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NAST 1100 Final Exam Study Guide
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If a patient's blood pressure is abnormal and you have taken it with a
manual cuff, what's the first thing you should do?
Ans: You take it twice, get someone else to do it
Define culture.
Ans: Beliefs, customs of a person. It's the way they do things.
Example of culture is food, burial
How does a nursing assistant maintain supplemental oxygen a patient
is receiving by nasal cannula?
Ans: Making sure that water is bubbling and can refill the
water.
Where and how do you place a transfer belt on a patient?
Ans: Below the ribs, above the hips, and the buckle is off to the
side.
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What equipment would you use if your patient has to have a bowel
movement and can get out of the bed but cannot walk?
Ans: Bedside toilet
What type of patient would need a carbohydrate-controlled diet?
Ans: Diabetic, carbohydrates turn into sugar.
What is them most important duty of the nursing assistant?
Ans: Observe and report while caring for patient
What may be the only treatment option for a patient who have
developed gangrene?
Ans: Amputation, where there's infection in one part of your
body where the blood can flow through the infection that can
be brought to the heart.
What is the most common disorder involving the endocrine gland?
Ans: Menopause, thryoid, diabetes
What is the body's first line defense against infection?
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NAST 1100 Final Exam Study Guide
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
If a patient's blood pressure is abnormal and you have taken it with a
manual cuff, what's the first thing you should do?
Ans: You take it twice, get someone else to do it
Define culture.
Ans: Beliefs, customs of a person. It's the way they do things.
Example of culture is food, burial
How does a nursing assistant maintain supplemental oxygen a patient
is receiving by nasal cannula?
Ans: Making sure that water is bubbling and can refill the
water.
Where and how do you place a transfer belt on a patient?
Ans: Below the ribs, above the hips, and the buckle is off to the
side.
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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What equipment would you use if your patient has to have a bowel
movement and can get out of the bed but cannot walk?
Ans: Bedside toilet
What type of patient would need a carbohydrate-controlled diet?
Ans: Diabetic, carbohydrates turn into sugar.
What is them most important duty of the nursing assistant?
Ans: Observe and report while caring for patient
What may be the only treatment option for a patient who have
developed gangrene?
Ans: Amputation, where there's infection in one part of your
body where the blood can flow through the infection that can
be brought to the heart.
What is the most common disorder involving the endocrine gland?
Ans: Menopause, thryoid, diabetes
What is the body's first line defense against infection?
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