PAX PAX Nursing Admission 2

Question 1

A patient's heart rate is 52 beats per minute. Which term best describes this finding?

Accepted Answer

Bradycardia

Answer

Bradycardia refers to a heart rate below 60 beats per minute.

Question 2

Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 0.375?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

0.375 = 375/1000, which simplifies to 3/8.

Question 3

Which organ is primarily responsible for filtering waste products from the blood?

Accepted Answer

Kidney

Answer

The kidneys filter waste and excess substances from the blood to form urine.

Question 4

In the sentence 'The nurse administered the medication carefully,' the word 'carefully' functions as a:

Accepted Answer

Adverb

Answer

Carefully modifies the verb 'administered,' making it an adverb.

Question 5

What is the approximate pH of healthy human blood?

Accepted Answer

7.4

Answer

Normal blood pH ranges from 7.35 to 7.45, with 7.4 as the standard reference.

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