SURGICAL FIRST ASSIST TEST |
Questions & Answers
Q.
The nursing diagnosis deals with which of the following? - ✔✔A. human response to heath problems
A medical diagnosis deals with disease or medical condition. A nursing diagnosis deals with human
response to actual or potential health problems and life processes.
Q.
Movement of the muscles drawing away from the center of the body is called? - ✔✔A. Abduction
Abduction refers to the muscle movement of drawing away from the center of the body. Some examples
of abduction could include: spreading fingers apart or extending arms or legs.
,Q.
Which of the types of forceps are most commonly used for delicate tissues such as serosa, ducts, bowel,
and blood vessels? - ✔✔A. Smooth forceps
The smooth forceps which are commonly used on delicate tissues have no teeth.
Some of the common smooth forceps would be smooth Cushing forceps and smooth Adson forceps.
Q.
Which of the following is the term for the process that allows nurses to enrich their clinical training
and experience through the utilization of up to date research? - ✔✔A. evidence-based practice
Evidence based practice allows nurses to enrich their clinical training and experience through the
utilization of up to date research. With the large amount of research and information that exists in the
health care arena, learning the skills of evidence based practice allows nurses to search for, assess, and
apply the literature to their clinical situations.
Q.
How many times should you repeat a percussion technique when examining patients? - ✔✔A.
Three times
The percussive technique should be repeated two or three times. This is a total of three or four times
for a complete assessment. This provides accurate sound with minimal discomfort to patients.
Q.
Skeletal muscles are attached to bones by dense regular connective tissue referred to as which of the
following? - ✔✔A. Tendons
, Tendons are very strong connective tissues that attach muscles to bones. Tendons endure
extreme stress when the muscles pull on them
Q.
All but which of the following is true of a mature minor? - ✔✔A.He or she can give consent to
any medical procedure
A mature minor is a sexually active minor. Mature minors can give consent to STD testing,
pregnancy testing, and birth control. They cannot, however, give consent for all medical procedures
Q.
Nursing ethics are a type of ethics based on the criteria by which people make moral judgments. This is
known as which of the following types of ethics? - ✔✔A. normative ethics
Nursing ethics are based on normative ethics. This is a branch of philosophical ethics that
investigates the set of questions that arise when considering how one ought to act, morally speaking.
Q.
An electrolyte imbalance with symptoms of alkalosis include all of the following, EXCEPT - ✔✔A.
Lethargy
Alkalosis cause excitation of the central nervous system. Therefore all its symptoms will tend to
overactivity/stimulation, such as tetany, fidgeting, tremors, and confusion.
Q.
How wide is the typical operating bed? - ✔✔A. 20 to 24 inches
Questions & Answers
Q.
The nursing diagnosis deals with which of the following? - ✔✔A. human response to heath problems
A medical diagnosis deals with disease or medical condition. A nursing diagnosis deals with human
response to actual or potential health problems and life processes.
Q.
Movement of the muscles drawing away from the center of the body is called? - ✔✔A. Abduction
Abduction refers to the muscle movement of drawing away from the center of the body. Some examples
of abduction could include: spreading fingers apart or extending arms or legs.
,Q.
Which of the types of forceps are most commonly used for delicate tissues such as serosa, ducts, bowel,
and blood vessels? - ✔✔A. Smooth forceps
The smooth forceps which are commonly used on delicate tissues have no teeth.
Some of the common smooth forceps would be smooth Cushing forceps and smooth Adson forceps.
Q.
Which of the following is the term for the process that allows nurses to enrich their clinical training
and experience through the utilization of up to date research? - ✔✔A. evidence-based practice
Evidence based practice allows nurses to enrich their clinical training and experience through the
utilization of up to date research. With the large amount of research and information that exists in the
health care arena, learning the skills of evidence based practice allows nurses to search for, assess, and
apply the literature to their clinical situations.
Q.
How many times should you repeat a percussion technique when examining patients? - ✔✔A.
Three times
The percussive technique should be repeated two or three times. This is a total of three or four times
for a complete assessment. This provides accurate sound with minimal discomfort to patients.
Q.
Skeletal muscles are attached to bones by dense regular connective tissue referred to as which of the
following? - ✔✔A. Tendons
, Tendons are very strong connective tissues that attach muscles to bones. Tendons endure
extreme stress when the muscles pull on them
Q.
All but which of the following is true of a mature minor? - ✔✔A.He or she can give consent to
any medical procedure
A mature minor is a sexually active minor. Mature minors can give consent to STD testing,
pregnancy testing, and birth control. They cannot, however, give consent for all medical procedures
Q.
Nursing ethics are a type of ethics based on the criteria by which people make moral judgments. This is
known as which of the following types of ethics? - ✔✔A. normative ethics
Nursing ethics are based on normative ethics. This is a branch of philosophical ethics that
investigates the set of questions that arise when considering how one ought to act, morally speaking.
Q.
An electrolyte imbalance with symptoms of alkalosis include all of the following, EXCEPT - ✔✔A.
Lethargy
Alkalosis cause excitation of the central nervous system. Therefore all its symptoms will tend to
overactivity/stimulation, such as tetany, fidgeting, tremors, and confusion.
Q.
How wide is the typical operating bed? - ✔✔A. 20 to 24 inches
