Dental Nursing skills/ first aid: Practice Test #1

When taking the blood pressure on an adult male, the normal range of the systolic will fall between:

• 120-140 mm

• 110-120 mm

• 80-105 mm

• 105-110 mm

The following condition frequently accompanies an epileptic seizure:

• Numbness of extremities

• clenching of the teeth

• decreased temperature

• Hemorrhaging

When checking respiration rate, normal breathing will appear:

• rapid and shallow

• shallow and regular

• deep and irregular

• deep and regular

The average adult will have a normal body temperature reading of approximately ______ degrees F.

• 96.8

• 98.3

• 97.8

• 98.6

The medication being taken by the patient that could create the most serious problem during oral surgery is:

• tetracycline

• antipyretic

• anticoagulant

• tranquilizers

A patient walking into the operatory suddenly collapses, there is no pulse or breathing.  You should:

• call for help and start CPR

• observe the patient until the dentist can help

• maintain the body temperature

• keep the patient's head between his or her knees

Anaphylactic shock is:

• a sudden violent allergic reaction

• trismus

• a reaction to anxiety

• mechanical blockage of the airway

The first step in a primary survey of an unconscious patient is:

• check for an open airway (breathing)

• check circulation

• check for hemorrhaging

• check pulse

In an adult one-rescuer CPR, the rate of compressions to breaths is:

• 15 compressions to 2 breaths

• 20 compressions to 2 breaths

• 30 compressions to 2 breaths

• 5 compressions to 2 breaths

The first-aid treatment in an emergency is:

• treat for shock, control breathing, restore bleeding

  b.

  control bleeding, restore breathing, treat for shock

  c.

  restore breathing, treat for shock, control bleeding

  d.

  restore breathing, control bleeding, treat for shock

• control bleeding, restore breathing, treat for shock

• restore breathing, treat for shock, control bleeding

• restore breathing, control bleeding, treat for shock