ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 12 : Vital Signs Questions
Question 1 of 5
What does the nurse use the diaphragm of the stethoscope to best assess?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Lung sounds are auscultated by using the diaphragm of the stethoscope.
Question 2 of 5
What is the pulse - the expansion and contraction of an artery - produced by?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Expansion and contraction of an artery is caused by the ejection of blood from the left ventricle.
Question 3 of 5
When assessing vital signs on a 40-year-old male the nurse identifies a pulse rate of 120 beats/min. What is this pulse interpreted as by the nurse?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: If the pulse is faster than 100 beats/min on an adult patient, it is considered to be tachycardic.
Question 4 of 5
The patient's pulse is below 60 beats/min. The nurse is aware that the patient is not receiving digoxin. What does the nurse suspect is causing the bradycardia?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Bradycardia can result from unrelieved severe pain.
Question 5 of 5
What site should be selected if a peripheral pulse needs to be assessed quickly?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The carotid site is the best for finding a pulse quickly.