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Part I-Patient Care Scenarios You are the RN on a busy medical-surgical/telemetry floor at Anytown General Hospital. Each nurse on your unit typically cares for 3-5 patients. You have just arrived for your day shift and are receiving nurse-to-nurse reports from three different night shift nurses. After you receive reports, you will have an opportunity to review the current orders for each of your patients.

Who is the father of Medicine? - Answer- Hippocrates Who invented the microscope? - Answer- Anton Van Leeuwenhhoek in 1666 What does HMO stand for? - Answer- Health Maintenance Organization What agency is responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public? - Answer- Food and Drug Agency Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart? - Answer- Arteries Microorganisms that cause disease and infection are called? - Answer- Pathogens The pulse site located a...

The muscle of the back of the neck and upper trunk that controls shoulder movements is the: - Answer- trapezius The transformation or change in genes which often results in growth pattern changes in cells is called: - Answer- mutation the hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates breast development and milk production is: - Answer- Luteinizing hormone (LH) The process by which the lens and pupil adjust to focus light rays on the retina is - Answer- accommodation Lymphoc...

HOSA Mission: - Answer- to empower HOSA-Future Health Professionals to become leaders in the global health community through education, collaboration, and experience HOSA stands for: - Answer- Health Occupations Students of America When was HOSA officially organized? - Answer- November 1976 VICA - Answer- Vocational Industrial Clubs of America AVA - Answer- American Vocational Association First national HOSA president? - Answer- Lynne McGee of North Carolina HOSA colors? - Answ...

Can a national officer compete in National competition? - Answer- No Which motion is the highest ranking motion? - Answer- fix the time to which to adjourn which of the following does NOT require a 2/3 vote for passage? -Limit or extend limits of debate -previous question -adjourn -suspend the rules - Answer- adjourn Which of the following motions is NOT a privileged motion? -adjourn -recess -lay on the table -call for the orders of the day - Answer- lay on the table Which...

Baby Boomers - Answer- are aging adults born from 1946-1964. They will reach retirement starting around 2011-2030. Geriatrician - Answer- a physician, board certified in geriatrics, who specializes in the care of the elderly Geriatrics - Answer- The branch of medicine concerned with the problems of aging Gerontology - Answer- Study of aging; broad category that includes several areas (sociology of aging, psychology, economics of aging Ageism - Answer- Prejudice towards elderly Alz...

What is the best skill essential to a project managers success that will result in a "best solution" outcome? - Answer- Problem Solving Cost control involves the use of "comparisons" to indicate the need to do what? - Answer- Change methods, change techniques, or change crew composition to earn profit What are the 5 phases of the construction process? - Answer- Predesign, Design, Bid/Award, Construction, Post Construction Which of the following is a fundamental element of a contract...

Johnny is organizing all the specific for his parents 50th anniversary party. He has made contact with all the vendors secured the location and created a weather contingency plan. Johnny is participating in ? - Answer- Project management Amy recently open a business and realized that she needs assistance with the multiple projects that her business is competing. Amy hires an accountant to manage all financial aspects of her project . Which project management facilitating function is Amy pract...

Para or Parity - Answer- # of deliveries Abortion - Answer- Pregnancy ending Prior to 20 weeks of gestation Oral Contraceptive Complications - Answer- HTN, MI, Stroke, pulmonary embolism IUD Complications - Answer- Uterine Perforation, uterine infection, irregular uterine bleeding; probability of complications increase if they are in longer than maufacturer recommended Estimated excessive blood loss - Answer- More than 2 sanitary pads per hour is considered to be significant 3 mon...

When to apply tourniquet - Answer- When direct pressure and all other bleeding control methods have failed, apply tourniquet. Tourniquet Placement - Answer- Place tourniquet approximately 2 inches above the wound. Used on extremity injuries only. Jaw Thrust Manuever - Answer- Opening the airway of patient with suspected spinal injury, use Jaw Thrust Maneuver. Used in trauma to neck, head, or spinal injury. Crepitus - Answer- A grinding sensation caused by fractured bone ends or join...

A PATIENT WHO HAS SHALLOW, SLOW IRREGULAR GASPOING BREATHS IS SAID TO HAVE _______________ RESPIRATIONS? - Answer- AGONAL A PATIENT WITH MULTIPLE LONG-BONE FRACTURES OF THE EXTREMITIES SHOULD BE A HIGH PRIORITY FOR TRANSPORT AND SHOULD BE TREATED? - Answer- EN ROUTE TO THE HOSPITAL A TEENAGE MALE HAS FALLEN ONTO A RAILING WHILE SKATEBOARDING. HE COMPLAINS OF RIGHT-SIDED CHEST PAIN AND MODERATE DYSPNEA. EXPOSURE OF THE CHEST REVEALS A SECTION OF HIS RIBS THA TIS MOVING OPPOSITE OF THE REST ...

• The standards for prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated by? - Answer- The standards for prehospital emergency care and the induviduals who provide it are governed by the laws in each state and are typically regulated by a state office of EMS. The standards prehospital emergency care and the individuals who provide it are typically regulated by the: A. American Heart Association B. Regional trauma center C. National Registry EMTs D. State...

Which of the following meds helps the body transport sugar into the cells? - Answer- Insulin A 32 year old patient is found unconsious in the snow. You cannot detect a pulse or respiration rate within 10 seconds. What should you do? - Answer- assess her pulse for 30-45 seconds An adult male is sitting alone in a dark room, rocking back and forth. he mutters to his sock puppet "are you feeling sad?" what should you do? - Answer- introduce yourself and start an assessment a 42-year-old ...

A 4-Year-old female tracheostomy pt has pulled out her tracheostomy tube. The opening is partially obstructed with skin. You should A. Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear B. Insert a nasal airway into stoma C. Wipe the area clean and perform mouth to stoma ventilation D. Cut the skin away from the stoma - Answer- Use a soft tip catheter and suction until clear To protect yourself from injury when lifting a stretcher you should A. keep the weight as close to your body as possi...

A 2 year old female is lethargic to respond. She has dry mucous membranes and a tearless cry. What should you suspect? Hypoxia hypoglycemia hypovolemia hypothermia Dehydration - Answer- hypovolemia You have just delivered a baby girl who remains cyanotic and is not responding to stimulation and oxygen therapy. Heart rate is 90. You should Attempt suctioning and contact medical control Perform chest compressions at 15:2 Continue to provide stimulation by flicking the soles of her f...

what do you do for labored, contstriction, or lack of tidal volume - Answer- assist ventilations with BVM What do you do for acid in eyes - Answer- irrigate, if contacts take them out Signs and Symptoms of tension pneumothorax - Answer- progressive shortness of breath increased altered level of consciousness neck vein distention tracheal deviation What organ could be affected by trauma to the upper right quadrant - Answer- liver flail chest is charcterized and defined by - Answer-...

In contrast to the assessment of a trauma patient, assessment of a medical patient: almost exclusively focuses on physical signs that indicate the patient is experiencing a problem. is focused on the nature of illness, the patient's chief complaint, and his or her symptoms. requires a thorough head-to-toe exam that involves a detailed assessment of all body systems. is not as complex for the EMT because most patients typically present with classic symptoms. - Answer- b Which ...

You have just administered nitroglycerin (NTG) to a 68-year-old patient. Within a few minutes, she complains of (c/o) feeling faint and lightheaded, but states that she is still having some chest pain. Which of the following would be the BEST sequence of actions? A) Advise the patient this is a normal occurrence and administer a second dose of nitroglycerin (NTG) B) Lower the head of the stretcher and take the patient's BP C) Administer activated charcoal to prevent further absorption of ...

A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a school aged child who has ADHD. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Answer- Place the childs daily activities on an organizational chart A nurse is caring for a child who has sickle cell anemia. Which of the following findings is a priority for the nurse to report to the provider? - Answer- Facial twitching A nurse in the PACU is caring for a school aged child immediately after a tonsillectomy. Which of the foll...

A nurse is providing teaching to the guardian of a school age child who has sickle cell disease. Management? - Answer- Wear surgical mask at school a nurse is caring for a 12 year old child in a wheelchair. The child begins to experience a tonic clonic seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer- move the child on the floor A nurse is assessing a child who has intussusception. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - Answer- Sausage shaped abdo...