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Exam 2 Fundamentals Of Nursing (Chps 21,22,4,5,6) Galen E1 Questions With Complete Solutions
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Exam 2 Fundamentals Of Nursing (Chps 21,22,4,5,6) Galen E1 Questions With Complete Solutions
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Exam 2 Fundamentals Of Nursing (Chps 21,22,4,5,6) GalenE1 Questions With Complete Solutions
Absent Correct Answer no pulse palpable or heard on
auscultation
Adventitious Correct Answer Abnormal
Apex Correct Answer the pointed end of the heart
Apnea Correct Answer absence of breathing
Arrhythmia Correct Answer irregular pulse
Assessment Correct Answer Collecting, organizing,
documenting, and validating a patient's health data
Auscultation Correct Answer hearing
Auscultatory gap Correct Answer no sound
average of blood pressure Correct Answer 120/70
average temperature in the older adult Correct Answer 96.5-
97.5
Axillary Correct Answer armpit
Axillary Temperature Correct Answer 1 degree lower than oral
, Basal Metabolic rate Correct Answer is the rate at which heat
is produced when the body is at rest
Biot Respirations Correct Answer shallow for two to three
breaths with a period of variable apnea
bradycardia Correct Answer indicates a slow pulse that is less
than 60bpm
Bradycardia Correct Answer Slow pulse, fewer than 60 bpm
bradypnea Correct Answer slow and shallow breathing
Bradypnea Correct Answer Slow and shallow breathing
cardiac output Correct Answer pulse rate multiplied by the
stroke volume
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations Correct Answer pattern of
dyspnea followed by a short period of apnea. respiration's are
faster and deeper, then slower, and are followed by a period of
no breathing, with continuation of this cycle
Chills Correct Answer sensations of cold and shaking of the
body
circadian rhythm (Time of day) Correct Answer The body
temperature on awakening is generally in the low-normal range
because of inactivity of the muscles. conversely, the body
temperature may be high normal owing to the body's metabolic
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