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When bathing a patients extremities, the nurse should use long, firm strokes from
the distal to the proximal areas. This technique:
A. Provides an opportunity for skin assessment
B. Avoids undue strain on the nurse
C. Increases venous blood return
D. Causes vasoconstriction and increases circulation
The natural sedative in meat and milk products (especially warm milk) that can help
induce sleep is:
A. Flurazepam
B. Temazepam
C. Tryptophan
D. Methotrimeprazine
After having an I.V. line in place for 72 hours, a patient complains of tenderness,
burning, and swelling. Assessment of the I.V. site reveals that it is warm and
erythematous. This usually indicates:
A. Infection
B. Infiltration
C. Phlebitis
D. Bleeding
An example of a subjective data is:
A.Feeling of dizziness
B.Diaphoresis
C. Cyanosis
D.Hematoma
When teaching a female patient how to take a sublingual tablet, the nurse should
instruct the patient to place the table on the:
A. Top of the tongue
B. Roof of the mouth
C. Floor of the mouth
D. Inside of the cheek
Which pulse should the nurse palpate during rapid assessment of an unconscious
male adult?
A. Radial
B. Brachial
C. Femoral
D. Carotid
Nurse Nikki is revising a clients care plan. During which step of the nursing process
does such revision take place?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation
Using Abraham Maslows hierarchy of human needs, a nurse assigns highest priority
to which client need?
A. Security
B. Elimination
C. Safety
D. Belonging
In which phase of the nursing process does the nurse decide whether her actions
have successfully treated the clients health problem?
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Planning outcomes
D. Evaluation
The nurse calculates a body mass index (BMI) of 21 for a young adult woman who
comes to the physicians office for a college physical. This patient is considered:
A. Obese
B. Overweight
C. Average
D. Underweight
Which of the following should be done for a person experiencing a heat related illness.
a) Keep the victim warm.
b) Force the victim to drink fluids.
c) Apply cool wet cloths.
d.) Place the victim in warm water.
You feel a sudden sharp pain in the bottom of your left foot. You look at the bottom of your left
shoe and see a tack sticking in your shoe. What type of wound do you probably have?
a) Avulsion
b) Bruise
c) Scrape
d) Puncture
Which should be part of your care for a severely bleeding open wound?
a) Allow the wound to bleed in order to minimize infection.
b) Apply direct pressure and elevate the injured area. (If no broken bones)
c) Use a tourniquet to stop all blood flow.
d) Both b and c
Which is the first step when caring for bleeding wounds.
a) Apply direct pressure with a clean or sterile dressing.
b) Apply pressure at the pressure point.
c) Add bulky dressings to reinforce blood soaked bandages.
d) Elevate the wound.
You have tried to control a victim's bleeding with direct pressure and elevation, but the bleeding
doesnt stop. Where would you apply pressure to slow the flow of blood to a wound on the
forearm?
a) Outside the arm midway between the shoulder and the elbow.
b) On the inside of the elbow.
c) Inside the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
d) Any of the above will slow the flow of blood
Where is the carotid artery located?
C Have the victim lean forward. Apply gentle pressure on the nostril. Apply cold towels.
D Lay the victim on his back and treat for shock. Apply heat if available
To treat strains and sprains, use the acronym RICE, which means ______________:
A. Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate
B. Run Inside, Call, EMS
C. Rescue, Incline, Compress, Eliminate pain
D. Rub, Ice, Crutches, Elevate
d. Strain
1.Which term describes a pelvis with the widest anterior and posterior diameters as
well as a pubicarch wide enough for child birth?
A.Platypelloid B. Gynecoid C. Anthropoid D. Android
2.First fetal movement felt by the mother are known as:
A.Lightening B. QuickeningC. Ballottement D. Engagement
3.A client relates that the first day of her last menstruation period was July 22. The
estimated dateof birth would be:
A.May 15 B. May 29C. April 15D. April 29
4.Anticipatory guidance during the first trimester of pregnancy is primarily
directed towardincreasing the pregnant womans knowledge of:
A.Labor and deliveryC. Signs of complications
B.Physical changes resulting from pregnancy D. Role transition into parenthood
C. Second Trimester
D. Third Trimester
6.A client asks the nurse why menstruation ceases once pregnancy occurs, the
nurses best responsewould be that this occurs because of the:
A.Reduction in the secretion of hormones by the ovaries.
B.Production of estrogen and progesterone by the ovaries.
C.Secretion of luteinizing hormone produced by the pituitary.
D.Secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone produced by the pituitary.
7.The nurse is aware that the nausea and vomiting commonly experienced by many
women duringthe first trimester of pregnancy is an adaptation to the increased level
of:
A.Estrogen
B.Luteinizing hormone
C. Progesterone
D. Chorionic gonadotropin
8.A client who is pregnant asks the nurse if she can continue to have sexual
relations. The nursesresponse is based on the knowledge that coitus during
pregnancy would be contraindicated in the presence of:
A.Leukorrhea
C. Increased FHR
9.The nurse would instruct a pregnant woman to notify the physician immediately if
which of thefollowing symptoms occur during the pregnancy?
A.Swelling of the face
C. Breast tenderness
10.Which of the following changes is a pregnant woman most likely to notice in her
breasts?
A.Darkening of the areolas, tingling sensations, and engorgement
B.Lightening of the areolas, colustrum secretion, and increased size
C.Colustrum secretion, tingling sensations, and darkening of the areolas
D.Increased size, engorgement, and flattening of the nipple
12.The nurse determines that a woman is in her tenth week of gestation. Which of
the followingsigns of pregnancy would the nurse expect to observe?
A.Breast tenderness
B.Dyspnea
C. Quickening
D. Dependent edema
13.A 13-year old female visits the clinic for a routine examination. The nurse notes
that she exhibitschanges in her appearance that commonly occur during pregnancy,
C. Lactoferrin
D. Chorionic gonadotropin
14.Mrs X., age 25, suspects she is pregnant and calls the health center. She tells the
nurse she isexperiencing amenorrhea, urinary frequency, and nausea and
vomiting. These signs of pregnancyare:
A.Presumptive
B. Probable
C. Positive
D. Possible
17.A client asks, How much blood do I lose during menstruation? Which of the
following would be the nurses best response?
19.Which of the following would the nurse estimate as the approximate age
for a 19-cm fetus expelled by a client?
A.2 months
B. 3 months
C. 4 months
D. 5 months
20.An expectant mother asks the nurse in the prenatal clinic, When can I expect to
feel my babymove? Which of the following would be the nurses best response?
A.At about 2 months
C. At about 3 months
D. At about 5 months
24.A nurse is teaching a class about the reproductive system. She explains that
fertilization most often takes place in the:
A.Fallopian tube
B. Ovary
C. Vagina
D. Uterus