Unit 4 fon test

A resident's weight, compared with the height, gives information about their__status and changes in their medical condition. They can also be used by doctors to order medications.

• Mental

• Nutritional

• Elimination

• Circulatory

Which of the following is not a reasonable and common measurement used for height?

• Meters

• Feet

• Cm

• In

how would you obtain someone's height with contractures or cannot stand?

• Guess

• Lay them flat on a ruler

• Prop them up so they are standing

• Use a tape measure

When weighing a patient, you should not:

• Have them void before weighing

• Weigh at the same time every day

• Use the closet scale to your current location

• Have them remove excessive clothing and shoes

Which of the following is not a commonand reasonable measurement for weight?

• Grams

• Pounds

• Kilograms

• Ounces

Which scale would be most appropriate for someone who is bed-bound?

• bathroom/standing scale

• A scale attached to a hydraulic lift

• Bed scale

• Wheelchair scale

You need to take a tympanic temperature on a two year old. how would you position the ear?

• pull the pinna straight back and up

• pull the pinna straight back and down

• Pull the pinna straight back

• none of the above

You have taken caroline's axillary temperature. Which of the following temperature would need to be reported?

• 97.6 F

• 98.6 F

• 99.6 F

• 96.6 F

Which disorder is defined as a temperature above 104 F?

• No disorder, this is a normal temperature

• Hypothermia

• Hyperthermia

• Fever

Bryson's radial pulse is taken by NC donna. Which of the following should she report immediately?

• 99 bpm

• 70 bpm, strong, regular

• 110 bpm, strong, irregular

• 63 bpm, regular