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  • September 3, 2024
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2024 PSW EXAM WITH CORRECT
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Care planning 5 steps - CORRECT-ANSWERSAssessment, nursing, diagnosis,
planning, implementation, evaluation

medical diagnosis - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe identification of a disease or
condition by a doctor

Temperature sensitive tape - CORRECT-ANSWERSChanges colour in response
to body heat, forehead or abdomen

Pulse - CORRECT-ANSWERSBest of the heart is felt at an artery as a wave of
blood passes through the artery

Nursing diagnosis - CORRECT-ANSWERSdescribes a health problem that can
be treated by nursing measures; a step in the nursing process


Which site used most often - CORRECT-ANSWERSRadial

Which pulse uses a stethoscope - CORRECT-ANSWERSApical pulse

Pulse rate - CORRECT-ANSWERSNumber of heartbeats or pulses felt in 1
minute

Adult pulse rate - CORRECT-ANSWERS60-100

Tachycardia - CORRECT-ANSWERSrapid heart rate

Bradycardia - CORRECT-ANSWERSslow heart rate

dysrhythmia - CORRECT-ANSWERSAbnormal heart rhythm

What's a radial pulse used for - CORRECT-ANSWERSTaking routine vital signs

Respiration - CORRECT-ANSWERSAct of breathing air into the lungs and out
of the lungs

Adult respiration's - CORRECT-ANSWERS12-20

, When are respiration's counted - CORRECT-ANSWERSWhen persons at rest,
eighth after taking pulse so client is unaware your counting respirations

Blood pressure - CORRECT-ANSWERSAmount of force exerted against the
walls of an artery by the blood

Systole - CORRECT-ANSWERSContraction of the heart

Diastole - CORRECT-ANSWERSRelaxation of the heart

Average adult blood pressure - CORRECT-ANSWERS120/80

Hypertension - CORRECT-ANSWERShigh blood pressure

Hypotension - CORRECT-ANSWERSlow blood pressure

What is used to measure blood pressure - CORRECT-
ANSWERSsphygmomanometer and stethoscope

Stethoscope - CORRECT-ANSWERSa medical instrument for listening to the
sounds generated inside the body

Paraplegic - CORRECT-ANSWERSparalyzed from the waist down

Hemiplegic - CORRECT-ANSWERSparalysis of one side of the body

Quadraplegic - CORRECT-ANSWERSparalyzed from the neck down

Chronic illness - CORRECT-ANSWERSCan't be cured

Insomnia - CORRECT-ANSWERSChronic condition in which the client cannot
sleep or stay asleep

I&o - CORRECT-ANSWERSintake and output

PO - CORRECT-ANSWERSby mouth

Emesis - CORRECT-ANSWERSvomiting

Acute pain - CORRECT-ANSWERSFelt suddenly, less than 6 months

Radiating pain - CORRECT-ANSWERSFelt in nearby areas of site of tissue
damage

Persistent pain - CORRECT-ANSWERSLasts longer than 6 months, is constant
or occurs off and on

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