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Which statement would be the responsibility of the medical technician during a routine
patient admission to a nursing unit? |
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| Obtain patient’s vital signs, height, and weight. |
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| What considerations determine the steps in the routine admission process? |
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| Patient’s condition and the facility policy. |
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While admitting a patient, you notice that the patient seems dizzy and unstable. What should
you do? |
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| Inform the nurse that the patient is at risk for falling |
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| Who authorizes transfer of patient care for an interservice transfer? |
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During the transfer of a psychiatric patient requiring sedation, how are the patient’s valuables
safeguarded? |
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| Designated custodian signs for the property, and forwards the items by registered mail |
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Which statement allows a patient to depart from the medical facility for a short period of
time, usually between 24 and 48 hours? |
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| Verbal orders must be countersigned by the physician within |
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| The most common forms that a medical technician will be responsible for completing are the |
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| Intake and Output flow sheet and the Vital Signs Record. |
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What is the proper method of annotating shift change totals on the DD Form 792, Intake and
Output Worksheet? |
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| Circle the last accumulated total |
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If an inpatient chart with doctor’s orders for vital signs every 4 hours was blank for the day,
you would assume the |
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| vital signs were not completed |
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| Which nursing activity is the main aspect of resolving nursing diagnoses? |
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| Relative to the nursing process, what is a client goal? |
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| A realistic and measurable statement of the expected change in patient behavior |
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| Which action is performed to help the patient reach his or her goals most effectively? |
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| What is a way to help relieve most of the patient’s concerns prior to surgery? |
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| What has a significant impact on the patient’s perceived quality of care and treatment? |
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| Availability of a smoking lounge |
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| The surgery patient is given a preoperative medication to |
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| Which surgical case would likely be performed in a Same Day Surgery clinic? |
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Without provider approval, what are the maximum minutes antiembolism stockings may be
removed? |
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| What precaution is taken for a postoperative patient who received a radioisotope implant? |
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When performing a neurological check on a patient, which examination would indicate an
appropriate response to light being flashed on the patient’s eyes? |
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| Pupils Equal, round, Reactive to Lights and Accommodation (PERRLA). |
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With regard to blood transfusions, one of your responsibilities is to document a patient’s
transfusion on |
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| What component of blood is involved in the clotting process? |
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| How is whole blood normally supplied? |
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What is the guideline for the maximum minutes of time from pick up to transfusion start of
blood products? |
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If a patient you are monitoring is receiving a blood transfusion and you notice distended
neck veins and dyspnea. What should you do first? |
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A post-operative patient who is agitated, thrashing violently or crying incessantly is most
likely experiencing |
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| Ideally, in what position is a patient placed before performing oropharyngeal suctioning? |
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| A fracture that results from disease, such as metastatic cancer of the bone, is called |
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| Orthopaedic deformities such as a clubfoot or wryneck are categorized as |
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| Military personnel are commonly treated or hospitalized for what orthopedic problems? |
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The semi-recumbent position should be avoided over long periods of time in patients with
orthopedic disorders because it |
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| promotes flexion deformities of the hip |
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What orthopedic problem would you suspect if your patient complains of soreness or
aching? |
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| Which is not a determining factor for the healing time of a bone fracture? |
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The cramping, burning, or crushing pain complained about by amputees in their missing
limb is referred to as a |
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What equipment is essential to have at the postoperative bedside after surgical amputation
of a limb? |
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| Rehabilitation for a patient with a spinal cord injury is normally |
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| Turning a patient on a Stryker frame quickly after a spinal cord injury can cause |
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| During the acute stage of the stroke the primary goal is to |
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| During which child developmental stage is separation anxiety the most stressful? |
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| Which statement provides a hospitalized child with a sense of control? |
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| Established daily rituals and routines |
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| The normal adaptive mechanism used by children when they loose their sense of control is |
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| When caring for a child with nausea and vomiting, a primary concern would be |
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| Which reason is not appropriate for restraining a child? |
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| You have other tasks to do, and no time to sit with the child |
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| The amount of sleep required at night by elderly patients is generally |
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| less because of frequent daytime naps |
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| How would you help stimulate the appetite of an elderly patient? |
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| Cater to the patients customs |
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| The first stage of dying is |
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What serious side effect is the result of leakage of chemotherapy from the vein into the
surrounding tissues? |
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| All that a person is, feels, and does is generally termed |
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| What affects an individuals feeling about themselves? |
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Which psychiatric term defines an irresistible urge to perform apparently meaningless
actions? |
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Which psychiatric term defines a functional disorder where there is not gross
disorganization of personality or a loss of contact with reality? |
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| A patient who feels unloved, unneeded, inferior, and hurt displays a behavior of |
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| How are behavior disorders and syndromes grouped into categories? |
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| Shared characteristics or established criteria |
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| When does the rehabilitation process begin with a mentally ill patient? |
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| As soon as the patient is admitted |
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| What major problem affects mental health treatment? |
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When observing and reporting on mentally ill patients, the most important factor to consider
is |
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If you see a mentally ill patient sneak out of the nursing unit, take all of the following
actions except |
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| leave the other patients to follow the escaping patient |
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| Who is at fault for the sexual abuse of a child? |
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What action, if any, should you take if you notice a child you are taking care of shows signs
of abuse such as burns and bruises? |
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| Report the suspected abuse |
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| What occurs in the third phase of spousal abuse? |
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| Spouse states it will never happen again |
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If a patient is being restrained, what position should he or she be in if the patient is
recovering from alcohol intoxication and is extremely agitated? |
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For patients who suffer from pain, the best way to ensure a successful exercise activity
program is to |
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| begin the program early in the patient’s hospital stay |
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Term
When planning activities for patients with psychological problems, your primary goal
should be to |
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Definition
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| What should you do to help patients who become angry and hostile? |
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| Allow the patient to become physically abusive |
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| To aid in preventing decubitus ulcers, patient positioning should be changed every |
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| Why should your feet be parallel when you are standing? |
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| Maintain balance and prevent back, hip, and leg strain. |
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| Your stability increases as your center of gravity moves closer to your |
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Which technique for moving the patient up in bed is not used for a patient who has back or
chest injuries? |
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When turning a patient, what is the most important precaution to take whether you are
pushing or pulling the patient? |
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| When transferring patients, you can reduce the chance of injury to yourself by |
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Definition
| using good teamwork and proper body mechanics |
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| A patient’s feet must be placed on the floor or a footstool during “dangling” to prevent |
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| pressure on the back of the legs. |
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| Which devices can be used to slide a patient from the bed to a stretcher? |
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| Drawsheet and roller board. |
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When helping a patient to ambulate, how should you stand and where should you place your
hands? |
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Beside and a little behind the patient with one hand on the patient’s waist and one hand under
the patient’s near arm. |
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Which is a safe, stable gait that can be used by patients who can bear some weight on both
legs? |
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Which gait is used by patients who can bear full body weight on one foot and partial or no
weight on the other? |
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| Isometric exercises are activities that involve |
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| muscle contraction without body movement |
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Care must be taken to ensure patients do not hold their breath while performing isometric
exercises as that may cause |
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What diet is usually ordered for patients who have difficulty chewing or swallowing, or
need to alter the amount of residue in the digestive tract? |
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The diet that is inadequate in all nutrients and should not be given for more than 3 days is
the |
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| What should the solution temperature be during gastric gavage? |
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To prevent rapid decompression of the urinary bladder, the maximum amount of urine to
remove during catherization is between |
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During catheterization of a female patient, how many inches (how far) is the catheter
inserted for placement in the urinary bladder? |
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| The urinary catheter is pinched prior to removal from the bladder to |
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| prevent air from entering into the bladder |
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Term
For what length of time in minutes should the patient retain the solution of a cleansing
enema? |
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| The patient’s colostomy bag should be changed when it is |
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| What is the normal arterial oxygen saturation range? |
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| For patients using a nonrebreathing mask, the inspired oxygen concentration is |
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| Which mask is suggested for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? |
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| Before performing tracheostomy care, you would first |
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| assess the stoma for patency |
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This is usually described by the patient as a jumping, pounding, or stopping of the heart
within the chest. |
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When preparing a patient for insertion of a central venous pressure line, what maneuver is
taught to the patient to decrease the chance of an air embolism? |
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For insertion of a central venous pressure line into a neck vein, in what position should the
patient be placed? |
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| How many minutes should you irrigate a chemical burn to the eye? |
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There is a high rate of success for tooth replacement if a dentist carries out the procedure
within how many minutes of the accident. |
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| How are corneal abrasions detected? |
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Damage to the epidermis with possible damage to the dermis and its appendages is
classified as what type of burn? |
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| When caring for a patient with electrical burns at a facility, your first priority is |
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| management of the patient’s airway |
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| How would you apply a dressing with the intention of debriding a wound? |
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What reflex action would be caused if you leave a heat treatment in place for a prolonged
period of time? |
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| When applying a cold treatment, how long should you leave it in place? |
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