Nursing Quiz: Vital Signs and Patient Care
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Questions and Answers

What is the term used to describe the enlargement of the thyroid?

  • Hypothalamus
  • Adrenal
  • Thyroid (correct)
  • Pituitary

What is the reason for the development of goitre?

  • Deficiency of magnesium
  • Deficiency of sodium
  • Deficiency of calcium
  • Deficiency of iodine (correct)

What is the term for an abnormal heart rate?

  • Tachypnea
  • Hyperpyrexia
  • Tachycardia (correct)
  • Arrhythmia

Where would the nurse take the client's temperature in this situation?

<p>Axillary (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the method used to assess the client's temperature in an alert client with dehydration?

<p>Axillary (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for providing frequent mouth care to an unconscious client?

<p>Maintaining oral hygiene (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the element needed for thyroxin production?

<p>Iodine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the normal serum potassium level in meq/L?

<p>3.5 to 5 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for an abnormal body temperature?

<p>Hyperpyrexia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which situation would the nurse wear gloves?

<p>Providing oral hygiene (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of taking a client's vital signs?

<p>To assess the client's overall health status (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What phase of the nursing process is the nurse implementing when taking a client's vital signs?

<p>Assessment (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the part of the body responsible for thyroxin production?

<p>Thyroid gland (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the suitable site to check the pulse in a newborn?

<p>Apical (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the right route to check the temperature in children?

<p>Rectal method (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the compression to ventilation ratio in CPR for a single rescuer?

<p>5:2 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the preferred site for giving IM injection to an infant?

<p>Vastus lateralis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the functional unit of the respiratory system?

<p>Lung (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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