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SCF Nursing Level 1 Final Exam Questions and answers

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Auscultatory gap - A brief period when Korotkoff sounds disappear during auscultation of blood pressure; common with hypertension What is acceptable temperature range? - 97.6 - 99.6 What does pyrexia mean? - Fever Heat Exhaustion vs Heat Stroke - Heat exhaustion: nausea vomiting, pale, cold, an...

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SCF Nursing Level 1 Final Exam
Auscultatory gap - A brief period when Korotkoff sounds disappear during auscultation of blood
pressure; common with hypertension



What is acceptable temperature range? - 97.6 - 99.6



What does pyrexia mean? - Fever



Heat Exhaustion vs Heat Stroke - Heat exhaustion: nausea vomiting, pale, cold, and clamy.

Heat stroke: hot, red, and dry; loss or change of consciousness



What kind patients should avoid rectal temperatures - Rectal surgery and cardiac conditions
(Vagal Nerve)



Healthy resting heart rate - 60 - 100 bpm



pulse dificit - Fails to transmit pulse wave, inefficient contraction of the heart



Bradycarida - Pulse <60 bpm



Tachycardia - Pulse >100 bpm



Ventilation - Movement of gases in and out of the lungs



Diffusion - Movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveoli and red blood cells



Perfusion - Distribution of red blood cells to and from the pulmonary capillaries

,Inspiration is _______

Expiration is ______ - Active

Passive



Normal respiratory rate - 12 - 20 bpm



Eupnea - Normal breathing



Bradypnea - <12 breaths/min



Tachypnea - >20 breaths/min

What are the Five vital signs - Body Temp, Pulse Rate, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure, and Pain



Apnea - Absence of breathing



Dsypnea - Difficulty breathing



Healthy BP - <120/<80



Pulse pressure - Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure



Name of blood pressure cuff - Sphygmomanometer




How to find the starting point for BP - Palpate radial pulse, pump up BP cuff until no longer can be
felt and add 30 mmHg to number

, Proper size for BP cuff: - 40% circumference and 2/3 length



Too large BP cuff causes - False lower reading



Too small BP cuff causes - False higher reading



ANA - Protection, promotion, and optimizing of health and abilities; prevention of illness and
injury



ADOPIE - Assessment

Diagnosis

Outcome identification

Planning

Implementation

Evaluation



Nurse Practive Act - Regulate scope of nursing practice



How often do you remove restraints and for how long - Every 2 hours and remove for 5 minutes



Latrogenic HAI - From a procedure in a hospital



Exogenous HAI - From microorganisms outside the individual



Endogenous HAI - When patient's normal flora becomes altered and an overgrowth results (C.diff)



Medical asepsis - Absence of pathogenic microorganisms

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