NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
FIRST AID
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Look at the podcast
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See, hear, know
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Put your hands on your chest to feel the movement.
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Listen to the breath
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Detailed explanation-1: -Auscultation assesses airflow through the trachea-bronchial tree. It is important to distinguish normal respiratory sounds from abnormal ones for example crackles, wheezes, and pleural rub in order to make correct diagnosis.
Detailed explanation-2: -The physical examination of the chest is composed of inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. Although it is not unheard of clinicians skipping the first three steps of the chest auscultation important information can be derived from a complete lung examination.
Detailed explanation-3: -Assess the level of consciousness. Obtain the respiratory rate over a full minute. Observe the breathing pattern, including the rhythm, effort, and use of accessory muscles . Observe pattern of expiration and patient position. Observe the patient’s color in their lips, face, hands, and feet. More items
Detailed explanation-4: -Observe the patient from the end of the bed. Inspect the patient’s hands. Look for CO2 flap. Take the radial pulse. Inspect the mouth and tongue. Palpate for the left supraclavicular node. Palpate the trachea. Assess chest expansion. More items