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NHA Exam Question and answers already passed 2023Heart rates - correct answer Normal: 60-100 beats/min Athletes (normal): ~40 beats/min Tachycardia: > 100 beats/min Bradycardia: < 60 beats/min *dizziness and shortness of breath may indicate tachy and bradycardia *measure for 1min. ...

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Heart rates - correct answer Normal: 60-100 beats/min
Athletes (normal): ~40 beats/min
Tachycardia: > 100 beats/min
Bradycardia: < 60 beats/min
*dizziness and shortness of breath may indicate tachy and bradycardia
*measure for 1min.

Temperature - correct answer Normal: 97.6-99.6 F (36.4-37.6 C)
Fever (oral): >100 F (37.8 C)
Fever (rectal/ear): >101 F
Fever (pediatric rectal): > 100.4 F (38 C)
*most common method to measure: orally
*most accurate method to measure: rectally

Supine Position - correct answer Pt lies flat facing upward

Blood Pressure - correct answer Normal: <120 / <80
Prehypertension: 120--89
Hypertension Stage I: 140--99
Hypertension Stsge II: >160 / >100
Hypertensive Crisis: >180 / >110
Hypotensive: <90 / <60

Respiration - correct answer Normal: 12-20 breaths/min
*deviation may be due to injury or illness
*observe for pale, ashen, cyanoic, or cold skin for pts with reading out of the 12-20
breaths/min range

Systolic - correct answer Pressure in blood vessels when your heart beats (ventricles
contract)

Diastolic - correct answer Pressure in blood vessels when your heart rests between
beats (ventricles relax)

Sphygmomanometer - correct answer Blood pressure cuff
*palpate brachial atery in antecubical region of arm
*center bladder of cuff over brachial artery with the tube away from pt body and bulb
close to pt body
*position cuff 1in. above bend in elbow with guage at eye level to read
*release dial slowly at 2mm/sec
*1st beat = systolic reading
*when the best stops = diastolic reading

, Dorsal Recumbent Positon - correct answer Pt lies face up with knees bent (vaginal
US position)

Fowler's Position - correct answer Pt lies on table with head of table elevated to 90*

Semi-Fowler's Position - correct answer Pt lies on table with head of table elevated at
45*

Prone position - correct answer Pt lies facedown

Sims Position - correct answer Pt lies on left side with right leg sharply bent and knees
on table (rectal exam position)

Knee-chest Position - correct answer Pt rests on knee and chest with head turned to
one side (baby pose with butt up)

Trendelenburg Position - correct answer Pt is supine with the bottom of the table
elevated at 30*

Topical Administration of Meds - correct answer Applied on skin for local effect (ex.
Lotion)

Transdermal Administration of Meds - correct answer Patch that transfers medication
slowly through the skin

Intramuscular, Intradermal, and Subcutaneous Administration of Medd - correct answer
Must be in sterile, liquid form

Intramuscular (IM) Injections - correct answer Insert the needle at a 90* angle
*aspirate (pull back) before administering to make sure you are not injection into a blood
vessel

Intradermal Injection - correct answer Insert the needle at a 15* angle
*administer slowly and steadily

Subcutaneous Injection - correct answer Insert the needle at a 45* angle
*abdomen, back area of the upper arm, outer area of the thighs
*aspirate before injection to observe for blood. You do NOT want to see blood
*only massage if physician told you to

Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) - correct answer Helps with diagnosis of lung disease
and the extent to which it progressed through the use of a spirometer
*no smoking and bronchodilator for 6hrs. before testing

Snellen Chart - correct answer Visual testing
*start at line 27, then move to line 26 if the pt got it correct

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