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NURS 136 EXAM 2 GALEN NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
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Walker - Answer-a device used to assist with walking, 15-
30degree while standing upright and grasping the
handgrips, resting the body's weight on the axillary bar
puts pressure on the vital nerves and can occlude blood
vessels in the axilla causing temporary or permanent
damage, including paralysis
cane - Answer-assistive device used by the resident with
weakness on one side, 15-30 degree
crutches - Answer-Devices used to assist injured or weak
patients with walking, 15-20 degrees, pad should be 3 to 4
fingerbreadths under the axilla, tips at 4-6 inches in front
of the patients feet
Wheelchair - Answer-Always lock the brakes when the
wheels are not in motion,
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Neurovascular Assessment - Answer-Normally capillary
refill is less than 3 seconds or within 5 second within an
older adult
Applying first aid splint - Answer-Cover any open wounds
with material as clean as can be found to help prevent
infection
Pad bony prominences with soft material to prevent
pressure wounds
Check circulation distal to the injury and loosen the splint
ties if the tissue becomes pale, cold, or blue
Principles of traction - Answer-must be continuous,
weights must be free hanging, nothing should interfere
with the pulleys, patient must aligned correctly, check
orders for amount of weights
physical assesment - Answer-systematic examination of
the patient for objective data to better define the patient's
condition and to help the nurse in planning care, usually
performed in a head-to-toe format; a collection of objective
data about changes in the patient's body systems
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pressure sore - Answer-an ulcerated area in which
prolonged pressure has caused tissue death
gait - Answer-a person's manner of walking
recurrent turns (bandages) - Answer-- type of turn that is
used to cover distal parts of the body
- ex: skull, stump of an amputation
figure-eight turns (bandages) - Answer-- type of turn that is
used to bandage and elbow, knee, or ankle because they
permit movement after application
spiral reverse turn - Answer-used to bandage body parts
that are not uniform in circumference such as the lower leg
or forearm
Spiral turn bandage - Answer-Used to bandage parts of
the body that are uniform in circumference
circular turn bandage - Answer--Bandage turn overlapping
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NURS 136 EXAM 2 GALEN NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||LATEST VERSION!!!
Walker - Answer-a device used to assist with walking, 15-
30degree while standing upright and grasping the
handgrips, resting the body's weight on the axillary bar
puts pressure on the vital nerves and can occlude blood
vessels in the axilla causing temporary or permanent
damage, including paralysis
cane - Answer-assistive device used by the resident with
weakness on one side, 15-30 degree
crutches - Answer-Devices used to assist injured or weak
patients with walking, 15-20 degrees, pad should be 3 to 4
fingerbreadths under the axilla, tips at 4-6 inches in front
of the patients feet
Wheelchair - Answer-Always lock the brakes when the
wheels are not in motion,
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Neurovascular Assessment - Answer-Normally capillary
refill is less than 3 seconds or within 5 second within an
older adult
Applying first aid splint - Answer-Cover any open wounds
with material as clean as can be found to help prevent
infection
Pad bony prominences with soft material to prevent
pressure wounds
Check circulation distal to the injury and loosen the splint
ties if the tissue becomes pale, cold, or blue
Principles of traction - Answer-must be continuous,
weights must be free hanging, nothing should interfere
with the pulleys, patient must aligned correctly, check
orders for amount of weights
physical assesment - Answer-systematic examination of
the patient for objective data to better define the patient's
condition and to help the nurse in planning care, usually
performed in a head-to-toe format; a collection of objective
data about changes in the patient's body systems
, 3|Page
pressure sore - Answer-an ulcerated area in which
prolonged pressure has caused tissue death
gait - Answer-a person's manner of walking
recurrent turns (bandages) - Answer-- type of turn that is
used to cover distal parts of the body
- ex: skull, stump of an amputation
figure-eight turns (bandages) - Answer-- type of turn that is
used to bandage and elbow, knee, or ankle because they
permit movement after application
spiral reverse turn - Answer-used to bandage body parts
that are not uniform in circumference such as the lower leg
or forearm
Spiral turn bandage - Answer-Used to bandage parts of
the body that are uniform in circumference
circular turn bandage - Answer--Bandage turn overlapping
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