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Which //of //the //following //patients //would //require //follow //up?
An //adult //with //a //respiratory //rate //of //10 //breaths //per //minute. //
The /
/normal /
/respiratory /
/rate /
/for //
a/
/newborn /
/is /
/30 /
/to /
/60 /
/breaths /
/per /
/minute. /
/The /
/normal /
/respiratory /
/rate /
/of //a //child //is //20 //breaths //per //minute. //The //normal //respiratory //rate //for //a //teenager //is //16-
20 //breaths //per //minute //. //
Respirations //for //adult //is //12-20
,therefore //a //10 //breaths //per //minute //for //a //follow //up
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/vital /
/signs /
/recorded //for //an //older //adult //would //be //considered //acceptable //(within //normal //Limits)?
Temp //97.0 //F //(36.1C), //P-60, //R-16, //BP //116/78, //O2 //sat //95%
Normal //Older //Adult //Body //temp- //36c(96.8F)
Normal //HR //60-100 //BPM
Normal //Resp. //rate //16-25
Average //BP //120/80 //(BP //over //140/90 //is //HTN)
Pulse //Ox //- //95-100%
The /
/nurse /
/has /
/delegated /
/the //task //of //temperature //assessment //to //the //NAP. //Which //information //should //be //provided
//to //the //NAP? //Select //all //the //apply
The //frequency //for //taking //or //monitoring //the //temperature
What //changes //to //report //immediately //to //the //nurse
The //type //of //temperature //required
Which //of //the //following //situations //may //affect //a //patient's //vital //signs?
(Select //all //that //apply)
Time //of //day
Moving //from //lying //to //standing //position //
Pain //rated //as //a //7 //to //0-10 //pain //scale
The /
/nurse /
/will /
,/take /
/the /
/patient's //vital //signs //preoperatively //and //record //them //as //part //of //the //patient's //preparation
//for /
/surgery. //Why //is //it //necessary //to //take //vital //signs //preoperatively? //(Select //all //that //apply)
To //provide //a //set //of //vital //signs //to //use //for //comparison //during //and //after //surgery.
To /
/verify /
/the /
/patient /
/is /
/not /
/experiencing /
/any //complications //that //may //contraindicate //surgery //or //require //intervention. //
The //NAP //reports //to //the //nurse //a //65-year-old //patient's //blood //pressure //is //160/98. //What //is
//the //appropriate //initial //response //of //the //nurse?
Assess //the //patient's //blood //pressure.
We //have //an //expert-written //solution //to //this //problem!
Which //patient //would //it //be //appropriate //for //the //nurse //to //delegate //vital //signs?
Elderly //nursing //home //resident.
Which //person //would //be //expected //to //have //the //lowest //body //temperature?
An //80-year //old //who //walked //half //a //mile.
The /
/NAP /
/is //preparing //to //measure //a //patient's //vital //signs. //the //patient //reports //having //eaten //a //bowl
//of //warm //soup. //The //NAP //asks //the //RN //what //he //should //do. //What //is //the //best //response?
Ask /
/the /
/patient /
, /not /
/to //eat, //drink, //or //smoke //for //20 //minutes //and //then //assess //the //patient's //oral //temperature.
for /
/which //patient //would //a //tympanic //thermometer //be //the //preferred //thermometer //to //use?
A //tachypneic //patient //who //is //receiving //oxygen //by //nasal //cannula.
We //have //an //expert-written //solution //to //this //problem!
Adult //Normal //body //temp
36c //- //38c //(96.8-100.4)
Temperature //Measurement //sites
rectum
tympanic //membrane
oral
temporal //artery
types //of //thermometers
electronic
tympanic/ear //theremometer
temporal //artery //theremometer
chemical //dot //disposable
axillary
electronic //thermometer
oral //- //blue
rectal //- //red
Axillary //- //blue
tympanic //theremometer
does //not //accurately //measure //core //temp. //changes //during //and //after //exercise
Do //not //use //with //those //who //have //had //ear //surgery
signs //of //hyperthermia
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Which //of //the //following //patients //would //require //follow //up?
An //adult //with //a //respiratory //rate //of //10 //breaths //per //minute. //
The /
/normal /
/respiratory /
/rate /
/for //
a/
/newborn /
/is /
/30 /
/to /
/60 /
/breaths /
/per /
/minute. /
/The /
/normal /
/respiratory /
/rate /
/of //a //child //is //20 //breaths //per //minute. //The //normal //respiratory //rate //for //a //teenager //is //16-
20 //breaths //per //minute //. //
Respirations //for //adult //is //12-20
,therefore //a //10 //breaths //per //minute //for //a //follow //up
Which /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/vital /
/signs /
/recorded //for //an //older //adult //would //be //considered //acceptable //(within //normal //Limits)?
Temp //97.0 //F //(36.1C), //P-60, //R-16, //BP //116/78, //O2 //sat //95%
Normal //Older //Adult //Body //temp- //36c(96.8F)
Normal //HR //60-100 //BPM
Normal //Resp. //rate //16-25
Average //BP //120/80 //(BP //over //140/90 //is //HTN)
Pulse //Ox //- //95-100%
The /
/nurse /
/has /
/delegated /
/the //task //of //temperature //assessment //to //the //NAP. //Which //information //should //be //provided
//to //the //NAP? //Select //all //the //apply
The //frequency //for //taking //or //monitoring //the //temperature
What //changes //to //report //immediately //to //the //nurse
The //type //of //temperature //required
Which //of //the //following //situations //may //affect //a //patient's //vital //signs?
(Select //all //that //apply)
Time //of //day
Moving //from //lying //to //standing //position //
Pain //rated //as //a //7 //to //0-10 //pain //scale
The /
/nurse /
/will /
,/take /
/the /
/patient's //vital //signs //preoperatively //and //record //them //as //part //of //the //patient's //preparation
//for /
/surgery. //Why //is //it //necessary //to //take //vital //signs //preoperatively? //(Select //all //that //apply)
To //provide //a //set //of //vital //signs //to //use //for //comparison //during //and //after //surgery.
To /
/verify /
/the /
/patient /
/is /
/not /
/experiencing /
/any //complications //that //may //contraindicate //surgery //or //require //intervention. //
The //NAP //reports //to //the //nurse //a //65-year-old //patient's //blood //pressure //is //160/98. //What //is
//the //appropriate //initial //response //of //the //nurse?
Assess //the //patient's //blood //pressure.
We //have //an //expert-written //solution //to //this //problem!
Which //patient //would //it //be //appropriate //for //the //nurse //to //delegate //vital //signs?
Elderly //nursing //home //resident.
Which //person //would //be //expected //to //have //the //lowest //body //temperature?
An //80-year //old //who //walked //half //a //mile.
The /
/NAP /
/is //preparing //to //measure //a //patient's //vital //signs. //the //patient //reports //having //eaten //a //bowl
//of //warm //soup. //The //NAP //asks //the //RN //what //he //should //do. //What //is //the //best //response?
Ask /
/the /
/patient /
, /not /
/to //eat, //drink, //or //smoke //for //20 //minutes //and //then //assess //the //patient's //oral //temperature.
for /
/which //patient //would //a //tympanic //thermometer //be //the //preferred //thermometer //to //use?
A //tachypneic //patient //who //is //receiving //oxygen //by //nasal //cannula.
We //have //an //expert-written //solution //to //this //problem!
Adult //Normal //body //temp
36c //- //38c //(96.8-100.4)
Temperature //Measurement //sites
rectum
tympanic //membrane
oral
temporal //artery
types //of //thermometers
electronic
tympanic/ear //theremometer
temporal //artery //theremometer
chemical //dot //disposable
axillary
electronic //thermometer
oral //- //blue
rectal //- //red
Axillary //- //blue
tympanic //theremometer
does //not //accurately //measure //core //temp. //changes //during //and //after //exercise
Do //not //use //with //those //who //have //had //ear //surgery
signs //of //hyperthermia
