NURS 258 Final Exam VERIFIED CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NURS 258 Final Exam Tachypnea - correct answers Breaths faster than 20 breaths/min Bradypnea - correct answers Breaths slower than 12 breaths/min What are Cheyne Stokes - correct answers Breathing cycles that increase in rate and depth, then decrease. What patients present with Cheyne stokes? - correct answers Patients who have heart failure, indicates death is approaching What are Biot's respirations? - correct answers Period of slow and deep, or rapid and shallow breathing. What are Kussmaul' s respirations? - correct answers Deep and gasping respirations Think drowning How long should you count for a PEDS respirations? - correct answers A full minute, usually irregular What is the average BP for a 1 month old? - correct answers 85/54 What is the average BP for a 1 year old? - correct answers 95/65 What is classified as pre-HTN? - correct answers 130-139/80-89 What is classified as HTN? - correct answers 140 or higher/90 or higher What is classified as a HTN crisis? - correct answers 180 or more/110 or more What are the parameters for orthostatic hypotension? - correct answers Drop in systolic BP of 20 or more or pulse increase of 20 or more. What age do you usually start measuring BP? - correct answers Age 3 What are contact precautions? - correct answers Used when patients have diarrhea, draining wounds / sores, vomiting, draining body fluids. The pathogen can invade the body by direct contact or contact with an infected object. Examples: HIV, ebola hepatitis Hand washing, PPE, gown & gloves What are droplet precautions? - correct answers Droplets are generated by a person coughing, sneezing, or talking and can invade the the hosts nasal mucosa, conjunctiva, or mouth. Examples: flu, pneumonia, meningitis. Hand washing, PPE, face mask while in the room.