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What can happen if blood flow in an artery is blocked or greatly restricted?
A
Heart palpitations
B
Stroke
C
Heart attack
D
B and C
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What can happen if blood flow in an artery is blocked or greatly restricted?
Heart palpitations
Stroke
Heart attack
B and C
Three risk factors for heart disease cant be controlled. Which of these are they?
Medicine use, vaccines, alcoholism
Age, sex, heredity
Diet, drug use, smoking
None of the above
These are tubes that carry blood back to the heart:
Arteries
Veins
Pipes
Tubas
The movement of blood through the heart and body is called:
Circulation
Locomotion
Ventriculation
Heart pump
The heart, is a muscular pump, beating an average of:
100 times per minute.
70 times per minute.
50 times per minute.
70 times per second
The ECG is a graphic record of
A measure of cardiac output.
The hearts activity.
Brain activity.
Renal function.
The cardiac cycle is:
Ten heart beats where the heart is relaxed whilst filling and then contracts.
One heart beat where the heart is contracting whilst filling and then dilates.
One heart beat where the heart is relaxed whilst filling and then contracts.
Seventy heart beats where the heart is relaxed whilst filling and then contracts.
The beating sound your heart makes comes from:
Blood going in the wrong direction
Valves closing
The heart skipping beats
Your ears playing tricks on you
The atria are the upstairs chambers of the heart and these parts are the downstairs chambers:
Valves
Ventricles
Blood
Candy hearts
In the adult the heart weighs between:
250and 500 grammes.
300 and 400 grammes.
230 and 340 grammes.
30 and 40 grammes.
How much exercise is recommended to help prevent heart disease?
10 to 15 minutes on average
20 minutes on average
90 minutes on average
40 minutes on average
How many chambers does the heart have?
Six
Five
Four
Three
Circulation and regulation of the heartbeat during high blood pressure is controlled by
Vasoconstrictor and cardio-stimulatory centre
Vasoconstrictor and vasodialtor centres
cardio-inhibitory and vasodialator centre
cardio-inhibitory and vasoconstrictor centre
Which of the following is the meaning of PRN?
When advice
When necessary
Immediately
Now
Which of the following is the appropriate route of administration for insulin?
Intramuscular
Intradermal
Subcutaneous
Intravenous
To assessment of immobilized patient focus on the following except
range of motion
activity tolerance
body alignment
Psychological condition
There are many different nursing education programs throughout the world that prepares nurses which of these program is type of basic Nursing Programs
Diploma/Certificate Programs
Baccalaureate Degree Programs in Nursing
Masters Degree Programs in Nursing
Doctoral Programs in Nursing
The nursing process is utilized to
Provide a systemic, organized and comprehensive approach to meeting the needs of clients.
Encourage the family to make decisions regarding patients care.
Increase involvement of allied healthcare professionals in decision-making
None of the above
The nurse prepares IM injection that is irritating to the subcutaneous tissue. Which of the following is the best action in order to prevent tracking of the medication
Use a small gauge needle
Apply ice on the injection site
Administer at a 45 degree angle
Use the Z-track technique
The nurse is working on a unit that uses nursing assessment flow sheets. Which statement best describes this form of charting?
Are comprehensive ch arting forms that integrate assessments and nursing actions
Contain only graphic information, such as I&O, vital signs, and medication administration
Are used to record routine aspects of care; they do not contain assessment data
Contain vital data collected upon admission, which can be compared with newly collected data