1. 20 to 40 beats per minute
   40 to 60 beats per minute
2. 60 to 100 beats per minute
   Over 100 beats per minute

The normal heart rate for an adult is 60 to 100 beats per minute. A lower rate means more efficient heart function and better cardiovascular fitness, so athletes can fall below 60 and be fine.

1. In the hallway
   In the current patient's room
2. In the break room
   In the next patient's room before touching them

By disposing of the gown and gloves in the patient's room with MRSA, it lowers the chance of spreading the infection to staff or other patients.

1. Drug allergy
   Drug idiosyncrocasy
2. Drug tolerance
   Drug synergism

After taking a drug, you can experience a rash, hives or even difficulty breathing. This is the result of a drug allergy.

1. Right after eating
   2 to 3 hours after eating
2. At the same time every day
   Right when they wake up

The nurse should weigh the patient at the same time every day. Most likely, the patient will be in similar circumstances as the day before and so on.

1. Call for immediate help
   Offer support and reassurance
2. Place them in a downright position and have them take small sips of water.
   Remain and act calm

If a patient is suffering from chest pains, no food or drinks should be consumed until they are assessed by a doctor. They should also not be put in a prone position when experiencing chest pains.

1. Thoroughness
   Accuracy
2. Organization
   All of the above

Documentation must leave no room for interpretation. The information must be thorough, accurate and organized for anyone who will be reading it in the future.

1. Heat compression
   Moist bandages
2. Dry bandage pressure
   Cold compression

To reduce swelling, cold packs are used. Heat compressions are normally used when trying to reduce pain, like in the back.

1. Immediately, as a cold drink would not affect an oral thermometer.
   3 to 5 minutes after drink was finished
2. 15 minutes after drink was finished
   20 to 30 minutes after drink was finished

The oral cavity needs a little time to return to a more accurate temperature. The 15 minutes should be enough time to allow that to happen.

1. 98.6°F (37°C)
   99.9°F (37.7°C)
2. 96°F (35.6°C)
   100.4°F (38°C)

The average body temperature is normally 98.6°F (37°C). If your temperature goes over 100.4°F (38°C), you have an illness or infection.

1. High blood pressure
   High anxiety
2. Tense muscles
   High stress

The medical term for high blood pressure is called hypertension. When the blood pressure is low, it's called hypotension.

1. Not using sterile gloves to touch the outside wrapper of sterilized material.
   Placing the sterile items into the sterile field.
2. Placing sterile object on the edge of the sterile field.
   Using sterile forceps to handle a sterile object instead of sterile gloves.

The edges of a sterile field are considered to be contaminated. Therefore, anything that touched the edges would be considered contaminated also.

1. Improving the quality of life for an elderly patient
   Using surgery to cure a patient
2. Improving the quality of life for patients with a serious illness
   24-hour care for a patient

Palliative care is focused on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness. This care has a goal of improving the quality of life for both the patient and their family.

1. Axillary nerve
   Median nerve
2. Optic nerve
   Trochlear nerve

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition that causes numbness, tingling and pain in the hand and arm. This happens when the median nerve, one of the major nerves to the hand, is squeezed or compressed.

1. Clotting time
   Blood typing and cross-matching
2. Coagulation time
   Check for infections

Before the transfusion, the blood type of the donor and recipient must be checked for compatibility. Blood typing determines a person's blood type and cross-matching determines the compatibility of their blood after their blood types are matched.

1. Redness on the skin
   An open area with redness
2. Superficial ulcer that looks like a deep crater
   Open area with damage reaching to the bone, joint or tendons

The damage to the bone, joint or tendons signals Stage 4. Redness would be Stage 1, both redness and an open sore would be Stage 2 and the crater-like appearance would be Stage 3.

1. Critical care nursing
   Home health nursing
2. Forensic nursing
   School nursing

Critical care nurses work with the critically ill or unstable patients. You can find critical care nurses in intensive care units, burn units, pediatrics and more.

1. Move the call light
   Mitering the corners
2. Wash your hands.
   Adjusting the height of the bed

With so many germs on beds and in sheets, you should wash your hands when finished. The others are part of the process, but not the final step.

1. Jacket
   Elbow
2. Clove hitch
   Mummy

The elbow restraint will stop the baby from being able to touch the surgical site. However, it will not stop movement of other parts of their body.

1. Cooled extremities
   Labored breathing
2. Unstable blood pressure
   Increase in appetite

When a body is shutting down, it experiences all of these things except the increase in appetite. You lose your appetite instead.

1. Peel the glove away from you so it comes off inside out.
   Always wash your hands before putting on and after removing gloves.
2. Don't let the outer layer of the glove touch your skin after removing them.
   Latex gloves are the most permeable, so always wear them.

Latex gloves are not the best option, as people have latex allergies. There are plenty of other glove materials around.

1. A patient with leukopenia
   A patient that was just diagnosed with diabetes
2. A patient that just underwent orthopedic surgery
   A patient receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics

A patient with leukopenia has a decreased number of leukocytes or white blood cells. These are important when fighting off infections.

1. Butternut squash
   Kale
2. White potatoes
   Carrots

Vitamin A plays a vital role in vision. Potatoes are a good source of vitamin C and B6 and even fiber, but not vitamin A.

1. It is more cost effective than other methods.
   It gives the most accurate reading.
2. It offers the easiest access and the least inconvenience for the patient.
   It's the only way patients will do it.

This is the easiest way to take a temperature, which is why this is the most desirable way. It gives patients a bit more control.

1. Subcutaneously
   Intranasal spray application
2. Intramuscularly
   Intravenously

Normally, the regular season flu shot would be injected into the muscle, so it's done intramuscularly.

1. Flank
   Flatus
2. Floatation
   Flashtube

Flatus is the medical term for intestinal gas. Another word for a fart would be (of course) flatulence.

1. Rectally
   Orally
2. Otic
   Forehead

Various studies have been conducted and they have determined that the most accurate core temperature reading is done rectally.

1. Functional heart murmurs
   Sounds heard while measuring blood pressure
2. Sounds heard on an ultrasound
   Pathological heart murmurs

Korotkoff sounds are blood flow sounds that nurses observe when taking a patient's blood pressure. The sounds appear and disappear when the blood pressure cuff is inflated and deflated.

1. Blood pressure
   Blood glucose
2. Heart rate
   Pain

The four primary vital signs are body temperature, blood pressure, pulse and breathing rate. Depending on the clinical setting, they may also include a fifth vital sign, which would be pain.

1. Giving them extra blankets
   Making sure no wrinkles in the sheets
2. Changing positions regularly
   Changing soiled sheets quickly

Providing a resident with extra blankets will not prevent pressure sores. The other options all help in preventing them.

1. Cardiac arrest
   High blood sugar
2. Life-threatening allergic reaction
   Anaphylactic shock

Epinephrine is a medication and hormone that is also known as adrenaline. It is used to treat all of these except high blood sugar.

1. Back muscles
   Cardiac muscles
2. Leg muscles
   Upper arm muscles

The leg muscles are the strongest muscles in the body. Because of this, they should bear most of the lifting.

1. Terminal disinfection is performed
   Strict isolation is required
2. Invasive procedures are performed
   Protective isolation is necessary

Any invasive procedures, like surgery, require sterile technique to maintain a sterile environment. This helps prevent any infections being transmitted.

1. 16 oz. can of juice
   12 oz. can of juice
2. 8 oz. can of juice
   4 oz. can of juice

There are approximately 30 milliliters in one ounce, so an 8 oz. can of juice would work best here.

1. When your hands are not visibly soiled
   When you are putting in a catheter
2. When your hands are visibly soiled
   When your hands are cut and have blood on them

When your hands don't look soiled, an alcohol-based sanitizer works best. If they are soiled, soap and water is your best bet.

1. Their stylish looks
   To prevent dependent edema
2. To provide external warmth
   To promote circulation in the veins

Also known os TED (Thrombo-Embolic Deterrent) hose, they are used to support the venous and lymphatic drainage of the leg. They are used to distribute an equal amount of compression at the ankle and up the leg.