NUR 170 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
absence of breath sounds: Correct Answer caused by
collapsed or surgically removed lobes
Accepted Abbreviations:
BID:
TID:
QID:
AC (ac):
PC (pc):
PO:
SubQ:
IM:
ID:
IV:
NKA:
NKDA: Correct Answer twice a day
three times a day
four times a day
before meals
after meals
by mouth
subcutaneous
intramuscular
intradermal
intravenous
no known allergies
no known drug allergies
apnea: Correct Answer no breathing
,brady: Correct Answer slow
Bronchial sounds: Correct Answer loud, high-pitched,
expiration longer than inspiration over the trachea
Bronchovesicular sounds: Correct Answer medium pitch and
intensity with equal inspiration and expiration times over the
larger airways
cardia: Correct Answer heart
Chemoreceptors in the carotid arteries and aorta send signals to
the medulla and pons. WHY? Correct Answer the brain
signals through the phrenic nerves through the diaphragm to
contract and change lungs gradient in order to breathe
crackles (course) sounds: Correct Answer Short, low-pitched
bubbling sounds, mostly during inspiration caused by air passing
through larger airways that are intermittently occluded with
secretions.
low pitch crackling on both inspiration and expiration
crackles (fine) sounds: Correct Answer Short, crackling,
popping sound at end-inspiration as air passes through fluid or
snaps open collapsed small airways. Doesn't clear with
coughing.
high pitch crackling, on inspiration
,decreased or diminished breath sounds: Correct Answer clear
but heard less distinctly, cause by hypoventilation
Depth of Respiratory Assessment Correct Answer chest wall
expansion -> deep or shallow
Do Not Use:
U, u
IU
Q.D., QD, q.d., qd
Q.O.D., QOD, q.o.d., qod
Trailing zero (X.0 mg)
Lack of leading zero (.X mg)
MS
MSO4 and MgSO4 Correct Answer Use Instead:
Write "unit"
Write "International Unit"
Write "daily"
Write "every other day"
Write "X mg"
Write "0.X mg"
Write "morphine sulfate" or "magnesium sulfate"
Write "morphine sulfate" and "magnesium sulfate"
Do Not Use: may still use but it will change
>
<
Abbreviations for drug names
Apothecary units
@
cc
, μ Correct Answer Use Instead:
Write "greater than"
Write "less than"
Write full drug name
Use metric units
Write "at"
Write "mL" or "ml" or "milliliters" (mL is preferred)
Write "mcg" or "micrograms"
dys: Correct Answer difficulty
Early indicators of hypoxia: Correct Answer Tachypnea
Tachycardia
Restlessness, anxiety, agitation
Pale skin, mucous membranes
Sudden confusion
Elevated blood pressure
Dyspnea
Use of accessory muscles, nasal flaring,
retractions
emia: Correct Answer always in the blood
eup: Correct Answer good or well
Face Mask Correct Answer 5-10 L/min
Goals will need to be SMART... what does that mean? Correct
Answer S: specific, patient will walk 20 feet with a walker
M: measurable, you can measure the 20 ft
absence of breath sounds: Correct Answer caused by
collapsed or surgically removed lobes
Accepted Abbreviations:
BID:
TID:
QID:
AC (ac):
PC (pc):
PO:
SubQ:
IM:
ID:
IV:
NKA:
NKDA: Correct Answer twice a day
three times a day
four times a day
before meals
after meals
by mouth
subcutaneous
intramuscular
intradermal
intravenous
no known allergies
no known drug allergies
apnea: Correct Answer no breathing
,brady: Correct Answer slow
Bronchial sounds: Correct Answer loud, high-pitched,
expiration longer than inspiration over the trachea
Bronchovesicular sounds: Correct Answer medium pitch and
intensity with equal inspiration and expiration times over the
larger airways
cardia: Correct Answer heart
Chemoreceptors in the carotid arteries and aorta send signals to
the medulla and pons. WHY? Correct Answer the brain
signals through the phrenic nerves through the diaphragm to
contract and change lungs gradient in order to breathe
crackles (course) sounds: Correct Answer Short, low-pitched
bubbling sounds, mostly during inspiration caused by air passing
through larger airways that are intermittently occluded with
secretions.
low pitch crackling on both inspiration and expiration
crackles (fine) sounds: Correct Answer Short, crackling,
popping sound at end-inspiration as air passes through fluid or
snaps open collapsed small airways. Doesn't clear with
coughing.
high pitch crackling, on inspiration
,decreased or diminished breath sounds: Correct Answer clear
but heard less distinctly, cause by hypoventilation
Depth of Respiratory Assessment Correct Answer chest wall
expansion -> deep or shallow
Do Not Use:
U, u
IU
Q.D., QD, q.d., qd
Q.O.D., QOD, q.o.d., qod
Trailing zero (X.0 mg)
Lack of leading zero (.X mg)
MS
MSO4 and MgSO4 Correct Answer Use Instead:
Write "unit"
Write "International Unit"
Write "daily"
Write "every other day"
Write "X mg"
Write "0.X mg"
Write "morphine sulfate" or "magnesium sulfate"
Write "morphine sulfate" and "magnesium sulfate"
Do Not Use: may still use but it will change
>
<
Abbreviations for drug names
Apothecary units
@
cc
, μ Correct Answer Use Instead:
Write "greater than"
Write "less than"
Write full drug name
Use metric units
Write "at"
Write "mL" or "ml" or "milliliters" (mL is preferred)
Write "mcg" or "micrograms"
dys: Correct Answer difficulty
Early indicators of hypoxia: Correct Answer Tachypnea
Tachycardia
Restlessness, anxiety, agitation
Pale skin, mucous membranes
Sudden confusion
Elevated blood pressure
Dyspnea
Use of accessory muscles, nasal flaring,
retractions
emia: Correct Answer always in the blood
eup: Correct Answer good or well
Face Mask Correct Answer 5-10 L/min
Goals will need to be SMART... what does that mean? Correct
Answer S: specific, patient will walk 20 feet with a walker
M: measurable, you can measure the 20 ft
