CONCEPTS FOR NURSING PRACTICE 4TH
EDITION GIDDENS TESTED QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ pulse is regulated by what?
Answer: autonomic nervous system through cardiac sinoatrial
node
◉ parasympathetic stimulation on pulse
Answer: decreases heart rate
◉ sympathetic stimulation on pulse
Answer: increases heart rate
◉ pulse rate
Answer: the number of contractions over a peripheral artery in 1
minute
◉ places you can record a pulse
Answer: temporal, carotid, brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal,
posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis
◉ pulmonary ventilation
,Answer: movement of air in and out of lungs
◉ diffusion
Answer: exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the
alveoli of lungs and circulating blood
◉ perfusion
Answer: exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between
circulating blood and tissue cells
◉ eupnea
Answer: normal, unlabored breathing, one respiration to four
heartbeats
◉ tachypnea
Answer: increased respiratory rate; may occur in response to
increased metabolic rate
◉ bradypnea
Answer: decreased respiratory rate; occurs in some pathologic
conditions
◉ apnea
Answer: periods when no breathing occurs
, ◉ dyspnea
Answer: difficult or labored breathing
◉ orthopnea
Answer: changes in breathing when sitting or standing
◉ assessing blood pressure
Answer: -listening for korotkoff sounds w/ stethoscope
-first sound is systolic
-change or cessation of sound occurs: diastolic pressure
- brachial artery and popliteal artery are commonly used
◉ major classifications of hypertension
Answer: -primary (essential): characterized by an increase above
normal in both systolic and diastolic pressures
-secondary : caused by another disease condition like kidney
disease, aorta disorders, or adrenal cortex disorders
◉ diuretics
Answer: used to increase urinary output
◉ beta-adrenergic blockers
Answer: to block sympathetic stimulation and decrease cardiac
output
EDITION GIDDENS TESTED QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ pulse is regulated by what?
Answer: autonomic nervous system through cardiac sinoatrial
node
◉ parasympathetic stimulation on pulse
Answer: decreases heart rate
◉ sympathetic stimulation on pulse
Answer: increases heart rate
◉ pulse rate
Answer: the number of contractions over a peripheral artery in 1
minute
◉ places you can record a pulse
Answer: temporal, carotid, brachial, radial, femoral, popliteal,
posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis
◉ pulmonary ventilation
,Answer: movement of air in and out of lungs
◉ diffusion
Answer: exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the
alveoli of lungs and circulating blood
◉ perfusion
Answer: exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between
circulating blood and tissue cells
◉ eupnea
Answer: normal, unlabored breathing, one respiration to four
heartbeats
◉ tachypnea
Answer: increased respiratory rate; may occur in response to
increased metabolic rate
◉ bradypnea
Answer: decreased respiratory rate; occurs in some pathologic
conditions
◉ apnea
Answer: periods when no breathing occurs
, ◉ dyspnea
Answer: difficult or labored breathing
◉ orthopnea
Answer: changes in breathing when sitting or standing
◉ assessing blood pressure
Answer: -listening for korotkoff sounds w/ stethoscope
-first sound is systolic
-change or cessation of sound occurs: diastolic pressure
- brachial artery and popliteal artery are commonly used
◉ major classifications of hypertension
Answer: -primary (essential): characterized by an increase above
normal in both systolic and diastolic pressures
-secondary : caused by another disease condition like kidney
disease, aorta disorders, or adrenal cortex disorders
◉ diuretics
Answer: used to increase urinary output
◉ beta-adrenergic blockers
Answer: to block sympathetic stimulation and decrease cardiac
output
