NR Practice Exam 1

The assessment of the airway should take no longer than

• 15 seconds.

• 5 seconds.

• 10 seconds.

• 30 seconds.

You are assessing a patient who is unconscious and unresponsive. You notice that he has agonal respirations. You have determined this because agonal respirations are characterized by

• deep, slow breaths.

• occasional gasping breaths.

• rapid, shallow breaths.

• slow, shallow breaths.

Normal breathing has which of the following characteristics?

• regular chest rise and fall

• movement of the abdomen

• a normal rate and rhythm

• all of the above

In compensated shock, the respirations will be

• normal.

• increased.

• decreased.

• we breathe with our lungs

Which of the following is the narrowest part of the airway in an adult?

• the glottis opening

• the carina

• the epiglottis

• the bronchus

What is another word for the cheek bone?

• orbit

• malar bone

• ethmoid bone

• zygomatic bone

What is the largest organ of the body?

• liver

• heart

• brain

• skin

When should the PASG be removed in the field?

• when the patient regains consciousness

• when the patient becomes normotensive

• when pulmonary edema develops

• under no circumstances

What structure is also called the Adam's apple?

• hyoid bone
• throid cartilage

• cricoid cartilage

• larynx

You are assessing a patient who has overdosed on cocaine. You would expect his pupils to be

• dilated

• pinpoint

• normal

• unequal