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Advanced Clinical Practice Skills
Questions with Correct Answers for
Specific Exam Mail
A patient born without arms needs to have a blood
pressure assessment. Which artery should the technologist
use to most accurately obtain this measurement?
Ans: Popliteal
The patient is morbidly obese and the technologist uses a
blood pressure cuff that is too narrow for the patient's
arm. What problem will the technologist encounter
because of the cuff used?
Ans: A false high BP reading would occur
The technologist assesses the patient's respirations and
sees that they are abnormally shallow (i.e., two to three
breaths followed by an irregular period of apnea).
Documentation by the technologist would be correct if
which phrase were used?
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: Biot's respirations
For which patient should the technologist use the
tympanic thermometer?
Ans: 10-year-old patient with a left leg fracture
The technologist is preparing to obtain a set of vital signs.
Which is the most important factor for the technologist to
consider when measuring patient vital signs?
Ans: Measuring equipment must suit the patient's
condition and characteristics
While inserting a rectal thermometer, the technologist
encounters resistance. What action should the
technologist take?
Ans: Remove the thermometer immediately
The technologist is preparing to obtain a rectal
temperature. Nursing care is correct if the technologist
inserts the the thermometer how far into the rectum of an
adult?
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
Ans: 3.5 cm (1 1/2 inches)
The patient is unstable; so the technologist is using an
electronic blood pressure device to measure blood
pressures every 15 minutes. What should the technologist
do to verify the accuracy of the electronic blood pressure
measurements?
Ans: Take a manual blood pressure within several minutes
of the electronic reading
Which action should the technologist implement to
obtain an accurate measurement of a patient's blood
pressure on an upper extremity?
Ans: Use a cuff with a cuff width that is 40% larger than
the diameter of the arm.
The nursing assistant reports the following vital signs for 4
patients just evaluated. Which patient should the nurse
see first?
Ans:
Pretest - Stuvia US
Advanced Clinical Practice Skills
Questions with Correct Answers for
Specific Exam Mail
A patient born without arms needs to have a blood
pressure assessment. Which artery should the technologist
use to most accurately obtain this measurement?
Ans: Popliteal
The patient is morbidly obese and the technologist uses a
blood pressure cuff that is too narrow for the patient's
arm. What problem will the technologist encounter
because of the cuff used?
Ans: A false high BP reading would occur
The technologist assesses the patient's respirations and
sees that they are abnormally shallow (i.e., two to three
breaths followed by an irregular period of apnea).
Documentation by the technologist would be correct if
which phrase were used?
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: Biot's respirations
For which patient should the technologist use the
tympanic thermometer?
Ans: 10-year-old patient with a left leg fracture
The technologist is preparing to obtain a set of vital signs.
Which is the most important factor for the technologist to
consider when measuring patient vital signs?
Ans: Measuring equipment must suit the patient's
condition and characteristics
While inserting a rectal thermometer, the technologist
encounters resistance. What action should the
technologist take?
Ans: Remove the thermometer immediately
The technologist is preparing to obtain a rectal
temperature. Nursing care is correct if the technologist
inserts the the thermometer how far into the rectum of an
adult?
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 3
Ans: 3.5 cm (1 1/2 inches)
The patient is unstable; so the technologist is using an
electronic blood pressure device to measure blood
pressures every 15 minutes. What should the technologist
do to verify the accuracy of the electronic blood pressure
measurements?
Ans: Take a manual blood pressure within several minutes
of the electronic reading
Which action should the technologist implement to
obtain an accurate measurement of a patient's blood
pressure on an upper extremity?
Ans: Use a cuff with a cuff width that is 40% larger than
the diameter of the arm.
The nursing assistant reports the following vital signs for 4
patients just evaluated. Which patient should the nurse
see first?
Ans:
Pretest - Stuvia US
