Question

Attached are questions; I have answered with my answers marked with *. Now there are wrong answers. Please find the wrong answers and explain why.

1.) During the third trimester, the blood volume of the pregnant woman

A.

decreases steadily

B.

increases rapidly

C.

decreases rapidly

D.

*increases steadily

2.) Which of the following tools would you anticipate to be used as part of the adolescent’s mental status assessment?

A.

Denver II screening

* B.

The Behavioral Checklist

C.

The Mini-Cog instrument

D.

The A,B,C,T assessment

3.) When performing pulse assessment, it is important to include all of the following except

* A.

volume

B.

rate

C.

force

D. Rhythm

Answer 1

1. Blood volume of the pregnant woman start increasing from the first trimester. It grows steadily till 34-36 weeks and becomes steady after that.

So the correct answer is D. increases steadily.

2. Adolescent’s mental status assessment is done by Behavioral Checklist. It is filled by parents to check behavioral and emotional problems of adolescents.

The Mini-Cog instrument is used for assessment of cognitive impairment in older adults.

Denver II screening is used for screening of developmental delays in infants and toddlers.

So, the answer is b.

3. Volume is not included in pulse assessment. Volume of blood coming to the pulse cannot be assessed by physical examination. It is important to note rhythm, force, and rate. Rhythm is checked by counting the beats per minute. Force is determined by the strength of the beat.  Rate is checked by counting the beats starting from one for twenty seconds.

So, the answer is A.