PTP Midterm EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
PTP MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 350
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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What is the purpose of setting priorities in intervention? - Correct
Answer-To align interventions with the goals of the patient, their
caretakers, and the clinician.
Where should a pillow be placed during short-term side lying? - Correct
Answer-Under the head, under the arm (hugging pillow), and between
the knees.
What are the goals of short-term positioning? - Correct Answer-Patient
safety, good posture, accessibility to specific areas of the body, and
ensuring trunk/extremities are supported and comfortable.
What are the goals of long-term positioning? - Correct Answer-Safety
(open airways, avoid falls), prevention (ulcers, contractures, edema),
and comfort (relieve stress on joints).
What are common risk areas for skin breakdown in long-term supine
positioning? - Correct Answer-Scapula inferior angle, spine of scapula,
spinous processes, olecranon process, medial epicondyle,
sacrum/coccyx, ischial tuberosity, posterior iliac crest, lateral malleoli,
heels, greater trochanter, and occiput.
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What are common risk areas for skin breakdown in long-term prone
positioning? - Correct Answer-Ear and side of face, forehead, chin,
acromion process, sternum, anterior head of humerus, iliac crests,
knees, and ridge of tibia.
What are common risk areas for skin breakdown in long-term side
lying? - Correct Answer-Ears/side of face, lateral head of humerus, ribs,
lateral acromion process, medial or lateral epicondyle, greater
trochanter, lateral femoral condyle, medial femoral condyle, and medial
malleolus.
What are common risk areas for skin breakdown in long-term sitting? -
Correct Answer-Occiput, scapular prominences, spinous processes,
olecranon, medial epicondyle, sacrum/coccyx, ischial tuberosities, and
heels.
What are the positioning considerations for amputees? - Correct
Answer-Do not hang the amputated leg off the bed, avoid placing a
pillow under the leg/thigh in supine or sitting, avoid long-term flexed
knee, keep hips neutral, and minimize sitting time with a flexed knee.
What are the core vital signs? - Correct Answer-Pulse, blood pressure,
and respiration.
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What is the normal adult heart rate range? - Correct Answer-60-100
BPM.
What is tachycardia? - Correct Answer-A heart rate greater than 100
BPM.
What is bradycardia? - Correct Answer-A heart rate less than 60 BPM.
What indicates a normal response to exertion? - Correct Answer-Heart
rate and force increase with exertion until reaching a maximum point,
and should drop at least 22 BPM two minutes after exercise ceases.
What is orthostatic hypotension? - Correct Answer-A drastic drop in
blood pressure when changing positions, with systolic BP dropping
more than 20 mmHg and diastolic dropping more than 10 mmHg.
What are the blood pressure classifications? - Correct Answer-
Hypotension: < 90/60, Normal: 90/60 - 119/79, Prehypertension:
120/80 - 139/89, Hypertension Stage 1: 140/90 - 159/99, Hypertension
Stage 2: > 160/100, Hypertensive crisis: > 180/110.
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What is the normal respiration rate for adults? - Correct Answer-12-20
breaths per minute.
What does apnea mean? - Correct Answer-Absence of breath.
What is the FIM score for dependent assistance level? - Correct Answer-
Patient assists less than 25% and/or uses a mechanical lift.
What is the best method for preventing infection? - Correct Answer-
Hand washing for 15-60 seconds before and after patient contact and
donning gloves.
What are the precautions for droplet transmission? - Correct Answer-
Private rooms, gloves, face masks, gowns, and removing gown and
gloves before leaving the room.
What is the donning order for PPE? - Correct Answer-Booties, hairnet,
gown, facemask, face shield or goggles, gloves.
What is the doffing order for PPE? - Correct Answer-Gloves, face
shield/goggles, gown, hairnet, booties.
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PTP MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 350
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
What is the purpose of setting priorities in intervention? - Correct
Answer-To align interventions with the goals of the patient, their
caretakers, and the clinician.
Where should a pillow be placed during short-term side lying? - Correct
Answer-Under the head, under the arm (hugging pillow), and between
the knees.
What are the goals of short-term positioning? - Correct Answer-Patient
safety, good posture, accessibility to specific areas of the body, and
ensuring trunk/extremities are supported and comfortable.
What are the goals of long-term positioning? - Correct Answer-Safety
(open airways, avoid falls), prevention (ulcers, contractures, edema),
and comfort (relieve stress on joints).
What are common risk areas for skin breakdown in long-term supine
positioning? - Correct Answer-Scapula inferior angle, spine of scapula,
spinous processes, olecranon process, medial epicondyle,
sacrum/coccyx, ischial tuberosity, posterior iliac crest, lateral malleoli,
heels, greater trochanter, and occiput.
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, PTP Midterm EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
What are common risk areas for skin breakdown in long-term prone
positioning? - Correct Answer-Ear and side of face, forehead, chin,
acromion process, sternum, anterior head of humerus, iliac crests,
knees, and ridge of tibia.
What are common risk areas for skin breakdown in long-term side
lying? - Correct Answer-Ears/side of face, lateral head of humerus, ribs,
lateral acromion process, medial or lateral epicondyle, greater
trochanter, lateral femoral condyle, medial femoral condyle, and medial
malleolus.
What are common risk areas for skin breakdown in long-term sitting? -
Correct Answer-Occiput, scapular prominences, spinous processes,
olecranon, medial epicondyle, sacrum/coccyx, ischial tuberosities, and
heels.
What are the positioning considerations for amputees? - Correct
Answer-Do not hang the amputated leg off the bed, avoid placing a
pillow under the leg/thigh in supine or sitting, avoid long-term flexed
knee, keep hips neutral, and minimize sitting time with a flexed knee.
What are the core vital signs? - Correct Answer-Pulse, blood pressure,
and respiration.
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, PTP Midterm EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
What is the normal adult heart rate range? - Correct Answer-60-100
BPM.
What is tachycardia? - Correct Answer-A heart rate greater than 100
BPM.
What is bradycardia? - Correct Answer-A heart rate less than 60 BPM.
What indicates a normal response to exertion? - Correct Answer-Heart
rate and force increase with exertion until reaching a maximum point,
and should drop at least 22 BPM two minutes after exercise ceases.
What is orthostatic hypotension? - Correct Answer-A drastic drop in
blood pressure when changing positions, with systolic BP dropping
more than 20 mmHg and diastolic dropping more than 10 mmHg.
What are the blood pressure classifications? - Correct Answer-
Hypotension: < 90/60, Normal: 90/60 - 119/79, Prehypertension:
120/80 - 139/89, Hypertension Stage 1: 140/90 - 159/99, Hypertension
Stage 2: > 160/100, Hypertensive crisis: > 180/110.
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, PTP Midterm EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
What is the normal respiration rate for adults? - Correct Answer-12-20
breaths per minute.
What does apnea mean? - Correct Answer-Absence of breath.
What is the FIM score for dependent assistance level? - Correct Answer-
Patient assists less than 25% and/or uses a mechanical lift.
What is the best method for preventing infection? - Correct Answer-
Hand washing for 15-60 seconds before and after patient contact and
donning gloves.
What are the precautions for droplet transmission? - Correct Answer-
Private rooms, gloves, face masks, gowns, and removing gown and
gloves before leaving the room.
What is the donning order for PPE? - Correct Answer-Booties, hairnet,
gown, facemask, face shield or goggles, gloves.
What is the doffing order for PPE? - Correct Answer-Gloves, face
shield/goggles, gown, hairnet, booties.
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