HALLMARK BSN 205 EXAM |
NEWEST COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is a normal pulse range for an adult?
60-100 bpm
50-80 bpm
90-140 bpm
120-160 bpm - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 60-100 bpm for adult
120-160 bpm for newborn
90-140 bpm for 2 year old child
The nurse should routinely auscultate the apical pulse with the bell side
of the stethoscope, and use the diaphragm side to identify heart
murmurs.
True
False - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > False
Routine auscultation of the apical pulse, use the diaphragm side. Bell
side is used to identify heart murmers
In which of the following patients would the nurse expect to find a
decrease in pulse rate? (Select all that apply) A newborn following
a heelstick
1
, A patient who received morphine for pain
A student who is getting ready to take an exam
A patient returning from the operating room
A patient who experienced a bleeding episode - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > A patient who received morphine for pain
A patient returning from the operating room
What is an appropriate nursing intervention for an adult patient with a
respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute? (Select all that apply)
Record this normal respiratory rate in the patient's medical record
Tell the patient their breaths are being counted so the patient will breathe
slower
Assess physiologic factors that may be causing the patient to breathe so
fast
Count the respiratory rate again for a full 60 seconds
Administer a bronchodilator that will decrease the respiratory rate -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assess physiologic factors that may be causing
the patient to breathe so fast
Count the respiratory rate again for a full 60 seconds
Which of the following may increase both rate and depth of respiration?
(Select all that apply)
Incurring a head injury from a motor vehicle accident
Having a pain level rating at 7 on a scale of 0-10
2
NEWEST COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is a normal pulse range for an adult?
60-100 bpm
50-80 bpm
90-140 bpm
120-160 bpm - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 60-100 bpm for adult
120-160 bpm for newborn
90-140 bpm for 2 year old child
The nurse should routinely auscultate the apical pulse with the bell side
of the stethoscope, and use the diaphragm side to identify heart
murmurs.
True
False - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > False
Routine auscultation of the apical pulse, use the diaphragm side. Bell
side is used to identify heart murmers
In which of the following patients would the nurse expect to find a
decrease in pulse rate? (Select all that apply) A newborn following
a heelstick
1
, A patient who received morphine for pain
A student who is getting ready to take an exam
A patient returning from the operating room
A patient who experienced a bleeding episode - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > A patient who received morphine for pain
A patient returning from the operating room
What is an appropriate nursing intervention for an adult patient with a
respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute? (Select all that apply)
Record this normal respiratory rate in the patient's medical record
Tell the patient their breaths are being counted so the patient will breathe
slower
Assess physiologic factors that may be causing the patient to breathe so
fast
Count the respiratory rate again for a full 60 seconds
Administer a bronchodilator that will decrease the respiratory rate -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assess physiologic factors that may be causing
the patient to breathe so fast
Count the respiratory rate again for a full 60 seconds
Which of the following may increase both rate and depth of respiration?
(Select all that apply)
Incurring a head injury from a motor vehicle accident
Having a pain level rating at 7 on a scale of 0-10
2
