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PNU 120 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
Assessment - answer✔"the action or instance of making a judgement about something"
Diagnosis - answer✔a statement indicating potential problems
Planning - answer✔developing goals in collaboration with pt/family
Implementation - answer✔acting to achieve the goals addressing the diagnosis
Evaluation - answer✔determine or fix the value of something based on judgement
Airway/ Cervical spine - answer✔most important step in performing primary survey
if client is awake & responsive, airway is open, protect the cervical spine if head or neck trauma
Breathing - answer✔after achieving a patent airway, assess for the presence and effectiveness
of breathing
Circulation - answer✔after assessing ventilation, check circulation
Disabilty - answer✔perform a quick assessment to determine client's level of consciousness
Exposure - answer✔perform a quick physical assessment to determine the client's expose to
adverse elements such as heat or cold
Semi-Fowler's Position - answer✔client lies supine bed elevated 15 to 45 degrees (good for
respiration)
Fowler's Position - answer✔client lies supine with head of bed elevated 45 to 60 degrees
High Fowler's Position - answer✔client lies supine with head of bed 60 to 90 degrees
Supine Position - answer✔lying on back, facing upward
Lateral Position - answer✔the person lies on one side or the other; side-lying position
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Sims Position - answer✔lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn
behind, parallel to the back (side halfway between lateral and prone position)
What position prevents foot drop? - answer✔Supine
Emergent Category (Class I) - answer✔Highest priority is given to clients who have life-
threatening
injuries but also have a high possibility of survival once they are stabilized
Urgent Category (Class II) - answer✔Second-highest priority is given to clients who have major
injuries that are not yet life-threatening and can usually wait 45 to 60 min for treatment
Nonurgent Category (Class III) - answer✔The next highest priority is given to clients who have
minor
injuries that are not life-threatening and do not need immediate attention
Expectant Category - answer✔The lowest priority is given to clients who are not expected to
live and die naturally
RACE - answer✔rescue( rescue anyone in immediate danger), alarm (activate the fire code and
notify the correct person), confine (confine the fire by closing doors and windows), evacuate
(patients and others to safety, extinguish fire)
General Survey - answer✔study of the whole person, covering the general health state and any
obvious physical characteristics, body structure, mobility, behavior, and vital signs
Inspection - answer✔observations, symmetry, color, or size, new findings
Palpation - answer✔use of touch to determine the size, consistency, texture, temperature,
location and tenderness of skin, turgor, moisture, shape, pulsations, vibrations
Percusssion - answer✔production of sound, tapping on the body to make vibrations, dullness,
resonance, tympany
Auscultation - answer✔listening to sounds with a stethoscope, sounds the body produces,
pitch, loudness, quality, and duration
Tachycardia - answer✔fast heart rate (>100 bpm)
Bradycardia - answer✔slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
Normal heart rate - answer✔60-100 bpm
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11/16/2024 10:16 AM
PNU 120 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
Assessment - answer✔"the action or instance of making a judgement about something"
Diagnosis - answer✔a statement indicating potential problems
Planning - answer✔developing goals in collaboration with pt/family
Implementation - answer✔acting to achieve the goals addressing the diagnosis
Evaluation - answer✔determine or fix the value of something based on judgement
Airway/ Cervical spine - answer✔most important step in performing primary survey
if client is awake & responsive, airway is open, protect the cervical spine if head or neck trauma
Breathing - answer✔after achieving a patent airway, assess for the presence and effectiveness
of breathing
Circulation - answer✔after assessing ventilation, check circulation
Disabilty - answer✔perform a quick assessment to determine client's level of consciousness
Exposure - answer✔perform a quick physical assessment to determine the client's expose to
adverse elements such as heat or cold
Semi-Fowler's Position - answer✔client lies supine bed elevated 15 to 45 degrees (good for
respiration)
Fowler's Position - answer✔client lies supine with head of bed elevated 45 to 60 degrees
High Fowler's Position - answer✔client lies supine with head of bed 60 to 90 degrees
Supine Position - answer✔lying on back, facing upward
Lateral Position - answer✔the person lies on one side or the other; side-lying position
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Sims Position - answer✔lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn
behind, parallel to the back (side halfway between lateral and prone position)
What position prevents foot drop? - answer✔Supine
Emergent Category (Class I) - answer✔Highest priority is given to clients who have life-
threatening
injuries but also have a high possibility of survival once they are stabilized
Urgent Category (Class II) - answer✔Second-highest priority is given to clients who have major
injuries that are not yet life-threatening and can usually wait 45 to 60 min for treatment
Nonurgent Category (Class III) - answer✔The next highest priority is given to clients who have
minor
injuries that are not life-threatening and do not need immediate attention
Expectant Category - answer✔The lowest priority is given to clients who are not expected to
live and die naturally
RACE - answer✔rescue( rescue anyone in immediate danger), alarm (activate the fire code and
notify the correct person), confine (confine the fire by closing doors and windows), evacuate
(patients and others to safety, extinguish fire)
General Survey - answer✔study of the whole person, covering the general health state and any
obvious physical characteristics, body structure, mobility, behavior, and vital signs
Inspection - answer✔observations, symmetry, color, or size, new findings
Palpation - answer✔use of touch to determine the size, consistency, texture, temperature,
location and tenderness of skin, turgor, moisture, shape, pulsations, vibrations
Percusssion - answer✔production of sound, tapping on the body to make vibrations, dullness,
resonance, tympany
Auscultation - answer✔listening to sounds with a stethoscope, sounds the body produces,
pitch, loudness, quality, and duration
Tachycardia - answer✔fast heart rate (>100 bpm)
Bradycardia - answer✔slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
Normal heart rate - answer✔60-100 bpm
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