PCA Test Questions With Verified Answers

being responsible for one's actions and the actions of others. A) responsibility B) taking action C) accountability - Answer Accountability a patient should be encourage by the PCA to TCDB every _______________ hours postoperatively A) one B) two C) four - Answer two dirty linens are placed in what color bags A) black B) green C) red - Answer green urine collected from patient in the middle of urination. A) collection B) midstream C) urinating - Answer midstream a low sodium diet is a restriction in __________ intake A) salt B) water C) food - Answer salt abuse involving hitting, slapping, or kicking another person A) personal B) physical C) fight - Answer physical sudden drop in blood pressure when patient stands from lying or sitting position A) orthostatic B) fainting C) stoke - Answer orthostatic blood vessels ____________ when heat application is applied to the skin A) expand B) contract C) bind - Answer Contract when a patient is restrained, the PCA's role is making sure the patient's ____________ are being met - Answer basic needs the PCA should be aware of the rate, rhythm, and __________ when taking a radial pulse A) strength B) beat C) quality - Answer quality what does a red arm band stand for A) allergy B) leave them alone C) high fall risk - Answer allergy A _____________ consists of proteins, carbohydrates, fats and fluids A) bad diet B) healthy diet C) meal - Answer healthy diet when food and fluids are breathed into the lungs A) hypotension B) aspiration C) asthma - Answer aspiration a type of data obtained from the patient describing symptoms such as nausea, pain or dizziness - Answer subjective a patient in restraints may show signs of poor _______________ with blue discoloration to nail beds, cool skin, numbness and/or pain to extremity A) circulation B) attitude C) none of the above - Answer circulation postoperatively, the PCA's role is to prevent ________________ A) complications B) falls C) infection - Answer complications what color of arm band that means do not take blood pressure in a specific arm? A) red B) yellow C) pink - Answer pink always use protective equipment, such as gown, gloves and mask, when in an _________ room A) patient B) hospital C) isolation - Answer isolation a term meaning toward the front of the body A) posterior B) front C) anterior - Answer anterior always use two identifiers which are the patient's _____________ and ____________ to properly identify a patient A) name and DOB B) word and picture C) number and name - Answer name, DOB one of the 5 rights of delegation. the right ________________ - Answer Task characteristics of a group of people based on their language, beliefs, and values passed on from one generation to the next - Answer culture a concept that considers the whole person with physical, social, psychological and spiritual parts that is woven together and can not be separated A) respect B) normal C) holism - Answer holism type of communication that does not use words and more accurately reflects how a person feels - Answer nonverbal difficulty breathing A) asthma B) dyspnea C) amnesia - Answer dyspnea who is primary focus of the healthcare team in the healthcare setting A) nurses B) patient C) family - Answer patient what is the medical term for placing a patient in a side laying position A) side B) sims C) anterior - Answer Sims with an order, the PCA may administer a water, soap, suds, or fleets, ____________ to a patient A) bath B) wash C) enema - Answer enema what type of risk does the yellow arm band stand for A) fall B) crazy C) elderly - Answer fall where is the easiest place to check for a patient's pulse A) arm B) radial C) axillary - Answer radial which side is a patient turned toward before administering an enema A) sitting up B) left C) right - Answer left state of being unaware and unresponsive to one's surroundings A) quadra B) coma C) dead - Answer coma another meaning for "as needed" A) PRN B) whenever C) AN - Answer PRN a pressure _____________ is prevented by turning patients at least q 2hrs throughout the shift A) point B) ulcer C) wound - Answer ulcer heart rate less than 60 beats per minutes A) hypercardia B) bradycardia C) hypocardia - Answer bradycardia when a patients fluid intake is limited during a 24hr period this is called a _____________ restriction A) water B) fluid C) restroom - Answer fluid when should the PCA report a change in the patient's condition to the RN A) the next day B) just write it in chart C) immediately - Answer immediately a systolic blood pressure greater that 140 mmHg and/or a diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 mmHG A) hypercardiac B) hypertension C) hypotension - Answer hypertension patients are placed in ____________ as a last resort to prevent harm to the patient or others A) ICU B) restraints C) coma - Answer restraints the best way to prevent the spread of pathogens is to wash your _____________ A) scrubs B) hands - Answer hands after emptying a colostomy, rinse the bag with _____________ tap water A) reused B) cool C) Hot - Answer Cool