Advanced Clinical Practice Skills Exam Questions with Verified Answers
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A patient born without arms needs to have a blood pressure assessment. Which artery should the technologist use to most accurately obtain this measurement? - Answer-Popliteal
The patient is morbidly obese and the technologist uses a blood pressure cuff that is too narrow for the patient's arm. W...
Advanced Clinical Practice Skills Exam
Questions with Verified Answers
A patient born without arms needs to have a blood pressure assessment. Which artery
should the technologist use to most accurately obtain this measurement? - Answer-
Popliteal
The patient is morbidly obese and the technologist uses a blood pressure cuff that is too
narrow for the patient's arm. What problem will the technologist encounter because of
the cuff used? - Answer-A false high BP reading would occur
The technologist assesses the patient's respirations and sees that they are abnormally
shallow (i.e., two to three breaths followed by an irregular period of apnea).
Documentation by the technologist would be correct if which phrase were used? -
Answer-Biot's respirations
For which patient should the technologist use the tympanic thermometer? - Answer-10-
year-old patient with a left leg fracture
The technologist is preparing to obtain a set of vital signs. Which is the most important
factor for the technologist to consider when measuring patient vital signs? - Answer-
Measuring equipment must suit the patient's condition and characteristics
While inserting a rectal thermometer, the technologist encounters resistance. What
action should the technologist take? - Answer-Remove the thermometer immediately
The technologist is preparing to obtain a rectal temperature. Nursing care is correct if
the technologist inserts the the thermometer how far into the rectum of an adult? -
Answer-3.5 cm (1 1/2 inches)
The patient is unstable; so the technologist is using an electronic blood pressure device
to measure blood pressures every 15 minutes. What should the technologist do to verify
the accuracy of the electronic blood pressure measurements? - Answer-Take a manual
blood pressure within several minutes of the electronic reading
Which action should the technologist implement to obtain an accurate measurement of
a patient's blood pressure on an upper extremity? - Answer-Use a cuff with a cuff width
that is 40% larger than the diameter of the arm.
The nursing assistant reports the following vital signs for 4 patients just evaluated.
Which patient should the nurse see first? - Answer-
, The technologist is assessing the temperature of the lower legs. Which method should
the technologist use to best assess the patient's skin temperatures subjectively? -
Answer-Dorsum of the hand
The technologist is preparing to assess the patient's abdomen. Nursing care is
appropriate if which maneuver is seen? - Answer-The technologist inspects the
abdomen before auscultation
The technologist assesses an adult patient with a cardiopulmonary illness and hears a
grating sound over the lower lateral lung during inspiration that does not clear with
coughing. What would the technologist most likely document as a result of the
assessment finding? - Answer-A pleural friction rub
The technologist assesses the patient's lungs to find high-pitched musical sounds on
inspiration and expiration. Which description does the technologist use to characterize
the findings? - Answer-Wheezing
How often should the nurse perform a general assessment of the patient? - Answer-As
often as it is needed
The technologist is preparing to begin the thoracic assessment of a patient. What is the
initial step of the thoracic assessment? - Answer-Inspection of the posterior thorax
The technologist is teaching a radiography student the correct technique for assessing
an apical pulse. Which method should the technologist use to locate an adult patient's
apical pulse? - Answer-Listen at the 5th intercostal space at the point of maximal
impulse (PMI)
The technologist observes yellow sclerae while assessing the patient's eyes. What does
the technologist look for to validate this finding? - Answer-Jaundice
The technologist documents the patient's swollen lower extremities and measures the
depth of a 4-mm indentation made 1 minute ago. Which is the best description for the
technologist to use to describe the patient's lower extremities? - Answer-2+ pitting
edema
The technologist is performing an abdominal assessment. The technique is appropriate
if the technologist uses which method? - Answer-Palpates lightly to locate painful and
tender areas
The technologist is teaching an older patient before a bronchoscopy. What information
is the most important for the patient to know to prevent a possible post-procedure
complication - Answer-Do not eat or drink anything after the procedure until the
technologist says it is safe to drink.
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