Fundies mid-term Exam Questions With 100% Verified Answers
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Fundies mid-term Exam Questions With
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Why do we release the tourniquet when drawing blood - answerto allow blood flow for more
accurate results and procedure
while inserting an NG tube, the patients becomes cyanotic and begins to cough what action will
you take? - answerre...
Fundies mid-term Exam Questions With
100% Verified Answers
Why do we release the tourniquet when drawing blood - answer✔to allow blood flow for more
accurate results and procedure
while inserting an NG tube, the patients becomes cyanotic and begins to cough what action will
you take? - answer✔remove the Tube immediately
when caring for a patient on bedrest you notice that they begin to tense up due to their muscles
shortening this is called? - answer✔muscle contractions
When observing a WBC you need to monitor for? - answer✔Infection
When do we assess vital signs? - answer✔1. admission
2. each visit
3. according to HCP orders
4. when the patient complains of feeling unusual
5. before, during, after administering meds
6. before, during, after blood transfusion
7. before, during, after surgical procedure
8. a second time or more when vitals are different from the last
how many hours according to hospita polic should you assessing viatals? - answer✔every 8hrs
when vital signs are abnormal how often should they be taken? - answer✔every 4hrs
vitas should be taken every ___, to ___, minutes when patients conditions unstable - answer✔5
to 15
vital signs are only assessed ___, or ____, in long-term care facilities - answer✔once a week or
once a month
normal range for body temp - answer✔96-98
hypothermia temp range - answer✔between 96 and 80
above normal temp - answer✔100 - 110
what part of the brain regulates body temp - answer✔hypothalamus
Routes of temperature measurement - answer✔Oral
Axillary
Tympanic
Temporal artery
Rectal
skin
most accurate route of temperature - answer✔Rectal
state of having a fever - answer✔febrile
state of being without fever - answer✔afebrile
when caring for a patient with a fever you should assess vitals signs every ___, - answer✔2 hrs
fever reducing medication - answer✔antipyretic
pulse located over the apex of the heart where contraction is the strongest - answer✔aplical pulse
when assessing apical pulse where will you place your stethoscope - answer✔PMI (point of
maximum impulse) located 3 to 4 inches to the left of the sternum
when the radial pulse is slower than the apical pulse - answer✔pulse deficiet
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