Ap Psychology Quiz

1. Postural vital signs. It is important to test for orthostatic hypotension especially given the patient's recent change in medications

1. When a nurse performs a physical examination on a newborn, which of the following nursing assessments should be reported to the physician?

D-The patient reports being stable on her dose and denies the need for an decrease. Denies any sort of cravings/withdrawals. Then the patient spent the session discussing how she spent her Mother's Day, competing with her mother in the game of Scramble, and her commitment to her recovery process. Lastly, the patient discussed the abusive relationship that her son is in with his girlfriend, who the patient son has been in the relationship with his girlfriend since he was 15 years old. The patient discussed about the family intervention and then asked this writer about a referral to a professional, who can come to her son's apartment to provide further intervention. This writer provided the patient with the 211 referral line to assist with the intervention.

Explanation: Answer A is incorrect as the patient has a bacterial vaginosis and amoxicillin is not the drug

b. The doctor will remove the object, if possible, and check for injury or infection.

1. A 42-year-old male patient complains of shoulder pain when the nurse moves his arm behind

C. Link to Thesis: If there are abnormalities during the electrocardiogram, the ekg machine will report what abnormalities are detected

A patient with symptoms including: slurred speech, 120 heart rate, respiratory rate of 24, diaphoretic and oxygen saturation level of 88%, requires an emergency response. Tachypnea with low oxygen levels may be helped by using oxygen, additionally calling a rapid response team is important in case the patient goes downhill quickly. To address tachycardia I would attach an EKG machine to the patient to assess the heart, will determine if the patient is having a heart attack. If the patient is conscious I would ask if they have any other symptoms they could tell me about. Additionally I would ask someone to call or find family members to get as much information as we could.

(Choice C) The symptoms and signs are typically associated with myocardial infarction. The EKG shows: ST-segment elevation in

A-Based on this writer's assessment, the patient appears to be alert and oriented. There was no evidence of SI/HI.

Pacing: Once a relationship is established, the nurse should consider the patient’s mood, go slow according to patient’s pace. Successively, this attitude towards the patient aids to lessen pressure (Halter, 2014, P. 142).

Cardiac: Regular heart rate and rhythm, +2 radial pulses, +2 pedal pulses, + capillary refill < 3 sec, no edema.

6. The nurse is administering a mental status examination to a 48-year-old patient who has

You are a nurse working in the Emergency Department of a hospital. You are asked to admit a patient who came in with chest pain. When you arrive to assess the patient you find them unresponsive.

Situation 1 – Nurse Mito is assigned to the triage area. While on duty, he assesses the condition of a client with asthma. She has difficulty breathing and her respiratory rate is 45 per minute. The doctor prescribed epinephrine 0.3 mg subcutaneously.