Unit 1.3 recap

Significant elevation in blood pressure measurements from one day to the next could be attributed to:

• a decrease in cuff size

• An increase in cuff size

• A.new onset of pain or anxiety.

• A.both A and C.

Which patient would be most likely to present with a pulse rate that is lower than normal?

• A.A 70-year-old telephone salesman
  presenting with dehydration

• A.A 20-year-old runner who had surgery
  4 days ago for a fractured leg

• A.A 67-year-old presenting with an exacerbation of his COPD

• A.A 34-year-old librarian presenting with asthma

The general survey consists of four distinct areas. These areas include

• mental status, speech, behaviour, and mood and affect.

• gait, range of motion, mental status, and behaviour.

• physical appearance, body structure, mobility, and behaviour.

• level of consciousness, personal hygiene, mental status, and physical condition

An adult patient’s pulse is 46 beats per minute. The term used to describe this rate is

• Tachycardia

• Bradycardia

• weak and thready

• sinus arrhythmia

Which vital sign change occurs with aging?

• Increase in pulse rate

• widened pulse pressure

• Increase in body temperature

• Decrease in diastolic blood pressure

Which conclusion will a nurse make when assessing a 75-year-old patient diagnosed with asthma assuming a tripod position?

• Assume the patient is eager and interested in participating in the interview.

• Evaluate for abdominal pain, which may be exacerbated in the sitting position.

• • Assume difficulty breathing and assists to the supine position.

• Recognize a tripod position is often used when having respiratory difficulties

Which count will the nurse utilize when assessing the radial pulse of a patient?

• 1 minute, if the rhythm is irregular

• 15 seconds and then multiply by 4 if the rhythm is regular.

• 2 full minutes to detect any variation in amplitude.

• 10 seconds and then multiply by 6 if the patient has no history of cardiac abnormalities.