Kaplan fundamentals A QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A LATEST
2023/2024
What do you asses when a patient is ambulatory? - CORRECT ANSWER
... [Show More] Mobility Strengt mental status
Use of assistance
How should you ambulate a patient? - CORRECT ANSWER Progressive stages
How do you use a cane? - CORRECT ANSWER Use on opposite side of weakened extremity
Crutch safety - CORRECT ANSWER Remove rugs, slippery surfaces, remove things the patient can bump into
What is a problem with walkers? - CORRECT ANSWER They do not permit normal walking patterns
Angiogram - CORRECT ANSWER Injection of due into arteries and x-ray of vascular system
ACE inhibitors - CORRECT ANSWER Hypertension
Dilate arteries and veins
Nursing considerations for ace inhibitors? - CORRECT ANSWER Monitor BP, give on empty stomach, watch for edema
What should the nurse check when a patient gets an angiogram? - CORRECT ANSWER Check all pulses
How do you assist patients with meals? - CORRECT ANSWER Prepare food, promote autonomy, toilet before eating
What should the nurse monitor for when assisting a patient eat? - CORRECT ANSWER Aspiration
What should the nurse do after a patient eats? - CORRECT
ANSWER Monitor intake and output, oral hygiene
How does a nurse change a bed? - CORRECT ANSWER Roll client over linens, roll linens under patient towards the nurse.
How does the nurse remove soiled linens? - CORRECT ANSWER Remove soiled linens from other side and secure clean ones on that side, place something under soiled linens.
Where do they take a bone marrow biopsy from? - CORRECT ANSWER Iliac Crest or sternum
What do they search for in a breast biopsy? - CORRECT ANSWER Breast cancer
What should the nurse assess after a breast biopsy? - CORRECT ANSWER Signs of hemorrhage
What should a nurse assess when taking a peripheral pulse? - CORRECT ANSWER Rate, rhythm, strength
What is the pulse deficit? - CORRECT ANSWER Difference between apical and radial pulse
Newborn blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER 60-80/40-50
Blood pressure for 1-4 years? - CORRECT ANSWER 90-99/60-65
Blood pressure for ages 5-12 years? - CORRECT ANSWER 100110/56-60 [Show Less]