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NSG 300 Exam 1 GCU|| QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ||VERIFIED EXAM!!(VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
UPDATE!!!
The patient you are treating requires a clean environment.
Which of these statements are true regarding disinfection
and cleaning? (Select all that apply)
A. Proper cleaning requires mechanical removal of all soil
from an object or area
B. General environmental cleaning is an example of
medical asepsis
C. When cleaning a wound, wipe around the wound edge
firs and then clean inwards toward the center of the
wound.
D. Cleaning in a direction from the least to the most
contaminated area helps reduce infections
E. Disinfecting and Sterilizing medical devices and
equipment involve the same procedures. - ANSWER-A, B,
D
The assistive personnel (AP) informs the nurse that the
electronic blood pressure machine the patient is on is
flashing a blood pressure of 65/46 and alarming. What is
the priority action of the nurse?
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A. Press the start button of the electronic blood pressure
machine to obtain a new reading
B. Obtain a manual blood pressure with a stethoscope
C. Check the patients pulse distal to the blood pressure
cuff
D. Assess the patients mental status
E. Remind the patient not to bend their arm with the blood
pressure cuff - ANSWER-D. Assess the patients mental
status
The electronic blood pressure machine shows the patient
has a blood pressure of 65/46. However when the nurse
completes a manual pressure it is 116/76. What would
account for the blood pressure of 65/46? (Select all that
apply)
A. Cuff too large (too wide)
B. Arm positioned above heart level
C. Cuff wrapped too loosely or unevenly
D. Cuff too small (too narrow) - ANSWER-A, B
An assistive personnel completes the vital signs on a 78
y/o pt. Which of the following measurements should the
nurse reassess? (Select all that apply)
A. Rht Arm BP 118/72
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B. Radial Pulse Rate: 72 & Irregular
C. Temporal Temp: 37.4C (99.3F)
D. RR 28
E SPO2: 89% - ANSWER-B, D, E
A pt is status post op day 7 from rht hip sx. The pt is
completing rehab sessions completed by nurses, PT, and
registered dietitians bc of her post op gait and nutritional
needs related to her sx. In what level of prevention is the
patient participating?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Transtheoretical - ANSWER-C. Tertiary
You are instruction a hip replacement pt who has
decreased leg strength on the rht side how to use a cane.
What actions indicate proper use by the pt? (Select all that
apply)
A. The pt keeps the cane on the rht side of the body
B. The pt slightly leans to one side while walking
C. The pt keeps two points of support on the floor at all
times
NSG 300 Exam 1 GCU|| QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ||VERIFIED EXAM!!(VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||NEWEST
UPDATE!!!
The patient you are treating requires a clean environment.
Which of these statements are true regarding disinfection
and cleaning? (Select all that apply)
A. Proper cleaning requires mechanical removal of all soil
from an object or area
B. General environmental cleaning is an example of
medical asepsis
C. When cleaning a wound, wipe around the wound edge
firs and then clean inwards toward the center of the
wound.
D. Cleaning in a direction from the least to the most
contaminated area helps reduce infections
E. Disinfecting and Sterilizing medical devices and
equipment involve the same procedures. - ANSWER-A, B,
D
The assistive personnel (AP) informs the nurse that the
electronic blood pressure machine the patient is on is
flashing a blood pressure of 65/46 and alarming. What is
the priority action of the nurse?
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A. Press the start button of the electronic blood pressure
machine to obtain a new reading
B. Obtain a manual blood pressure with a stethoscope
C. Check the patients pulse distal to the blood pressure
cuff
D. Assess the patients mental status
E. Remind the patient not to bend their arm with the blood
pressure cuff - ANSWER-D. Assess the patients mental
status
The electronic blood pressure machine shows the patient
has a blood pressure of 65/46. However when the nurse
completes a manual pressure it is 116/76. What would
account for the blood pressure of 65/46? (Select all that
apply)
A. Cuff too large (too wide)
B. Arm positioned above heart level
C. Cuff wrapped too loosely or unevenly
D. Cuff too small (too narrow) - ANSWER-A, B
An assistive personnel completes the vital signs on a 78
y/o pt. Which of the following measurements should the
nurse reassess? (Select all that apply)
A. Rht Arm BP 118/72
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B. Radial Pulse Rate: 72 & Irregular
C. Temporal Temp: 37.4C (99.3F)
D. RR 28
E SPO2: 89% - ANSWER-B, D, E
A pt is status post op day 7 from rht hip sx. The pt is
completing rehab sessions completed by nurses, PT, and
registered dietitians bc of her post op gait and nutritional
needs related to her sx. In what level of prevention is the
patient participating?
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Transtheoretical - ANSWER-C. Tertiary
You are instruction a hip replacement pt who has
decreased leg strength on the rht side how to use a cane.
What actions indicate proper use by the pt? (Select all that
apply)
A. The pt keeps the cane on the rht side of the body
B. The pt slightly leans to one side while walking
C. The pt keeps two points of support on the floor at all
times
