Nursing assessment

The purpose of bed bathing is to promote relaxation and sleep as well as to reduce body temperature.

• True

• False

Type of Assessment where you need to use your sight and smell to check specific body areas for normal color, shape, and consistency.

• Palpation

• Inspection

• Percussion

• Auscultation

Medical equipment needed to assess the eyes of the patient.

• Stethoscope

• Tongue depressor

• Gloves

• Penlight

This is a position where patients with difficulty of breathing are often placed as it allows maximum chest expansion.

• Orthopneic position

• Low fowlers position

• Lithotomy position

• Reverse Trendelenburg

To correctly and comfortably position the patient in lateral position, support pillows are not needed.

• True

• False

The most accurate and useful method to measure body temperature is

• Oral

• Axillary

• Temporal

• Rectal

The health care worker responsible for taking vital signs is the

• Charge nurse

• Physician

• Nursing assistant

• Housekeeping

Blood pressure us usually measured over the

• Radial artery

• Carotid artery

• Brachial artery

• Temporal artery

The blood pressure cuff should be applied

• One inch above the elbow

• Two inches above the elbow

• Three inches above the elbow

• Four centimeters above the elbow

Secondary vital signs includes

• Level of consciousnes

• Level of consciousness and pain

• Level of consciousness, pain, blood glucose monitoring

• Level of consciousness, pain, blood glucose, pupillary assessment