NURS 303 Exam 3 – Questions With Indepth
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The nurse is counting an infant's b
respirations. Which technique is
correct?
a. Watch the chest rise and fall
b. Watch the abdomen for movement
c. Place a hand across the infant's
chest
d. Use a stethoscope to listen to the
breath sounds
The nurse is obtaining a pulse c
oximeter reading on an adult patient.
Where is the probe of a pulse
oximeter placed?
a. In the mouth or under the arm
b. On the ear
c. On the tip of a finger or toe or on
an ear lobe
d. In the rectum
The nurse is assessing the temp of a d
toddler. Which method is best for this
patient? A thermometer is inserted
into the patient:
a. Defer temp for this age group
b. Oral
c. Rectal
d. Tympanic
, The student nurse is learning how to b,d,e,f,g
obtain blood pressure and is studying
what factors can affect blood
pressure. What should the student
nurse include as factors that affect
blood pressure?
a. What the person ate
b. Smoking
c. Mobility
d. Race
e. Gender
f. Weight
g. Pain
The nurse knows that the _ blood c
vessels should be used to assess an
adult's blood pressure.
a. Carotid artery
b. Brachial vein
c. Brachial artery
d. Radial artery
The nurse is obtaining a patient's a
blood pressure and suspects that the
reading is a false-high reading. What
leads the nurse to confirm this
suspicion?
a. Using a cuff that is too narrow
b. Having the examiner's eyes looking
down at the meniscus
c. Deflating the cuff to rapidly
d. Positioning patient's arm below the
level of the heart
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The nurse is counting an infant's b
respirations. Which technique is
correct?
a. Watch the chest rise and fall
b. Watch the abdomen for movement
c. Place a hand across the infant's
chest
d. Use a stethoscope to listen to the
breath sounds
The nurse is obtaining a pulse c
oximeter reading on an adult patient.
Where is the probe of a pulse
oximeter placed?
a. In the mouth or under the arm
b. On the ear
c. On the tip of a finger or toe or on
an ear lobe
d. In the rectum
The nurse is assessing the temp of a d
toddler. Which method is best for this
patient? A thermometer is inserted
into the patient:
a. Defer temp for this age group
b. Oral
c. Rectal
d. Tympanic
, The student nurse is learning how to b,d,e,f,g
obtain blood pressure and is studying
what factors can affect blood
pressure. What should the student
nurse include as factors that affect
blood pressure?
a. What the person ate
b. Smoking
c. Mobility
d. Race
e. Gender
f. Weight
g. Pain
The nurse knows that the _ blood c
vessels should be used to assess an
adult's blood pressure.
a. Carotid artery
b. Brachial vein
c. Brachial artery
d. Radial artery
The nurse is obtaining a patient's a
blood pressure and suspects that the
reading is a false-high reading. What
leads the nurse to confirm this
suspicion?
a. Using a cuff that is too narrow
b. Having the examiner's eyes looking
down at the meniscus
c. Deflating the cuff to rapidly
d. Positioning patient's arm below the
level of the heart
