Hgtc Nur 101 Comprehensive Exam Study Guide With Complete Solutions

HGTC NUR 101 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS

●● Normal temperature ranges
Answer: 96.8-100.4


●● Normal temperature ranges (65 +)
Answer: 96.8-98.3


●● Febrile
Answer: With fever


●● Afebrile
Answer: without fever


●● Hypothermia
Answer: abnormally low body temperature (95 or below)


●● Hyperthermia
Answer: abnormally high body temperature (core temp 100.4 or higher)

,●● Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
Answer:


●● When to preform hand hygiene?
Answer: -Before, after, and between direct contact with patient
-After contact with blood, body fluids, mucous membranes, non intact
skin, secretions, excretions or would dressings
- Spores


●● When to use alcohol-based hand rub?
Answer: If hands are not visibly soiled or contaminated


●● Normal pules ranges
Answer: 60-100 bpm


●● Pulse rhythm
Answer: Regular/ Irregular


●● Pulse Volume descriptors
Answer: Absent (0)
Diminished/barley palpable (1+)

, Expected/normal (2+)
Full/increased (3+)
Pounding (4+)


●● Normal respiration ranges
Answer: 12-20 bpm


●● Bradypnea
Answer: Slow breathing (less than 12 bpm)


●● Trachypnea
Answer: Rate is regular but abnormally rapid (more than 20 bpm)


●● Hyperpnea
Answer: Increased in depth and rate of breathing (greater than 20 bpm)
occurs normally during exercise


●● Apnea
Answer: Respirations cease for several seconds. Persistent cessation
results in respiratory arrest.


●● Therapeutic Communication