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1) Before administering cardiotonic drugs, you must: 
a) Obtain resident’s blood pressure 
b) Obtain resident’s respiratory rate 
c) Listen to the resident’s heart and lungs 
d) Obtain the resident’s pulse 
. 
a 2) Hypertension means _________ systolic pressure and __________ diastolic pressure. 
a) Low, low 
b) Low, high 
c) High, high 
d) High, low 
. 
r 3) Inderal is given for: 
a) Arrhythmias 
b) Hypertension 
c) Hypotension 
d) Congestive Heart Failure 
. 
r 4) Which of the followin...
1) If you make an error during documentation you should 
a) erase it immediately 
b) draw and single line through it and write error 
c) report the error to the nurse and let them fix the mistake 
d) scribble through your documentation 
. 
a 2) PRN medication should be given without the nurse authorization when the resident need it 
right away. 
a) True 
b) False 
. 
a 3) Charting that is not legible is not considered charted 
a) True 
b) False 
. 
a 4) Medications are charted before they are gi...
Test taker's answer a Correct r Incorrect = Partial Credit 
a 1) Before administering cardiotonic drugs, you must: 
a) Obtain resident’s blood pressure 
b) Obtain resident’s respiratory rate 
c) Listen to the resident’s heart and lungs 
d) Obtain the resident’s pulse 
. 
a 2) Hypertension means _________ systolic pressure and __________ diastolic pressure. 
a) Low, low 
b) Low, high 
c) High, high 
d) High, low 
. 
r 3) Inderal is given for: 
a) Arrhythmias 
b) Hypertension 
c) Hypotens...
Before administering cardiotonic drugs, you must: 
a) Obtain resident’s blood pressure 
b) Obtain resident’s respiratory rate 
c) Listen to the resident’s heart and lungs 
d) Obtain the resident’s pulse 
. 
a 2) Hypertension means _________ systolic pressure and __________ diastolic pressure. 
a) Low, low 
b) Low, high 
c) High, high 
d) High, low 
. 
r 3) Inderal is given for: 
a) Arrhythmias 
b) Hypertension 
c) Hypotension 
d) Congestive Heart Failure 
. 
r 4) Which o
The heart is found in what cavity? - ANSWER thoracic 
Which layer of the heart is found on the inside? - ANSWER Endocardium 
The heart is positioned in-between what? - ANSWER The lungs 
Which layer of the heart is the thickest and is made of cardiac muscle? - ANSWER 
Myocardium 
The base of the heart is located at the... - ANSWER at the 2nd rib 
What fluid can be found between the visceral and parietal pericardium? - 
ANSWER Serous fluid 
What are the layers of the heart? - ANSWER endocardium, m...
allows blood to flow directly from the right atrium into the left atrium to bypass 
pulmonary circulation - ANSWER foramen ovale 
carries blood from the umbilical vein to inferior vena cava; allows some blood to 
bypass the liver - ANSWER ductus venosus 
atrial contraction; systole; p wave - ANSWER atrial depolarization 
max volume of air that can be exhaled following maximal inhalation - ANSWER 
vital capacity 
allows blood in pulmonary artery to flow directly into the descending aorta to 
bypa...
What should be done when there is an obstruction in a chest tube and why? 
 
Milk the tube, never strip due to pressure changes 
When is it normal to find bleeding in a chest tube? 
 Only with a hemothorax 
Is tidaling normal with a chest tube? 
 Yes, on respirations 
What does it mean when there is no longer tidaling with a chest tube? 
 That the tube is ready to be taken out 
Is constant bubbling with a chest tube good or bad? 
 Bad 
Is crepidous supposed to be at the chest tube site? 
 No, bu...
What are the two major divisions of the skeletal system? - ANSWER axial 
skeleton and appendicular skeleton 
The skull, spine, sternum, and ribs are part of what division of the skeletal system? 
- ANSWER Axial 
The girdles, arms, and legs are part of what division of the skeletal system? - 
ANSWER Appendicular 
The tympanic cavity is located in the... - ANSWER Ear 
What part of the skull contains the ossicles - ANSWER Tympanic Cavity 
These bones of the skull; frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, an...
Diagnostic Tests - √Answer :Stimulation Test 
Suppression Test 
Overnight Dexamethasone Suppresion test 
Radioactive iodine Uptake 
Thyroid-stimulating hormone 
Thyroid Scan 
T3 & T4 resin uptake test 
Needle aspiration of thyroid tissue 
Glycosylated Hemoglobin 
24 Hour urine collection for vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA) 
Quiz :Hypopituitarism Causes - √Answer :Tumors 
Trauma 
Encephalitis 
Autoimmune disorder 
Stroke 
Quiz :Hypopituitarism Assessment - √Answer :Mild to 
Moderate Obesity (GH...
Stage 1 pressure ulcer - correct answers Intact skin with nonblanchable 
redness 
Stage 2 pressure ulcer - correct answers Partial loss of dermis. Shallow 
open ulcer, usually shiny, or dry. Red-pink wound bed without sloughing or 
bruising. 
Stage 3 pressure ulcer - correct answers Full thickness tissue loss, 
subcutaneous fat may be visible. Possible undermining and tunneling. 
Stage 4 pressure ulcer - correct answers Full thickness tissue loss with 
exposed bone, tendon,or muscle. Slough or e...