PAX Nursing Admission Flashcards
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A patient's heart rate is 52 beats per minute. Which term best describes this finding?
Answer: Bradycardia
Bradycardia refers to a heart rate below 60 beats per minute.
Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 0.375?
Answer: 3/8
0.375 = 375/1000, which simplifies to 3/8.
Which organ is primarily responsible for filtering waste products from the blood?
Answer: Kidney
The kidneys filter waste and excess substances from the blood to form urine.
In the sentence 'The nurse administered the medication carefully,' the word 'carefully' functions as a:
Answer: Adverb
Carefully modifies the verb 'administered,' making it an adverb.
What is the approximate pH of healthy human blood?
Answer: 7.4
Normal blood pH ranges from 7.35 to 7.45, with 7.4 as the standard reference.
A solution contains 20g of solute dissolved in 500 mL of solution. What is the concentration in g/mL?
Answer: 0.04 g/mL
Concentration = 20g ÷ 500 mL = 0.04 g/mL.
Which part of the cell contains the genetic information?
Answer: Nucleus
The nucleus houses DNA, the cell's genetic material.
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