LVN Term 1 UNITEK COLLEGE Final Exam Questions with Verified Answers

LVN Term 1 UNITEK COLLEGE Final Exam Questions with Verified Answers A new admission comes to the facility and is concerned about falling during the night. What should the LVN do? use a night light A patient states that, "Am I going to die". You should say: What makes you feel that way? A patient weighs 357 lbs, convert to kg (round to the nearest tenth) 162.3 kg (divide by 2.2) A patient who has a hx of HTN has recently developed paralysis on one side of the face. What would be the B in SBAR? Hypertension A patient with Alzheimer's disease care would include: providing predictable routines Aging patients include symptoms such as: poor visual acuity, high blood pressure, poor cough reflex, dehydration of intervertebral disc. Before starting a feeding in the NG tube, what should the LVN do? Test pH of gastric contents (pH must be 4 or less) Blood is returned to which part of the heart? Right atrium/superiorvenacava Decrease in lung volume is due to: recoil Delirium includes: behavior change, new environment can trigger it, it is reversible. Hamstring muscles include: biceps femoris, semitendinosus, semimembranosus How did Florence Nightingale improve standards for the soldiers from the Crimean War? Nutritional improvement, improved hygiene, use of new medical equipment, organized record keeping Hypoxemia is: low level of oxygen in the blood Hypoxia is: deprived of oxygen in the body