Fundamentals Of Nursing Practice Quiz 5

January 16, 2021

Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Quiz 5

Is your knowledge about the foundation of nursing well and sound? This quiz will question your ability to handle different nursing procedures, and other concepts covered by Fundamentals of Nursing.

Topics

Topics or concepts included in this exam are:

Drug Administration
Nursing Procedures and Skills
Various questions about Fundamentals of Nursing

Guidelines

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Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
You are given one minute per question. Spend your time wisely!
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Fundamentals of Nursing

Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Quiz 5

1 / 10

The nurse uses a stethoscope to auscultate a male patient’s chest. Which statement about a stethoscope with a bell and diaphragm is true?

The bell detects high-pitched sounds best

The diaphragm detects high-pitched sounds best

The bell detects thrills best

The diaphragm detects low-pitched sounds best

2 / 10

Nurse Mackey is monitoring a patient for adverse reactions during barbiturate therapy. What is the major disadvantage of barbiturate use?

Prolonged half-life

Poor absorption

Potential for drug dependence

Potential for hepatotoxicity

3 / 10

The physician prescribes 250 mg of a drug. The drug vial reads 500 mg/ml. how much of the drug should the nurse give?

2 ml

1 ml

½ ml

¼ ml

4 / 10

To evaluate a patient for hypoxia, the physician is most likely to order which laboratory test?

Red blood cell count

Sputum culture

Total hemoglobin

Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis

5 / 10

Which human element considered by the nurse in charge during assessment can affect drug administration?

The patient’s ability to recover

The patient’s occupational hazards

The patient’s socioeconomic status

The patient’s cognitive abilities

6 / 10

What does the nurse in charge do when making a surgical bed?

Leaves the bed in the high position when finished

Places the pillow at the head of the bed

Rolls the patient to the far side of the bed

Tucks the top sheet and blanket under the bottom of the bed

7 / 10

Which nursing action is essential when providing continuous enteral feeding?

Elevating the head of the bed

Positioning the patient on the left side

Warming the formula before administering it

Hanging a full day’s worth of formula at one time

8 / 10

An employer establishes a physical exercise area in the workplace and encourages all employees to use it. This is an example of which level of health promotion?

Primary prevention

Secondary prevention

Tertiary prevention

Passive prevention

9 / 10

The nurse in charge measures a patient’s temperature at 102 degrees F. what is the equivalent Centigrade temperature?

39 degrees C

47 degrees C

38.9 degrees C

40.1 degrees C

10 / 10

A male patient is to be discharged with a prescription for an analgesic that is a controlled substance. During discharge teaching, the nurse should explain that the patient must fill this prescription how soon after the date on which it was written?

Within 1 month

Within 3 months

Within 6 months

Within 12 months

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Q.1 The nurse in charge measures a patient’s temperature at 102 degrees F. what is the equivalent Centigrade temperature?

A. 39 degrees C

B. 47 degrees C

C. 38.9 degrees C

D. 40.1 degrees C

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Q.2 To evaluate a patient for hypoxia, the physician is most likely to order which laboratory test?

A. Red blood cell count

B. Sputum culture

C. Total hemoglobin

D. Arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis

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Q.3 The nurse uses a stethoscope to auscultate a male patient’s chest. Which statement about a stethoscope with a bell and diaphragm is true?

A. The bell detects high-pitched sounds best

B. The diaphragm detects high-pitched sounds best

C. The bell detects thrills best

D. The diaphragm detects low-pitched sounds best

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Q.4 A male patient is to be discharged with a prescription for an analgesic that is a controlled substance. During discharge teaching, the nurse should explain that the patient must fill this prescription how soon after the date on which it was written?

A. Within 1 month

B. Within 3 months

C. Within 6 months

D. Within 12 months

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Q.5 Which human element considered by the nurse in charge during assessment can affect drug administration?

A. The patient’s ability to recover

B. The patient’s occupational hazards

C. The patient’s socioeconomic status

D. The patient’s cognitive abilities

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Q.6 An employer establishes a physical exercise area in the workplace and encourages all employees to use it. This is an example of which level of health promotion?

A. Primary prevention

B. Secondary prevention

C. Tertiary prevention

D. Passive prevention

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Q.7 What does the nurse in charge do when making a surgical bed?

A. Leaves the bed in the high position when finished

B. Places the pillow at the head of the bed

C. Rolls the patient to the far side of the bed

D. Tucks the top sheet and blanket under the bottom of the bed

View Answer

Q.8 The physician prescribes 250 mg of a drug. The drug vial reads 500 mg/ml. how much of the drug should the nurse give?

A. 2 ml

B. 1 ml

C. ½ ml

D. ¼ ml

View Answer

Q.9 Nurse Mackey is monitoring a patient for adverse reactions during barbiturate therapy. What is the major disadvantage of barbiturate use?

A. Prolonged half-life

B. Poor absorption

C. Potential for drug dependence

D. Potential for hepatotoxicity

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Q.10 Which nursing action is essential when providing continuous enteral feeding?

A. Elevating the head of the bed

B. Positioning the patient on the left side

C. Warming the formula before administering it

D. Hanging a full day’s worth of formula at one time

View Answer

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Guidelines

Q.1 The nurse in charge measures a patient’s temperature at 102 degrees F. what is the equivalent Centigrade temperature?

Q.2 To evaluate a patient for hypoxia, the physician is most likely to order which laboratory test?

Q.3 The nurse uses a stethoscope to auscultate a male patient’s chest. Which statement about a stethoscope with a bell and diaphragm is true?

Q.4 A male patient is to be discharged with a prescription for an analgesic that is a controlled substance. During discharge teaching, the nurse should explain that the patient must fill this prescription how soon after the date on which it was written?

Q.5 Which human element considered by the nurse in charge during assessment can affect drug administration?

Q.6 An employer establishes a physical exercise area in the workplace and encourages all employees to use it. This is an example of which level of health promotion?

Q.7 What does the nurse in charge do when making a surgical bed?

Q.8 The physician prescribes 250 mg of a drug. The drug vial reads 500 mg/ml. how much of the drug should the nurse give?

Q.9 Nurse Mackey is monitoring a patient for adverse reactions during barbiturate therapy. What is the major disadvantage of barbiturate use?

Q.10 Which nursing action is essential when providing continuous enteral feeding?

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