The Joint Commission's hospital accreditation standards require the maintenance intervals on
medical equipment to be Correct Ans-Based on manufactures recommendations, risk
levels, and current hospitals experience
All of the following statements are incorrect about intra-aortic balloon pumps, except
Correct Ans-It improves perfusion through the coronary arteries and reduces the coronary
work load
The normal range of pH for arterial human blood is approximately Correct Ans-7.36-7.44
NFPA 99 requires that all patient care-related electrical equipment used in patient care rooms
be be tested before being put into service for the first time and after any repair or
modification that might have compromised electrical safety. in addition, this type of
equipment must be tested at which of the following intervals Correct Ans-According to
facility establish policies and procedures
For an electrocardiogram, lead II refers to the voltage between Correct Ans-Left leg, right
arm
The hospital buys a computerized ECG data acquisition system, composed of a main server
and mobile signal acquisition ECG carts. The sales person said the ECG's could be done at any
bedside, and with the cardiograph plugged into the hospital backbone, ECGs are directly
archived onto the main server. This works fine from all ports in the hospital except for those
on a particular floor. Very likely Correct Ans-The ethernet crossover cable is still attached
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The two types of commonly available manual sphygmomanometers are Correct Ans-
Aneroid gauge and mercury column
When using internal paddles, an interlock limits the maximum output power of a defibrillator
to Correct Ans-50 joules
The output of a two-input OR gate can be forced low by a Correct Ans-Low on both of the
inputs
The total lunch capacity of a healhy adult make is typically about Correct Ans-6 liters
A nurse has difficulty obtaining a signal on a pulse oximeter with an ear probe. The patient is
suffering from exposure and hypothermia. The most appropriate recommendation to the
nurse is to Correct Ans-Switch to a nassal sendor if available; otherwise warm the patient's
ear
For the Ethernet designation 10BASE-T, the 10 indicates Correct Ans-10Mbps transmission
speed
The primary harmful effects of electrical current flowing through a person are Correct Ans-
Muscle tetanus, fibrillation of the heart, and tissue damage
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