Galen Nur 155 Exam 1 Questions And Answers (Graded A)

What is the reason for checking posterior tibial pulse? {Ans: determine circulation to the foot}Define cardiac output {Ans: volume of blood pumped into the arteries by the heart}What are the 5 percussion sounds? {Ans: flatness, dullness, resonance, hyperresonance, and tympany}What does DAR documentation stand for? {Ans: Data, action, response}What are the first lines of defense against infection? {Ans: intact skin/mucosa membranes, mouth, cilia of nasal passages, tears, GI, vagina and urine flow}define percussion {Ans: direct, blunt or indirect tapping to produce sound}define susceptible host {Ans: person who is at risk for infection}Define transmission-based precautions {Ans: for known or suspected infections that are spread in one of three ways}Describe the percussion sound dullness {Ans: medium intensity, medium pitch, moderate duration, thudlike sound EX: heart, liver}describe the percussion sound flatness {Ans: soft intensity, high pitch, short duration, extremely dull quality. EX: muscle, bone}Define bacteremia {Ans: presence of bacteria in the blood}Define inspection {Ans: looking over; using all 5 senses}describe fissue {Ans: linear crack with sharp edges, extending into the dermis}Define natural passive immunity {Ans: Immunity produced from antibody transfer from mom to offspring across the placenta or thru