PCM EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Normal Resting HRs - ANS Adult: 60-100/min
Child: 70-130/min
Newborn: 100-150/min
Normal Respirations - ANS Adult: 12-18/min
Child: 30-50/min
Above 20/Below 10 = worry
Normal BPs - ANS Adult: 120/80
Elderly: 120-140/80-90
Normal Pulse Ox Range - ANS 95% - 100%
Pain Management Scales - ANS 0-10 scale
:) :| :\ :( faces pain scale
Oucher - nonverbal faces pain scale
Visual Analogue Scale - mark on a line & measure
Initial Pain Assessment Tool - labeling body parts
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, Infection Cycle - ANS Reservoir -> Exit -> Transmission -> Infection -> Susception
Reservoir - ANS a place where microorganisms can grow & reproduce
Exit - ANS a means by which the microorganism can leave the host (ex. nose, mouth, throat,
etc)
Transmission - ANS how microorganisms pass from person -> person to spread infection (ex.
through air/direct contact)
Infection - ANS microorganism must have a mean of entry (ex. a break in the skin)
Susception - ANS a person who receives the microorganisms must be susceptible to them
(cannot destroy/ward off)
Where do infectious microorganisms grow best? - ANS dark, warm, & moist environments
Types of Transmission - ANS contact, droplet, & airborne
Medical Asepsis - ANS keeps pathogens confined to a specific area, object, or person
Surgical Asepsis - ANS used to exclude all microorganisms before the enter a surgical wound
or contaminate a sterile field before/during surgery
SOAP - ANS Subjective Objective Assessment Plan
Sentinel Effects - ANS Injury caused as a result of the medical management process rather
than the condition/diagnosis of the patient. Immediate investigation needed
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ANSWERS
Normal Resting HRs - ANS Adult: 60-100/min
Child: 70-130/min
Newborn: 100-150/min
Normal Respirations - ANS Adult: 12-18/min
Child: 30-50/min
Above 20/Below 10 = worry
Normal BPs - ANS Adult: 120/80
Elderly: 120-140/80-90
Normal Pulse Ox Range - ANS 95% - 100%
Pain Management Scales - ANS 0-10 scale
:) :| :\ :( faces pain scale
Oucher - nonverbal faces pain scale
Visual Analogue Scale - mark on a line & measure
Initial Pain Assessment Tool - labeling body parts
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, Infection Cycle - ANS Reservoir -> Exit -> Transmission -> Infection -> Susception
Reservoir - ANS a place where microorganisms can grow & reproduce
Exit - ANS a means by which the microorganism can leave the host (ex. nose, mouth, throat,
etc)
Transmission - ANS how microorganisms pass from person -> person to spread infection (ex.
through air/direct contact)
Infection - ANS microorganism must have a mean of entry (ex. a break in the skin)
Susception - ANS a person who receives the microorganisms must be susceptible to them
(cannot destroy/ward off)
Where do infectious microorganisms grow best? - ANS dark, warm, & moist environments
Types of Transmission - ANS contact, droplet, & airborne
Medical Asepsis - ANS keeps pathogens confined to a specific area, object, or person
Surgical Asepsis - ANS used to exclude all microorganisms before the enter a surgical wound
or contaminate a sterile field before/during surgery
SOAP - ANS Subjective Objective Assessment Plan
Sentinel Effects - ANS Injury caused as a result of the medical management process rather
than the condition/diagnosis of the patient. Immediate investigation needed
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