NURS 101 Fundamental of Nursing Final Exam Fall 2021
A nurse is assessing the blood pressure on an obese patient. What error might occur
if the cuff
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Selected
Answer: The reading is erroneously high
Answers:
The reading is erroneously high
The reading is erroneously low
The pressure on the cuff will be
painful
It will be difficult to pump up the
bladder
Response
Feedback:
The bladder of the cuff should enclose at least two-thirds of
the adult limb. If the cuff is too narrow, the reading could be
erroneously high because the pressure is not being
transmitted evenly to the artery.
Question 2
0 out of 2 points
The nurse is assessing a patient who has a fever, has an infection of a flank incision, and
is in severe pain. What type of pulse rate would the client most likely exhibit?
Answer
s:
bigeminal
dysrhythm
ia
bradycardi
a
tachycardi
a
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
Match the term with the definition
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Question Correct Match Selected Match
Orthostatic
Hypotension
A.
drop in blood pressure that
occurs when a client rises to a
sitting or standing position
A.
drop in blood pressure that
occurs when a client rises to a
sitting or standing position
Hypotension C.
blood pressure that is below
the expected reference range
as determined by the
patient's usual baseline
measurement
C.
blood pressure that is below
the expected reference range
as determined by the
patient's usual baseline
measurement
Hypertension E.
blood pressure that is above
the expected reference range
E.
blood pressure that is above
the expected reference range
Tachycardia D.
a pulse rate greater than
100/min
D.
a pulse rate greater than
100/min
Bradycardia F.
a pulse rate less than 60/min
F.
a pulse rate less than 60/min
Pulse deficit B.
The difference between the
apical pulse and the radial
pulse
B.
The difference between the
apical pulse and the radial
pulse
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All Answer Choices
A.
drop in blood pressure that occurs when a client rises to a sitting or standing
position
B.
The difference between the apical pulse and the radial pulse
C.
blood pressure that is below the expected reference range as determined by
the patient's usual baseline measurement
D.
a pulse rate greater than 100/min
E.
blood pressure that is above the expected reference range
F.
a pulse rate less than 60/min
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Question 4
0 out of 2 points
Continuity of care is an important concept for quality nursing practice. The responsible nurse
understands the best description of the process of continuity of care is which of the following?
Answer
s:
Manage the individual care needs of the client throughout the hospital stay.
Coordinate uninterrupted care and facilitate transfer between units and levels of care.
Assist the client to focus on health goals and reach outcomes.
Teach the client self-care regarding medications and plan of care.
Question 5
0 out of 2 points
An informatics nurse specialist is conducting a discussion with a group of staff nurses who have been
participating in the implementation of an updated electronic protocol system. The informatics nurse
specialist is gathering information about the system's optimization. One of the participants asks, "Why
is this information important?" Which response by the informatics nurse specialist would be
appropriate?
Selected
Answer:
Answers: "This information will help us meet accreditation standards."
"We need to show evidence to the executives that the money has been well
spent."
"We can make improvements to the system to improve our delivery of care."
"This is part of the standard protocol required by federal legislation." [Show Less]