Basic Nursing Skills Final Review Questions
With Complete Solutions
2 forms of defamation: Correct Answers Slander
(oral) and libel (written)
2 types of asepsis practiced w/in health care
agencies Correct Answers medical asepsis and
surgical asepsis
2 Types of Precautions: Correct Answers Standard
Precautions and Transmission-Base Precautions
4 most frequently used Intramuscular sites are:
Correct Answers -deltoid
-ventrogluteal
-vastus lateralis
-rectus femoris
5 components of the Nursing Process: Correct
Answers -Assessment (data collection)
-Nursing diagnosis
-Planning
-Implementation
-Evaluation
7 Common pulse points Correct Answers -radial
artery (in the wrist)
-temporal artery (front of ear)
-carotid artery (front side of neck)
,-femoral artery (in groin)
-apical pulse (over apex, point end of the heart)
-popliteal pulse (behind knee)
-pedal pulse (inside of ankle)
administration set is used to infuse certain blood
products Correct Answers Parallel (Y) IV sets
Anatomical Location: palpated over the ventral
thigh between the pubic symphysis and anterior
superior iliac spine with the middle and index
fingers Correct Answers femoral pulse
antibodies is pass from the mother to the fetus
thru the placental blood before birth also by
breastfeeding an infant (temporary only last until
the infant's own immune system matures enough
to function properly) Correct Answers naturally
acquired passive immunity
are frequent bowel sounds Correct Answers
hyperactive
are written by a physician when the patient has
indicated a desire to be allowed to die if he stops
breathing or his heart stops Correct Answers Do-
Not-Resuscitate
area of red, deep pin, or mottled skin that does not
blanch; people with dark skin: discoloration of the
, skin, warmth, edema, or induration (hard area)
Correct Answers Stage I pressure ulcers
arranged by elevating the head of the bed 60 to 90
degree Correct Answers fowler position
assess bowel sounds on _____ and ______ for ALL
patients Correct Answers admission and once per
shift
bag containing the medication is hung higher than
the level of fluid in the primary IV so that gravity
forces it to empty first, do not clamp or alter the
flow of the primary bag Correct Answers
Secondary (Piggyback)
based on interrupting the mode of transmission by
identifying the specific secretions, body fluids,
tissues, or excretions that might be infective
Correct Answers Transmission-Base Precautions
best research evidence w/ clinical expertise and
patient values to facilitate clinical decision making
Correct Answers evidence-base practice
can be used for administration of fluids to infants,
children, and the elderly Correct Answers
Controlled-volume IV set
With Complete Solutions
2 forms of defamation: Correct Answers Slander
(oral) and libel (written)
2 types of asepsis practiced w/in health care
agencies Correct Answers medical asepsis and
surgical asepsis
2 Types of Precautions: Correct Answers Standard
Precautions and Transmission-Base Precautions
4 most frequently used Intramuscular sites are:
Correct Answers -deltoid
-ventrogluteal
-vastus lateralis
-rectus femoris
5 components of the Nursing Process: Correct
Answers -Assessment (data collection)
-Nursing diagnosis
-Planning
-Implementation
-Evaluation
7 Common pulse points Correct Answers -radial
artery (in the wrist)
-temporal artery (front of ear)
-carotid artery (front side of neck)
,-femoral artery (in groin)
-apical pulse (over apex, point end of the heart)
-popliteal pulse (behind knee)
-pedal pulse (inside of ankle)
administration set is used to infuse certain blood
products Correct Answers Parallel (Y) IV sets
Anatomical Location: palpated over the ventral
thigh between the pubic symphysis and anterior
superior iliac spine with the middle and index
fingers Correct Answers femoral pulse
antibodies is pass from the mother to the fetus
thru the placental blood before birth also by
breastfeeding an infant (temporary only last until
the infant's own immune system matures enough
to function properly) Correct Answers naturally
acquired passive immunity
are frequent bowel sounds Correct Answers
hyperactive
are written by a physician when the patient has
indicated a desire to be allowed to die if he stops
breathing or his heart stops Correct Answers Do-
Not-Resuscitate
area of red, deep pin, or mottled skin that does not
blanch; people with dark skin: discoloration of the
, skin, warmth, edema, or induration (hard area)
Correct Answers Stage I pressure ulcers
arranged by elevating the head of the bed 60 to 90
degree Correct Answers fowler position
assess bowel sounds on _____ and ______ for ALL
patients Correct Answers admission and once per
shift
bag containing the medication is hung higher than
the level of fluid in the primary IV so that gravity
forces it to empty first, do not clamp or alter the
flow of the primary bag Correct Answers
Secondary (Piggyback)
based on interrupting the mode of transmission by
identifying the specific secretions, body fluids,
tissues, or excretions that might be infective
Correct Answers Transmission-Base Precautions
best research evidence w/ clinical expertise and
patient values to facilitate clinical decision making
Correct Answers evidence-base practice
can be used for administration of fluids to infants,
children, and the elderly Correct Answers
Controlled-volume IV set
