Paxton Patterson: Nursing

A Registered Nurse may supervise:

All other nurses

To check a patient's pulse, the nurse must first find:

An artery

Which of the following does not usually fall into the job description of a public health nurse?

Assisting in heart transplant surgery

The duties of a nursing assistant include all of the following except:

Assisting in the operating room

While there are many levels of training needed to become a nurse, depending on the role and career path, the minimum would most likely be

Associate degree

__________ ______is measured as the number of breaths taken every minute.

Breathing rate

You are the RN on duty in a hospital when a celebrity is admitted to your unit. You get a call from a news reporter at a local television station. You confirm that the celebrity is in the hospital but do not provide additional information. Your actions complied with HIPAA.

FALSE

When a nurse checks the pulse, he

Feels for the artery

Which of the following is not one of a flight nurse's important skills?

Filling out insurance forms

_____ _____ is help given to a sick or injured person until full medical treatment is available.

First aid

Washing hands with soap and warm water not only helps stop the spread of infectious diseases, but also helps prevent the spread of:

Food borne illnesses

Blood sugar is called:

Glucose

Clinical training is:

Hands-on training that can take place in a variety of settings

Sally is immunized against measles. This means she:

Has antibodies to fight that disease

The primary reason for requiring nurses to get a license is to make sure that they:

Have appropriate skills and knowledge to practice safely

Which of the following is not true? Because of cultural differences, a:

Health provider may have to force a patient to accept treatment

______ ________is any disorder that affects the heart's ability to function normally.

Heart disease

A ______ _________ ________ is a serious problem that occurs after a patient receives a transfusion of blood. The red blood cells that were given to the patient are destroyed by the patient's immune system.

Hemolytic transfusion reaction

___________ refers to a group of bleeding disorders in which it takes a long time for the blood to clot.

Hemophilia

Jeremy is 24 years old and is about to have surgery. Who is legally able to view his medical records?

The nurse prepping him for surgery

Florence Nightingale:

Used math to determine what treatments worked best

During labor, the EFM enables a nurse to:

Monitor the mother's contractions and determine if the baby is under any stress during delivery

_________ _____ _________ varies by person, age, activity, and time of day.

Normal body temperature

A ______ _______ is a nurse with a graduate degree in advanced practice nursing.

Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioners are:

Nurses with advanced training

Which of the following cannot be found by testing blood?

Overall mental health

Nurses who work with children and infants are called:

Pediatric nurses

What does a nurse do using the median cubital vein on the patient's arm?

Perform venipuncture

Flight nurses:

Provide emergency care

Which of the following are included in checking a patient's vital signs?

Pulse, breathing rate, and temperature

As part of their educational program, nursing students must take classes in and gain a thorough understanding of the following areas, except:

Renaissance literature

Which of the following is not true of Florence Nightingale?

She invented the flashlight to help her with overnight rounds while attending to wounded soldiers in a military hospital.

Which statement is not true of Clara Barton?

She was born in England in 1821.

A public health nurse does not provide direct patient care but works to promote good health in the community.

TRUE

A triage nurse in the ER decides the order in which patients see a doctor.

TRUE

Neonatal nurses go through special training programs to become experts on taking care of very small, very sick infants.

TRUE

One of the reasons medical records are kept is to determine what treatment works best for a disease.

TRUE

The metric system is useful in a hospital setting because of its accuracy in describing very small amounts.

TRUE

Washing your hands could prevent a life-threatening infection.

TRUE

A phlebotomist:

Takes blood from a patient

Which of the following statements is true about a career in nursing?

The environment in an ER is fast-paced and serious.

It is possible to recognize the level of training that a nurse has received by:

The nametag and identification worn by the nurse in a health care setting

When collecting a blood sample, the nurse takes the sample from the patient's:

Vein

Which of the following statements about the circulatory system is true?

Veins do not have a pulse.

A patient with a sprained ankle will most likely be seen before a patient with heart attack symptoms.

FALSE

After graduation with a bachelor's of science in nursing and passing a national licensing exam, nurses have great difficulty finding employment.

FALSE

Every emergency room nurse is qualified to be a flight nurse.

FALSE

Florence Nightingale came from very humble beginnings and very little money.

FALSE

If the parents never had a certain immunization, the child does not need it.

FALSE

In nursing, most people start as an RN and go back to school to become a CNA.

FALSE

It is not important for a nurse to have communications skills as long as he or she has passed a certification exam.

FALSE

LPNs supervise RNs.

FALSE

Math is not used in modern medicine.

FALSE

Primary care means caring for children in grades K-6.

FALSE

School nurses must wear scrubs to work each day, just as they would do at a hospital or clinic.

FALSE

The American Red Cross only deals with disaster relief.

FALSE

The metric system is the most common system of measurement in the United States.

FALSE

A triage nurse must quickly assess a patient upon arrival in the ER. Which of the following is not important information for the triage nurse to gather in order to determine how quickly a patient must be seen?

Blood type

At a hospital, 45 people were admitted with a serious strain of flu. The complication rate was 33%. About how many patients developed complications?

15

In the previous example, 50 patients had surgery. Eight patients developed pneumonia. What is the percentage of patients who developed pneumonia with the new protocol?

16%

A baby weighing 10kg needs 100 ml of fluid per kg in a 24-hour period. Over two days, the child should have:

2000 ml

For children who weigh between 10kg - 20kg, they need 1000ml plus 50ml for each kg between 11kg and 20kg. For children who weigh more than 20kg (44 pounds), they need 1500ml plus 25ml for each kg over 20kg. Which of the following is the correct amount of fluid?

24 kg child needs 1500ml + (4 x 25) = 1500 + 100 = 1600 ml /24 hours

Originally, 10 out of 40 patients developed pneumonia. With the new protocol, 8 out of 50 developed pneumonia. What is the percentage of improvement for the new protocol?

9%

To become a registered nurse, one must complete:

A BSN (bachelor's of science in nursing) and pass a national licensing exam.

If a baby is called a "preemie" it is:

A baby that was born prematurely and is almost always very tiny and fragile

Arrhythmia

A condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm.

A nurse practitioner may need to perform a suture if the patient has:

A deep and open wound

In a hospital, when a nurse does not wash her hands

A patient could die

A sphygmomanometer measures:

Blood pressure

______ ________ is the pressure of the blood within the arteries.

Blood pressure

Pediatric nurses work with:

Children

Obstetric nursing is the specialty area of nursing that deals with:

Delivering babies

Noninvasive

Diseases that usually do not spread to or damage other organs and tissues.

In a nurses educational and training program, they are required to experience many different settings. This is important because:

It helps them to decide the area on which to focus for specialized training

Which statement is true about immunizations?

It is important for parents to learn as much as possible about current scientific research on immunizations and make the best decision for their children.

Which of the following statements about Florence Nightingale is true?

It was not common for women in Florence Nightingale's era to have a job.

HIPAA is a law created to:

Keep your personal health records private and confidential

Which of the following statements about a Nursing career is not true?

There are many types of nursing careers, and they each have very different basic educational programs.

One example of why neonatal nurses must be skilled at math is:

They must calculate the correct doses for premature babies' medications

What does it mean to be highly ethical?

To be trustworthy, honest, and always strive to do the right thing

Which of the following is the primary role of the triage nurse in the emergency department?

To determine the priority order in which patients should be given care

If your primary doctor is not available, you can be seen and treated by a nurse practitioner in most primary care cases.

True

Which factor is the most important in calculating a dosage of fluid or medication for a tiny infant?

Weight

A public health nurse is a professional who:

Works on programs related to community health