NUFT 204 Exam -1 Questions With Correct Answers

NUFT 204 Exam #1 Questions With
Correct Answers

define temperature: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-difference between heat
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produced & heat lost | | |




define pulse: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-palpable bounding of blood flow
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_______ represents the minimum amount of pressure exerted on the
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arteries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-diastolic pressure
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core temperature measurement sites (6) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--
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rectum
- tympanic membrane
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- temporal artery
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- pulmonary artery
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- esophagus
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- urinary bladder
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acceptable oral temperature range of an adult: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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36 to 38 ºC (96.8 to 100.4 ºF)
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,_______ temperatures are usually 0.5 ºC higher than oral and tympanic
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temperatures - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-rectal | | |




where should an oral probe be placed? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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posterior sublingual pocket | |




use this temperature site ______ for clients who are 4 years of age or
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older - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-oral
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how far should an anal probe be inserted? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 to
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1.5 inches (for an adult)
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safety measures to consider when taking temperature rectally (3): -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- do not use for patients with diarrhea
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- do not use for patients on bleeding precautions
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- do not use for patients with rectal disorders
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a ______ measurement of temperature is generally most accurate -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-rectal |




physical process of measuring tympanic temperature in an adult: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-pull the ear up and back | | | | | |

,physical process of measuring tympanic temperature in a child younger
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than 3: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-pull the ear down and back
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fever is usually not harmful unless it exceeds ______ - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-102.2 ºF (39 ºC) | | |




how would you manage fever in adults? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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provide antipyretics (aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen)
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how should fever NOT be managed in children and adolescents with
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viral illness? why? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-do not give aspirin; risk of
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Reye syndrome
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hypothermia is a body temperature less than________ - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-35ºC (95.2 ºF) | |




define pulse deficit: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-difference between the
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apical and radial pulse rates
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what is the procedure for irregular pulsation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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count for a full minute and compare the result to the apical pulse rate
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, when would you use the apical pulse site (4)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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when assessing:
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- infants
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- rapid rates (faster than 100/min)
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- irregular rhythms
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- prior to the administration of cardiac medications
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proper stethoscope placement: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-fifth intercostal
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space at the left midclavicular line
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accurate assessment of respiration involves observing 3 things: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- rate | |




- depth
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- rhythm
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respiration: the expected reference range for adults (per ATI) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-12 to 20 breaths/min | | |




pulse oximetry: the expected reference range - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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95% to 100%
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respiration: the expected reference range for adolescents (per ATI) -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-20 to 30 breaths/min
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