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NURSING 2410 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS

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NURSING 2410 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE ANSWERS

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NURSING 2410 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND COMPLE




What care cthe cvital csigns? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Temperature
-Pulse
-Respiratory cRate
-Blood cPressure
-Oxygen cSaturation
-Pain c(extra)

Normal cbody ctemperature c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔96.4-99.1
average: c98.6

what care cthe cchanges cin cBody cTemp cduring cthe cday c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔lower cin cthe cAM
higher cin cthe cPM

Age crelated cvariables con cbody ctemp c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔elderly: cless clikely cto cdevelop ca cfe
cnot cefficient, cdecreased csubcutaneous cfat)
children: creduced ccapacity cto cregulate cbody ctemp c(immaturity cof cthe cnervous csystem)

Position cof cPinna cWhen cTaking cTympanic cTemperature c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔<3 cyears cold c- c
>3 cyear cold c- chold cpinna cup cand cback

How clong cdo cyou cwait cto ctake ctympanic ctemp cif cthere care chearing caids? c- cCORRECT cANS✔

Difference cin cAxillary cTemperature c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1 cdegree cless cthan coral c
*must cadd cone cdegree cto caxillary ctemperature

difference cin crectal ctemperature c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1 cdegree chigher cthan coral
*must csubtract cone

,effects cof cexercise con cpulse c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔moderate cexercise= cincrease cby c20-30 cbpm
consistent cathletic cexercise= cdecrease cresting cheart crate

what ctwo cfingers cdo cyou cuse cto cfind cradial cpulse? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔pads cof ctwo cmiddle c

how clong cdo cyou ccount cwhen cfinding cpulse? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔count cfor c30 cseconds cmult

how clong cdo cyou ccount cif cpulse cis cirregular? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a cfull cminute cand ccheck ca

what cis canother cname cfor capical cpulse? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔point cof cmaximal cimpulse c(PMI)

Where cis cthe capical cpulse clocated? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔5th cintercostal cspace, cleft cmid-clavic

how clong cdo cyou ccount cwhen cfinding cthe capical cpulse? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔60 cseconds

what cdoes cit cmean cif cthe capical cpulse cis cgreater cthan cthe cradial cpulse? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔
cdon't cget cto cthe cperiphery)
-conditions: cheart cfailure, cmyocardial cinfection, catrial cfibrillation
-ineffective cheart ccontractions

3 cpoint cpulse cgrade cscale c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔3+= cbounding
2+ c= cnormal
1+= cweak, cthready
0=absent

regular cpulse cmeans c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔time cbetween cbeats cis cconsistent

irregular cpulse cmeans c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔time cbetween cbeats cvaries

how clong cdo cyou ccount crespirations? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔normal c- c30 csecs cx c2
irregular c- cfull cminute

normal crespiration crate c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔adults: c12-20/min
infants: c30-60/min
children: c18-30/min

eupnea c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔normal crespiration

bradypnea c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔< c12 cbreaths/min

tachypnea c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔> c20 cbreaths/min

apnea c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔absence cof cbreathing

hypoventilation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔decreased crate cand cdepth cof cair cmovement cinto cthe clung

hyperventilation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔increased crate cand cdepth cof cbreathing

dyspnea c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔shortness cof cbreath

orthopnea c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔difficulty cbreathing cwhen clying cdown

what cdoes cblood cpressure cmeasure? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔measures cthe cpressure cof cthe cbloo

what cis csystolic cBP c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ventricular ccontraction, cmaximal cpressure con cthe cart

, how cdoes cweight caffect cBP c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔obese cpatients ctend cto chave chigher cBP

how cdo cpersonal chabits caffect cbP c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔smoking, ccaffeine cwithin c30 cmins ccan

what care csome climb cprecautions cwhen ctaking cBP? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔with cmastectomy cpat
cfor cdialysis c(pink cband)


what care cthe cKrotkoff csounds? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1- cfirst ctapping
2- cswishing
3- cintense ctapping
4- cmuffled csound
5- cdisappearance

what cis can causcultory cgap? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔no csound cbetween cphase c1 cand c2
- ccommon cin chypertension
- cresults cin cfalsely clow cBP creading

What cis ca cnormal cBP creading c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔90/60 cto c120/80

prehypertension c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔120-129/80

hypertension c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔elevated cBP c>130/80

hypotension c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔low cBP

what cis cthe c5th cvital csign? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔pain

how cdo cyou cmeasure cpain? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔measurement cof cthe cpresence cor cabsence c
- c0 cto c10 cscale
- csubjective cmeasurment

What ctype cof cpatients cuse cthe cPAINAD cscale? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔dementia cpatients

Who cuses cthe cFLACC cscale? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔nonverbal cor cpreverbal c(infants) cpatients

who cuses cthe cface cscale? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔children

what cis ca cnormal cpulse coximetry cmeasurement? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔95-100%

What cis cpulse coximetry? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔measure cof cthe cpercentage cof chemoglobin csatu

what ccan ccause cunstable coxygen clevels? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔pneumonia, casthma, cor cemphy
cshortness cof cbreath)


what ccan ccause calterations cin coxygenation? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔anesthesia, ctrauma, cpain cm

what caffects cpulse coximetry creadings? c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔falsely chigh creading: c
-dark cskin ctones
-moisture
-finger cnail cpolish
-low chemoglobin
-jaundice

falsely clow creading:

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