TERMS
First measurement when taking a B/P reading, when the heart is working to pump blood out of the left ventricle.
(A) diastolic
(B) systolic
(C) tachycardic
(D) dyspneic
What is (B) systolic?
Normal blood pressure
(A) systolic 90-119, diastolic 60-79
(B) systolic 60-79, diastolic 90-119
(C) systolic 120-129, diastolic less than 80
(D) systolic 180 or above, diastolic 120 or above
What is (A) systolic 90-119, diastolic 60-79?
What is often referred to as the 5th vital sign?
What is pain?
This is the most accurate site to take a temperature
(A) tympanic
(B) oral
(C) rectal
(D) axillary
What is (C) rectal?
A nursing assistant should give nail care
(A) Whenever she has time
(B) When she is bathing a resident
(C) When she notices a resident’s nails are
getting long
(D) When the resident’s nail polish wears off
What is (B) When she is bathing a resident?
Dyspnea
(A) second measurement of the BP, resting phase
(B) to widen
(C) slow breathing
(D) difficult breathing
What is (D) difficult breathing?
60-100 BPM
What is normal pulse rate?
Sudden onset, usually lasts less than 6 months
(A) Visceral pain
(B) Acute pain
(C) Phantom limb pain
(D) Chronic pain
What is (B) Acute pain?
When counting a radial pulse use your ______fingers and count for
(A) thumb, 1 full minute
(B) index and middle fingers, 1 full minute
(C) thumb, 30 seconds and multiply X2
(D) index and middle fingers, 15 seconds and multiply X4
What is (B) index and middle fingers, 1 full minute?
Which of the following should be washed every day?
(A) Hair
(B) Knees
(C) Chest
(D) Perineum
What is (D) Perineum?
High blood pressure
(A) Hypoglycemia
(B) Hyperglycemia
(C) Hypotension
(D) Hypertension
What is (D) Hypertension?
Normal respiratory rate
What is 12-20 respirations per minute?
Pain felt in the body part that is no longer present
(A) Visceral pain
(B) Acute pain
(C) Phantom limb pain
(D) Chronic pain
What is (C) Phantom limb pain?
Common symptoms of a fever include
(A) Muscle aches
(B) Sleepiness
(C) Slow movements
(D) Nausea
What is (A) Muscle aches?
What can an overbed table be used for?
(A) Placement of dirty linens
(B) Placement of bedpans
(C) Placement of meals
(D) Placement of urinals
What is (C) Placement of meals?
If a resident is having shortness of breath when laying down and breaths better sitting up with a tray table supporting him, he has
(A) tachypnea
(B) orthopnea
(C) orthostasis
(D) hypotension
What is (B) orthopnea?
Normal oral temperature
What is 97.6-99.6 F/ 36.4-37.7 C
Pain lasting over 6 months
(A) Visceral pain
(B) Acute pain
(C) Phantom limb pain
(D) Chronic pain
What is (D) Chronic pain?
All of these are vital signs except
(A) temperature
(B) blood pressure
(C) glycemic index
(D) respirations
What is (C) glycemic index?
With whom should a nursing assistant use Standard Precautions?
(A) With a resident who says he has an infectious disease
(B) With a resident who suspects he might have an infectious disease
(C) With every resident in his care
(D) With a resident who requests that they be used
What is (C) With every resident in his care?
The most common site for checking a pulse
What is radial pulse?
Your resident's BP is 198/120 what should you do?
What is report to the nurse stat, pt is in a hypertensive crisis?
This pain indicates damage to the nervous system, often caused by diabetes.
What is neuropathic pain?
Shivering, temperature below 97 degrees F, and cyanosis can be signs of
What is hypothermia?
A legal document that allows a person to decide what kind of medical care he wishes to have if he is unable to make those decisions himself is called a(n)
(A) Will
(B) Advance directive
(C) CPR
(D) Power of attorney
What is (B) Advance directive?