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Latest Updated Benchmark 2 Patient Care Fundamentals
Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2024 Graded A+
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Which of the following is a sign of cyanosis? - Answer Skin and lips turn bluish in color
Your patient is having difficulty breathing and has a respiration rate of 5 breaths per minute.
Which of the following describes your patient. - Answer bradypnea
Where is a radial pulse meausred? - Answer On the underside of the patient's wrist
Which of the following is true of height and weight measurements? - Answer They can be used
to monitor growth, dose medication, and order lab tests.
Which of the following is the most important indicator of health of the body? - Answer Vital
signs
While counting pulse, what must you also be aware of? - Answer The volume and rhythm of the
pulse
In addition to height and weight, taking infant body measurements includes which of the
following? - Answer Head circumference
Which range is the average resting pulse for adults - Answer 60 to 100
When taking blood pressure, how should the patient's arm be positioned? - Answer The heart
level, supported with palm facing up
What does temperature measure? - Answer The balance between heat produced and heat lost
Which of the following describes correct technique for measuring height and weight? - Answer
Read the weight when the balance bar is centered between the upper and lower guides
Where should the thermometer be located in the patient's mouth for an oral reading? - Answer
Under the tongue, toward the side of the mouth
An average normal range of less than 80 mm Hg is the standard for which blood pressure -
Answer Diastolic
Which of the following describes the correct use of a tympanic thermometer? - Answer Use
plastic covers to prevent the spread of infection
How is respiration measured? - Answer The number of breaths per minute
