NURS 6001 practice questions for exam 1
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1. Which of the following interventions is most important to prevent nosocomial
infections?: Hand hygiene
2. Standard precautions: are used on every patient because it is not always known whether a patient is
infected.
3. latex allergies: are more common in nurses and in frequently hospitalized patients.
4. example of inspection: skin pink, visual information
5. The patient is complaining of abdominal pain. What technique is used to form
an overall impression?: light palpation
6. tympany is a percussion sound commonly located in the: abdomen
7. Which organs or body areas does the nurse auscultate as part of the admit-
ting assessment?: heart, lungs, abdomen
8. What technique facilitates accurate auscultation?: The chestpiece of the stethoscope is
sealed against the skin.
9. When assessing the child, the nurse makes the following adaptation to the
usual techniques:: A pediatric stethoscope is used for better contact.
10. The nurse assesses the following vital signs in a 78-year-old man: T 36.6°C,
temporal; P 72 bpm, regular, 2+; R 18 breaths/minute, regular, no use of acces-
sory muscles; BP 142/92 mm Hg. Which of the findings is abnormal?: BP
11. four characteristics of respirations: rate, rhythm, depth, quality
12. The patient's radial pulse is weak and thready. The next action of the nurse
is to: compare findings to previous findings and opposite extremity.
13. The nurse notes an irregular radial pulse in a patient. Further evaluation
includes assessing: for a pulse deficit
14. Which actions will result in an inaccurate BP reading?: Obtaining a BP immediately after
the patient has entered the room;
Using a BP cuff 80% of the arm circumference
Pumping the cuff 10 mm Hg above the palpated systolic BP.
15. Adult patients may have variations in pulse rates with: exercise
16. An unconscious 22-year-old man arrives at the hospital after experimenting
with hallucinogenic substances. His vital signs are T 37.2°C, po; P 142 bpm; R
20 breaths/min; BP 100/64 mm Hg. The patient is experiencing: tachycardia
17. An auscultatory gap is defined as: a period of silence heard between Korotkoff sounds
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1. Which of the following interventions is most important to prevent nosocomial
infections?: Hand hygiene
2. Standard precautions: are used on every patient because it is not always known whether a patient is
infected.
3. latex allergies: are more common in nurses and in frequently hospitalized patients.
4. example of inspection: skin pink, visual information
5. The patient is complaining of abdominal pain. What technique is used to form
an overall impression?: light palpation
6. tympany is a percussion sound commonly located in the: abdomen
7. Which organs or body areas does the nurse auscultate as part of the admit-
ting assessment?: heart, lungs, abdomen
8. What technique facilitates accurate auscultation?: The chestpiece of the stethoscope is
sealed against the skin.
9. When assessing the child, the nurse makes the following adaptation to the
usual techniques:: A pediatric stethoscope is used for better contact.
10. The nurse assesses the following vital signs in a 78-year-old man: T 36.6°C,
temporal; P 72 bpm, regular, 2+; R 18 breaths/minute, regular, no use of acces-
sory muscles; BP 142/92 mm Hg. Which of the findings is abnormal?: BP
11. four characteristics of respirations: rate, rhythm, depth, quality
12. The patient's radial pulse is weak and thready. The next action of the nurse
is to: compare findings to previous findings and opposite extremity.
13. The nurse notes an irregular radial pulse in a patient. Further evaluation
includes assessing: for a pulse deficit
14. Which actions will result in an inaccurate BP reading?: Obtaining a BP immediately after
the patient has entered the room;
Using a BP cuff 80% of the arm circumference
Pumping the cuff 10 mm Hg above the palpated systolic BP.
15. Adult patients may have variations in pulse rates with: exercise
16. An unconscious 22-year-old man arrives at the hospital after experimenting
with hallucinogenic substances. His vital signs are T 37.2°C, po; P 142 bpm; R
20 breaths/min; BP 100/64 mm Hg. The patient is experiencing: tachycardia
17. An auscultatory gap is defined as: a period of silence heard between Korotkoff sounds
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