NHA REVIEW PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

NHA REVIEW PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. A patient's temperature May range - CORRECT ANSWER 97.6 Fahrenheit to 99.6 Fahrenheit which is 36.4 Celsius to 37.6 Celsius In a pediatric patient the reading is considered a fever when the rectal temperature is - CORRECT ANSWER 100.4 For Fahrenheit or 38 Celsius or above A patient's blood pressure is considered normal when the systolic like is less than and diastolic is less then - CORRECT ANSWER 120/80 A patient's pulse or heart rate typically ranges from - CORRECT ANSWER 60 to 100 bpm during the resting state Patients respiration rate should be - CORRECT ANSWER 12 to 20 respirations per minute Vital signs include - CORRECT ANSWER Blood pressure temperature pulse and respirations When releasing the dial on the bulb by approximately - CORRECT ANSWER 22 mm/s When you hear the first beat note the number of the dial this is the - CORRECT ANSWER Systolic readings Continue listening to the beats until they have stopped noting the reading on the dial - CORRECT ANSWER Which is the diastolic readings How long should you wait if you are unsure of the reading of blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER One or two minutes and repeat the process If there is any irregularity in a rhythm the pulse must be measured for a - CORRECT ANSWER For a full one minute When performing a rectal Temperature reading patient should be laying down in a - CORRECT ANSWER Sims position To convert Celsius reading to Fahrenheit - CORRECT ANSWER T(C)*9/5+32=T(F) To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius - CORRECT ANSWER (T(F)-32)*5/9=T(C) To convert centimeters to inches - CORRECT ANSWER Multiply centimeters by 0.39 To convert pounds to kilograms - CORRECT ANSWER Multiply the weight in pounds by .45 To convert kilograms to pounds - CORRECT ANSWER Multiply the weight in kilograms by 2.2 To convert feet and inches - CORRECT ANSWER Multiply the feet times 12 and add the inches To convert inches into centimeters - CORRECT ANSWER Multiply inches by 2.54 To convert feet and inches to centimeters - CORRECT ANSWER Convert to inches feet times 12+ inches then multiply by 2.54 To further convert to feet and inches - CORRECT ANSWER Divide inches by 12 1 tablespoon equal - CORRECT ANSWER 14.7 mL What degree angle does the needle go into an intramuscular injection - CORRECT ANSWER 90° angle What degree angle does the needle go into an intradermal injection - CORRECT ANSWER 15° angle What degree angle does the needle go into on subcutaneous injection - CORRECT ANSWER 45° angle How long should a patient refrain from smoking using a nebulizer or bronchodilator before taking a pulmonary function test - CORRECT ANSWER Six hours To perform a patient for a vision test patient should be how many feet from the chart - CORRECT ANSWER 20 feet To perform the acuity test A near vision test how far should the patient hold a card - CORRECT ANSWER 14 to 16 inches from the eyes What routine specimen is the most commonly performed test - CORRECT ANSWER Urine What specimens requires the patient to urinate a little collect specimen then continued to empty their bladder in the toilet or other collection receptacle as the care setting dictates - CORRECT ANSWER Midstream specimens What specimens required that the area around the urethral opening of the patient be cleaned by the patient prior to collecting the urine sample - CORRECT ANSWER Clean catch