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| Which statement would be the responsibility of the medical technician during a routine patient admission to a nursing unit? |
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| Obtain patient's vital signs, height, and weight. |
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| What considerations determine the steps in the routine admission process? |
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| Patient's condition and the facility policy. |
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| While admitting a patient, you notice that the patient seems dizzy and unstable. What should you do? |
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| Inform the nurse that the patient is at risk for falling. |
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| Who authorizes transfer of patient care for an interservice transfer? |
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| During the transfer of a psychiatric patient requiring sedation, how are the patient's valuables safeguarded? |
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| Designated custodian signs for the property and forwards the items by registered mail. |
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| Which statement allows a patient to depart from the medical facility for a short period of time, usually between 24 and 48 hours? |
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| Verbal orders must be countersigned by the physician within... |
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| The most common forms that a medical technician will be responsible for completing are the... |
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| Intake and Output flow sheet and the Vital Signs Record |
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| What is the proper method of annotating shift change totals on the DD Form 792, Intake and Output Worksheet? |
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| Circle the last accumulated total. |
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| If a inpatient chart with the doctor's orders for vital signs every 4 hours was blank for the day, you would assume the.... |
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| Vital signs were not completed. |
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| Which nursing activity is the main aspect of resolving nursing diagnoses? |
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| Relative to the nursing process, what is a client goal? |
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| A realistic and measurable statement of the expected change in patient behavior. |
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| Which action is performed to help the patient reach his or her goal most effectively? |
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| What is a way to help relieve most of the patient's concerns prior to surgery? |
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| What has a significant impact on the patient's perceived quality of care and treatment? |
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| Professionalism and caring attitude. |
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| The surgery patient is given a preoperative medication to |
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| Which surgical case would likely be performed in a Same Day Surgery clinic? |
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| Without provider approval, what are the maximum minutes antiembolism stockings may be removed? |
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| What precaution is taken for a postoperative patient who received a radioisotope implant? |
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| When performing a neurological check on a patient, which examination would indicate an appropriate response to light being flashed on the patient's eyes? |
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| With regard to blood transfusions, one of your responsibilities is to document a patient's transfusion on... |
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| What component of blood is involved in the clotting process? |
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| How is whole blood normally supplied? |
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| What is the guideline for the maximum minutes of time from pick up to transfusion start of blood products? |
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| If a patient you are monitoring is receiving a blood transfusion and you notice distended neck veins and dyspnea. What should you do first? |
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| A post-operative who is agitated, thrashing violently or crying incessantly is most likely experiencing... |
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| Ideally, in what position is a patient placed before performing oropharyngeal suctioning? |
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| A fracture that results from disease, such as metastatic cancer of the bone, is called... |
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| Orthopaedic deformities such as a clubfoot or wryneck are cateforized as... |
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| Military personnel are commonly treated or hospitalized for what orthopedic problems? |
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| The semi-recumbent position should be avoided over long periods of time in patients with orthopedic disorders because it... |
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| Promotes flexion deformities of the hip. |
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| What orhtopedic problem would you suspect if your patient complains of soreness or aching? |
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| What is NOT a determining factor for the healing time of a bone fracture? |
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| The cramping, burning, or crushing pain complained by amputees in their missing limb is referred to as a.... |
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| What equipment is essential to have at the postoperative bedside after surgical amputation of a limb? |
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| Rehabilitation for a patient with a spinal cord injury is normally.... |
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| Turning a patient on a Stryker frame quickly after a spinal cord injury can cause... |
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| During the acute stage of the stroke the primary goal is to... |
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| During which child developmental stage is separation anxiety the most stressful? |
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| Which statement provides a hospitalized child with a sense of control? |
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| Established daily rituals and routines. |
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| The normal adaptive mechanism used by children when they loose their sense of control is... |
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| When caring for a child with nausea and vomiting, a primary concern would be... |
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| Which reason is NOT appropriate for restraining a child? |
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| You have other tasks to do, and no time to sit with the child. |
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| The amount of sleep required at night by elderly patients is generally... |
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| less because of frequent daytime naps. |
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| How would you help stimulate the appetite of an elderly patient? |
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| Cater to the patients customs. |
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| The first stage of dying is... |
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| What serious side effect is the result of leakage of chemotherapy from the vein into the surrounding tissues? |
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| All that a person is, feels, and does is generally termed... |
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| What effects an individuals feeling about themselves? |
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| Which psychiatric term defines an irresistible urge to perform apparently meaningless actions? |
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| Which psychiatric term defines a functional disorder where there is not gross disorganization of personality or a loss of contact with reality? |
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| What occurs in the third phase of spousal abuse? |
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| Spouse states it will never happen again. |
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| If a patient is being restrained, what position should they bein in if the patient is recovering from alcohol intoxication and is extremely agitated? |
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| For patients who suffer from pain, the BEST way to ensure a successful exercise activity program is to... |
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| Begin the program early in the patient's hospital stay. |
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| When planning activities for patients with psychological problems, your primay goal should be to... |
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| What should you do to help patients who become angry and hostile? |
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| Allow them to channel their hostility through verbal expression. |
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| To aid in preventing decubitus ulcers, patient positioning should be changed every... |
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| Why should your feet be parallel when you are standing? |
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| Maintain balance and prevent back, hip, and leg strain. |
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| Your stability increases as your center of gravity moves closer to your... |
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| Which technique for moving the patient up in bed is not used for a patient who has back or chest injuries? |
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| When turning a patient, what is the most important precaution to take whether you are pushing or pulling the patient? |
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| When transferring patients, you can reduce the chance of injury to yoursel by... |
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| Using good teamwork and proper body mechanics. |
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| A patient's feet must be placed on the floor or a footstool during "dangling" to prevent... |
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| Pressure on the back of the legs. |
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| Which devices can be used to slide a patient from the bed to a stretcher? |
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| Drawsheet and roller board. |
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| When helping a patient to ambulate, how should you stand and where should you place your hands? |
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| Beside and a little behind the patient with one hand on the patient's waist and one hand under the patient's near arm. |
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| Which is a safe, stable gait that can be used by patients who can bear some weight on both legs? |
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| Isometric exercises are activities that involve... |
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| Muscle contraction without body movement. |
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| Care must be taken to ensure patients do NOT hold their breath while performing isometric exercises as that may cause... |
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| Waht diet is usually ordered for patients who have difficulty chewing or swallowing, or need to alter the amount of residue in the digestive tract? |
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| The diet that is inadequate in all nutrients and should not be given for more than 3 days is the... |
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| What should the solution temperature be during gastric gavage? |
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| To prevent rapid decompression of the urinary bladder, the maximum amount of urine to remove during catherization is between... |
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| During catheterization of a female patient, how many inches is the catheter inserted for placement in the urinary bladder? |
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| The urinary cartheter is pinched prior to removal from the bladder to... |
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| Prevent air from entering the bladder. |
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| For what length of time in minutes should the paitent retain the solutiong of a cleansing enema? |
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| The patient's colostomy bag should be changed when it it... |
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| What is the normal arterial oxygen saturation range? |
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| For patients using a nonrebreathing mask, the inspired oxygen concentration is |
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| Which mask is suggested for patients with COPD? |
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| Before performing tracheostomy care, you would first... |
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| Assess the stoma for patency. |
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| This is usually described by the patient as a jumping, pounding, or stopping of the heart within the chest... |
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| When preparing a patient for insertion of a central venous pressure line, what maneuver is taught to the patient to decrease the chance of an air embolism? |
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| For insertion of a central venous pressure line into a neck vein, in what position should the patient be placed? |
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| How many mintues should you irrigate a chemical burn to the eye? |
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| There is a high rate of success for tooth replacement if a dentist carries out the procedure within how many minutes of the accident? |
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| How are corneal abrasions detected? |
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| Damage to the epidermis with possible damage to the dermis and its appendages is classified as what type of burn? |
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| When caring for a patient with electrical burns at a facility, your first priority is... |
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| Management of the patient's airway. |
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| How would you apply a dressing with the intention of debriding a wound? |
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| What reflex action would be caused if you leave a heat treatment in place for a prolonged period of time? |
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| When applying a cold treatment, how long should you leave it in place? |
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