NRSG 1710 Comprehensive Final Review
Questions with correct answers
When |would |the |RN |want |to |take |vitals |as |opposed |to |a |CNA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |inital |
assessment
- |change |in |conditions
- |double |check |abnormal |vitals
- |as |ordered |by |physician
- |after |a |first-time |med |administration
Can |you |think |of |any |others?
When |might |you |see |a |fluctuation |in |vital |signs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Temperature: |
exercise, |infection, |extreme |weather, |hydration
Pulse: |exercise, |temperature, |emotions, |stimulation, |medications, |bleeding, |posture, |pain |
BP: |age, |stress, |bleeding, |medications, |exercise, |pain, |smoking
Respiration: |age, |emotion, |exercise, |pain, |narcotics, |infection, |fever, |smoking, |posture, |stress
O2 |sat: |posture, |exercise, |diseases, |depth
Can |you |think |of |any |others?
What |is |the |normal |range |for |each |vital |sign? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Temperature: |36-38 |
degrees |C |or |96.8-100.4 |degrees |F
,Heart |rate: |60-100 |bpm
Respirations: |12-20 |breaths/min
Blood |pressure: |100-120/60-80 |mmHg
O2 |sat: |95% |or |higher
The |nurse |would |monitor |the |body |temperature |most |closely/frequently |in |the |care |of
A. |The |client |with |an |infection
B. |The |client |who |is |an |infant
C. |The |client |who |has |experienced |heat |stroke
D. |The |client |with |a |head |injury |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D
The |nurse |is |assessing |the |dorsalis |pedis |pulses |on |an |88-year-old |client. |She |notes |the |feet |to |
be |cool |and |assesses |weak, |thready |pulses. |The |nurse's |next |action |would |be |to
A. |Assess |the |popliteal |and |femoral |pulses
B. |Assess |a |1-minute |apical |pulse
C. |Notify |the |physician |STAT
D. |Apply |a |warm |pack |and |reassess |in |20 |minutes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A
The |clinic |nurse |is |reviewing |the |blood |pressure |readings |from |the |client's |home |self-
monitoring |device. |The |client |states, |"Look! |Yesterday |my |blood |pressure |jumped |up |to |
150/90. |I |should |be |taking |more |medicine." |The |nurse's |best |response |is
A. |"Yes, |that |is |dangerously |high. |What |were |you |doing?"
B. |"Yes, |I'm |sure |your |physician |will |want |to |increase |the |dose."
C. |"The |doctor |will |first |look |at |the |pattern |of |your |results."
D. |"Don't |worry, |I'm |sure |it's |just |because |you |were |stressed." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C
,The |nurse |will |expect |to |find |a |slower |respiratory |rate |in |a |client |who |has |smoked |for |many |
years.
A. |True
B. |False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A
Which |of |the |following |values |for |vital |signs |would |the |nurse |address |first?
A. |Heart |rate |of |72 |bpm
B. |RR |of |28 |breaths |per |minute
C. |BP |160/86
D. |O2 |sat |89% |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D
The |client, |who |has |been |on |bed |rest |for |2 |days, |asks |to |get |out |of |bed |to |go |to |the |
bathroom. |He |has |new |orders |for |"up |ad |lib." |What |action |should |the |nurse |take?
A. |Give |him |some |slippers |and |tell |him |where |the |bathroom |is.
B. |Ask |the |nursing |assistant |to |assist |him |to |the |bathroom.
C. |Obtain |orthostatic |blood |pressure |measurements.
D. |Tell |him |it |is |not |a |good |idea |to |get |up |and |provide |him |with |a |urinal |instead. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-C
Using |an |oral |electronic |thermometer, |the |nurse |checks |the |early |morning |temperature |of |a |
client. |The |client's |temperature |is |36.1 |C |(97 |F). |The |client's |remaining |vital |signs |are |in |the |
normally |acceptable |range. |What |should |the |nurse |do |next?
A. |Check |the |client's |temperature |history
B. |Document |the |results
C. |Recheck |the |temperature |every |15 |minutes |until |it |is |normal
D. |Get |another |thermometer |since |the |first |reading |was |an |error |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B
, The |nurse |decides |to |take |an |apical |pulse |instead |of |a |radial |pulse. |Which |of |the |following |
client |conditions |influenced |the |nurse's |decision?
A. |The |client |is |in |shock
B. |The |client |has |a |dysrhythmia
C. |The |client |underwent |surgery |18 |hours |earlier
D. |The |client |showed |a |response |to |orthostatic |changes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B
The |most |correct |definition |of |critial |thinking |is
A. |A |problem-solving |process |that |enables |one |to |show |others |they |are |wrong
B. |An |examination |of |one's |own |beliefs |in |order |to |defend |them |intelligently
C. |Purposeful, |analytical |thinking |that |results |in |a |reasoned |decision
D. |Rational |thinking |that |results |in |obtaining |the |one |correct |answer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
C
A |nurse |who |is |newly |employed |at |a |hospital |questions |a |standard |of |patient |care |that |does |
not |seem |to |follow |evidence-based |practice. |Which |critical |thinking |attitude |is |the |nurse |
demonstrating?
A. |Intellectual |autonomy
B. |Intellectual |humility
C. |Intellectual |courage
D. |Fair-mindedness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A
The |nurse |is |preparing |to |admit |a |patient |from |the |emergency |department. |The |patient |has |
chronic |lung |disease |and |has |used |tobacco |for |30+ |years. |The |nurse |used |to |smoke |a |pack |of |
cigarettes |a |day |and |worked |very |hard |to |quit |smoking. |She |thinks |to |herself, |"I |know |I |tend |to
|disapprove |of |people |who |use |tobacco, |especially |when |they |have |a |serious |lung |condition; |I |
figure |if |I |can |stop |smoking, |they |should |be |able |to. |I |must |remember |how |difficult |that |is |and
|be |very |careful |not |to |let |be |judgmental |of |this |patient." |This |best |illustrates
A. |Theoretical |knowledge
Questions with correct answers
When |would |the |RN |want |to |take |vitals |as |opposed |to |a |CNA? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |inital |
assessment
- |change |in |conditions
- |double |check |abnormal |vitals
- |as |ordered |by |physician
- |after |a |first-time |med |administration
Can |you |think |of |any |others?
When |might |you |see |a |fluctuation |in |vital |signs? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Temperature: |
exercise, |infection, |extreme |weather, |hydration
Pulse: |exercise, |temperature, |emotions, |stimulation, |medications, |bleeding, |posture, |pain |
BP: |age, |stress, |bleeding, |medications, |exercise, |pain, |smoking
Respiration: |age, |emotion, |exercise, |pain, |narcotics, |infection, |fever, |smoking, |posture, |stress
O2 |sat: |posture, |exercise, |diseases, |depth
Can |you |think |of |any |others?
What |is |the |normal |range |for |each |vital |sign? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Temperature: |36-38 |
degrees |C |or |96.8-100.4 |degrees |F
,Heart |rate: |60-100 |bpm
Respirations: |12-20 |breaths/min
Blood |pressure: |100-120/60-80 |mmHg
O2 |sat: |95% |or |higher
The |nurse |would |monitor |the |body |temperature |most |closely/frequently |in |the |care |of
A. |The |client |with |an |infection
B. |The |client |who |is |an |infant
C. |The |client |who |has |experienced |heat |stroke
D. |The |client |with |a |head |injury |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D
The |nurse |is |assessing |the |dorsalis |pedis |pulses |on |an |88-year-old |client. |She |notes |the |feet |to |
be |cool |and |assesses |weak, |thready |pulses. |The |nurse's |next |action |would |be |to
A. |Assess |the |popliteal |and |femoral |pulses
B. |Assess |a |1-minute |apical |pulse
C. |Notify |the |physician |STAT
D. |Apply |a |warm |pack |and |reassess |in |20 |minutes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A
The |clinic |nurse |is |reviewing |the |blood |pressure |readings |from |the |client's |home |self-
monitoring |device. |The |client |states, |"Look! |Yesterday |my |blood |pressure |jumped |up |to |
150/90. |I |should |be |taking |more |medicine." |The |nurse's |best |response |is
A. |"Yes, |that |is |dangerously |high. |What |were |you |doing?"
B. |"Yes, |I'm |sure |your |physician |will |want |to |increase |the |dose."
C. |"The |doctor |will |first |look |at |the |pattern |of |your |results."
D. |"Don't |worry, |I'm |sure |it's |just |because |you |were |stressed." |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C
,The |nurse |will |expect |to |find |a |slower |respiratory |rate |in |a |client |who |has |smoked |for |many |
years.
A. |True
B. |False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A
Which |of |the |following |values |for |vital |signs |would |the |nurse |address |first?
A. |Heart |rate |of |72 |bpm
B. |RR |of |28 |breaths |per |minute
C. |BP |160/86
D. |O2 |sat |89% |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D
The |client, |who |has |been |on |bed |rest |for |2 |days, |asks |to |get |out |of |bed |to |go |to |the |
bathroom. |He |has |new |orders |for |"up |ad |lib." |What |action |should |the |nurse |take?
A. |Give |him |some |slippers |and |tell |him |where |the |bathroom |is.
B. |Ask |the |nursing |assistant |to |assist |him |to |the |bathroom.
C. |Obtain |orthostatic |blood |pressure |measurements.
D. |Tell |him |it |is |not |a |good |idea |to |get |up |and |provide |him |with |a |urinal |instead. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-C
Using |an |oral |electronic |thermometer, |the |nurse |checks |the |early |morning |temperature |of |a |
client. |The |client's |temperature |is |36.1 |C |(97 |F). |The |client's |remaining |vital |signs |are |in |the |
normally |acceptable |range. |What |should |the |nurse |do |next?
A. |Check |the |client's |temperature |history
B. |Document |the |results
C. |Recheck |the |temperature |every |15 |minutes |until |it |is |normal
D. |Get |another |thermometer |since |the |first |reading |was |an |error |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B
, The |nurse |decides |to |take |an |apical |pulse |instead |of |a |radial |pulse. |Which |of |the |following |
client |conditions |influenced |the |nurse's |decision?
A. |The |client |is |in |shock
B. |The |client |has |a |dysrhythmia
C. |The |client |underwent |surgery |18 |hours |earlier
D. |The |client |showed |a |response |to |orthostatic |changes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B
The |most |correct |definition |of |critial |thinking |is
A. |A |problem-solving |process |that |enables |one |to |show |others |they |are |wrong
B. |An |examination |of |one's |own |beliefs |in |order |to |defend |them |intelligently
C. |Purposeful, |analytical |thinking |that |results |in |a |reasoned |decision
D. |Rational |thinking |that |results |in |obtaining |the |one |correct |answer |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
C
A |nurse |who |is |newly |employed |at |a |hospital |questions |a |standard |of |patient |care |that |does |
not |seem |to |follow |evidence-based |practice. |Which |critical |thinking |attitude |is |the |nurse |
demonstrating?
A. |Intellectual |autonomy
B. |Intellectual |humility
C. |Intellectual |courage
D. |Fair-mindedness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A
The |nurse |is |preparing |to |admit |a |patient |from |the |emergency |department. |The |patient |has |
chronic |lung |disease |and |has |used |tobacco |for |30+ |years. |The |nurse |used |to |smoke |a |pack |of |
cigarettes |a |day |and |worked |very |hard |to |quit |smoking. |She |thinks |to |herself, |"I |know |I |tend |to
|disapprove |of |people |who |use |tobacco, |especially |when |they |have |a |serious |lung |condition; |I |
figure |if |I |can |stop |smoking, |they |should |be |able |to. |I |must |remember |how |difficult |that |is |and
|be |very |careful |not |to |let |be |judgmental |of |this |patient." |This |best |illustrates
A. |Theoretical |knowledge
