Quiz QuestionsQuestion 1.What is the primary purpose of initially assessing an apical pulse?B
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Question 2.What instruction should the nurse give nursing assistive personnel [NAP] regarding theappropriate technique when measuring the adult patient’s apical pulse?D
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Question 3.Which action would take priority if a patient’s apical pulse has an irregular rhythm?A
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Question 4.Which statement demonstrates an understanding of the importance of communicatingchanges in the patient’s apical pulse rate?D
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Question 5.The nurse can best determine the effect of crying on a patient’s apical pulse by doing what?C
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Question 1.What is the major health problem resulting from a pulse deficit?
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Question 2.What should the nurse do when a pulse deficit is suspected?D
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Question 3.Which action should the nurse perform after identifying a pulse deficit?B
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Question 4.You have the following information:Oral temperature–36.8°C.Radial Pulse–112 weak, threadyApical pulse–117 regularRespirations–24 regularBlood Pressure–104/56 right arm–102/50 left armWhat is the pulse deficit?B
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5Question 5.Which of the following is an early manifestation of decreased cardiac output?A
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A nurse is caring for a patient who has just had major abdominal surgery to resect a portion ofhis colon. What is the most reliable sign that the patient has significant postoperative pain?A
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Question 2.What will the nurse instruct nursing assistive personnel [NAP] to do regarding the managementof a patient’s pain?A
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Question 3.Which observation indicates that a patient’s analgesic has been effective in managing painthat she rated a 6 out of 10 on a pain rating scale before the intervention?B
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Question 4.A patient with a herniated disk is scheduled for surgery to fuse two vertebrae in her cervicalspine. Which activity is most likely to be a palliative factor for this patient?
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