Call for help and stay with the patient For which of the following situations would you use the stand and pivot technique to transfer a patient? A. Patient is brought on a stretcher and needs to get into bed B. Patient can bear weight once standing, but has has trouble getting up from the chair C. Patient has paraplegia - ANSWER B- Patient can bear weight once standing, but has has trouble getting up from the chair While taking a rectal temp, you notice the dressing over the sacral region fell off and you can see muscle and bone. What stage pressure ulcer would this be? - ANSWER Stage 4 List three major risk factors that contribute to pressure injury? - ANSWER 1. Moisture 2. Stationary/immobility 3.Nutrition True or false, it is not necessary to rinse the mini nebulizer cup after each use - ANSWER False, wines with sterile water True or false, the PCA may initiate oxygen treatments - ANSWER False True or false, a high flow nasal cannula must have a bubble humidifier - A