Industrial/Occupational Nursing Test

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MULTIPLE CHOICE:   Select the one correct answer.
1. Standard precautions are:
A. Safety measures used for equipment
B. What not to eat in the cafeteria
C. Guidelines used by health care providers with all clients to reduce risk of infection
D. All of the above

2. Signs & Symptoms of dehydration include all of the following except:
A. Increased pulse
B. Increased respirations
C. Increased blood pressure
D. Dry mouth

3. The Heimlich Maneuver is:
A. Irreversible cessation of spontaneous ventilation and circulation
B. Complete and irreversible cessation of brain function
C. A patient dies in the hospital
D. all of the above

4. DNR means
A. Do Not Return
B. Do Not Rerun
C. Do Not Resuscitate
D. Do Not Re-measure

5. Which is not a sign of Brain Death
A. Cessation of Spontaneous respiration
B. Cessation of spontaneous heartbeat
C. Positive Babinski
D. Cessation of brain function

6. Which of the following is not a sign of decreased cardiac output:
A. Decreased level of consciousness
B. Syncope
C. Hypertension
D. Chest Pain

7. Junctional Rhythm  A. Method of temporary pacemaking
8. Ectopic beat            B. A dysrhythmia of the AV node
9. Hypokalemia C. Inadequate amounts of oxygen
10. Hypoxia D. Steadily lengthening PR interval
11. PVC E. A ventricular dysrhythmia
12. First Degree AV Block F .Low serum potassium level
13. Wenckebach          G. Atria & ventricles beat @ different rates
14. Complete Heart Block H. Shows as a prolonged PR interval
15. Epicardial  I. A premature ventricular contraction

TRUE / FALSE: Enter T (True) or F (False) to respond to the following
16. Cardiac output is the volume of blood that circulates through the body per minute.
T
F

TRUE / FALSE: Enter T (True) or F (False) to respond to the following
17. A transducer is an instrument used to sense physiological events and transform them into electrical signals
T
F

TRUE / FALSE: Enter T (True) or F (False) to respond to the following
18. PEEP is the sound a ventilator makes when it breathes for the patient
T
F

TRUE / FALSE: Enter T (True) or F (False) to respond to the following
19. Tidal volume is the total volume of a normal breath
T
F

TRUE / FALSE: Enter T (True) or F (False) to respond to the following
20. ABG’s must be obtained from a venous source
T
F

TRUE / FALSE: Enter T (True) or F (False) to respond to the following
21. Defibrillation is the delivery of an electrical current to the heart
T
F

TRUE / FALSE: Enter T (True) or F (False) to respond to the following
22. Hypovolemic, Cardiogenic and Septic are all types of shock
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F

23. When giving a patient a blood transfusion, which is important to do:
A. Always have another nurse check information with you
B. Make sure the blood product matches the physicians order
C. Check the expiration date
D. All of the above

24. When caring for an elderly patient in the ICU which are important to consider:
A. Brain weight decreases
B. Pupils are less responsive to light
C. Check the expiration date
D. All of the above

25. Which of the following does not effect intracranial pressure:
A. Head injury
B. Stroke
C. Infection
D. Too much oxygen

26. Which should be checked hourly when doing neuro checks:
A. ability to follow commands
B. strength of extremities
C. pupil reaction of light
D. All of the above

27. When  a patient experiences grand mal status epilepiticus the nurse must:
A. make sure there is an airway, either oral/nasal or endotracheal
B. let the patient alone, he will be okay after
C. use tongue blade in the mouth
D. none of the above

28. Which of the following is not a function of the kidneys:
A. Regulation of fluid volume
B. Regulation of electrolyte balance
C. Regulation of acid base balance
D. Metabolism  of vitamin C

29. Signs and symptoms of renal failure include all but:
A. oliguria
B. kyperkalemia
C. infection
D. excessive Vitamin D

30. It not recognized and treated, acute renal failure could lead to:
A. pulmonary edema
B. ventricular fibrillation
C.seizures
D. All of the above

31. Which of the following are risk factors for hematological disorders:
A. Bleeding/clotting
B. Hypotension
C. Infections
D. Dysrhythmias
E. All of the above

32. When taking care of a patient receiving  dialysis, the nurse should consider the following:
A. excess alcohol consumption
B. renal disease
C. Pesticide exposure
D. All of the above

33. Decreased bowel sounds may be caused by the following:
A. peritonitis
B.gangrene
C. surgical manipulation of the bowel
D. All of the above

34. Trauma triage is:
A. dividing a trauma patients problems into three categories
B. sorting  patients to determine which ones need specialized care
C. the three types of truma;  external, accidental or self-inflicted
D. None of the above

35. The ABC’s of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation stand for:
A. Always Better Care
B. Auscultation, Backbend, Compression
C. Airway, Breathing, Chest Compression
D. Assist, Breath, Compress