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The nurse is performing a general survey. Which action is a component of the general survey?
a.
Observing the patients body stature and nutritional status
b.
Interpreting the subjective information the patient has reported
c.
Measuring the patients temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
d.
Observing specific body systems while performing the physical assessment ✔Correct Answer-a
When measuring a patients weight, the nurse is aware of which of these guidelines?
a.
The patient is always weighed wearing only his or her undergarments.
b.
The type of scale does not matter, as long as the weights are similar from day to day.
c.
The patient may leave on his or her jacket and shoes as long as these are documented next to the
weight.
d.
Attempts should be made to weigh the patient at approximately the same time of day, if a sequence
of weights is necessary. ✔Correct Answer-d
A patients weekly blood pressure readings for 2 months have ranged between 124/84 mm Hg and
136/88 mm Hg, with an average reading of 126/86 mm Hg. The nurse knows that this blood pressure
falls within which blood pressure category?
a.
Normal blood pressure
b.
Prehypertension
c.
Stage 1 hypertension
d.
Stage 2 hypertension ✔Correct Answer-b
A 1-month-old infant has a head measurement of 34 cm and has a chest circumference of 32 cm.
Based on the interpretation of these findings, the nurse would:
a.
Refer the infant to a physician for further evaluation.
b.
Consider these findings normal for a 1-month-old infant.
c.
Expect the chest circumference to be greater than the head circumference.
d.
, Ask the parent to return in 2 weeks to re-evaluate the head and chest circumferences. ✔Correct
Answer-b
The nurse is assessing an 80-year-old male patient. Which assessment findings would be considered
normal?
a.
Increase in body weight from his younger years
b.
Additional deposits of fat on the thighs and lower legs
c.
Presence of kyphosis and flexion in the knees and hips
d.
Change in overall body proportion, including a longer trunk and shorter extremities ✔Correct
Answer-c
The nurse should measure rectal temperatures in which of these patients?
a.
School-age child
b.
Older adult
c.
Comatose adult
d.
Patient receiving oxygen by nasal cannula ✔Correct Answer-c
The nurse is preparing to measure the length, weight, chest, and head circumference of a 6-month-
old infant. Which measurement technique is correct?
a.
Measuring the infants length by using a tape measure
b.
Weighing the infant by placing him or her on an electronic standing scale
c.
Measuring the chest circumference at the nipple line with a tape measure
d.
Measuring the head circumference by wrapping the tape measure over the nose and cheekbones
✔Correct Answer-c
he nurse knows that one advantage of the tympanic membrane thermometer (TMT) is that:
a.
Rapid measurement is useful for uncooperative younger children.
b.
Using the TMT is the most accurate method for measuring body temperature in newborn infants.
c.
Measuring temperature using the TMT is inexpensive.
d.
Studies strongly support the use of the TMT in children under the age 6 years. ✔Correct Answer-a
When assessing an older adult, which vital sign changes occur with aging?
a.
Increase in pulse rate
b.
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The nurse is performing a general survey. Which action is a component of the general survey?
a.
Observing the patients body stature and nutritional status
b.
Interpreting the subjective information the patient has reported
c.
Measuring the patients temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
d.
Observing specific body systems while performing the physical assessment ✔Correct Answer-a
When measuring a patients weight, the nurse is aware of which of these guidelines?
a.
The patient is always weighed wearing only his or her undergarments.
b.
The type of scale does not matter, as long as the weights are similar from day to day.
c.
The patient may leave on his or her jacket and shoes as long as these are documented next to the
weight.
d.
Attempts should be made to weigh the patient at approximately the same time of day, if a sequence
of weights is necessary. ✔Correct Answer-d
A patients weekly blood pressure readings for 2 months have ranged between 124/84 mm Hg and
136/88 mm Hg, with an average reading of 126/86 mm Hg. The nurse knows that this blood pressure
falls within which blood pressure category?
a.
Normal blood pressure
b.
Prehypertension
c.
Stage 1 hypertension
d.
Stage 2 hypertension ✔Correct Answer-b
A 1-month-old infant has a head measurement of 34 cm and has a chest circumference of 32 cm.
Based on the interpretation of these findings, the nurse would:
a.
Refer the infant to a physician for further evaluation.
b.
Consider these findings normal for a 1-month-old infant.
c.
Expect the chest circumference to be greater than the head circumference.
d.
, Ask the parent to return in 2 weeks to re-evaluate the head and chest circumferences. ✔Correct
Answer-b
The nurse is assessing an 80-year-old male patient. Which assessment findings would be considered
normal?
a.
Increase in body weight from his younger years
b.
Additional deposits of fat on the thighs and lower legs
c.
Presence of kyphosis and flexion in the knees and hips
d.
Change in overall body proportion, including a longer trunk and shorter extremities ✔Correct
Answer-c
The nurse should measure rectal temperatures in which of these patients?
a.
School-age child
b.
Older adult
c.
Comatose adult
d.
Patient receiving oxygen by nasal cannula ✔Correct Answer-c
The nurse is preparing to measure the length, weight, chest, and head circumference of a 6-month-
old infant. Which measurement technique is correct?
a.
Measuring the infants length by using a tape measure
b.
Weighing the infant by placing him or her on an electronic standing scale
c.
Measuring the chest circumference at the nipple line with a tape measure
d.
Measuring the head circumference by wrapping the tape measure over the nose and cheekbones
✔Correct Answer-c
he nurse knows that one advantage of the tympanic membrane thermometer (TMT) is that:
a.
Rapid measurement is useful for uncooperative younger children.
b.
Using the TMT is the most accurate method for measuring body temperature in newborn infants.
c.
Measuring temperature using the TMT is inexpensive.
d.
Studies strongly support the use of the TMT in children under the age 6 years. ✔Correct Answer-a
When assessing an older adult, which vital sign changes occur with aging?
a.
Increase in pulse rate
b.
