NUR 134 FINAL EXAM KEY TERMS QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027
SPICES tool - Answers Used to identify commons problems
Sensory Reception - Answers Process of receiving data about the internal or external
environment
Sensory Perception - Answers Conscious process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting data
from senses to meaningful information
Etiology - Answers Cause or contributing factor related to the problem
Evaluative Statement - Answers How well outcome is met
-Describes pt info or evidence to support
Pulse Oximetry (purpose) - Answers Measures the peripheral arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation
(Spo2) of arterial blood
Desaturation - Answers Decreased Spo2 level
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) - Answers Point of highest flow during expiration
-Measured using a peak flow meter
Incentive Spirometry - Answers Assist patient in breathing slowly and deeply and to sustain
maximal inspiration, while providing positive reinforcement
Cleansing Enema - Answers Removes feces from colon
-Hypotonic: tap water
-Isotonic: saline solution
Oil-Retention Enema - Answers Helps soften stool and lubricate intestinal mucosa
Carminative Enema - Answers Helps expel flatus (gas) from rectum and relieve distention
Medicated Enemas - Answers Administer meds rectally
Enemas- Patient Position - Answers Left sims, with upper knee pulled up to abdomen
Digital Removal of Feces- Position - Answers Left sims
Urinary Sheath (Condom Catheter) - Answers External urine collection device for use on penis
WBC (Leukocytes) - Value - Answers Normal Range: 4,500-10,500/m3
, Leukocytosis - Answers Elevated WBC >10,500
Leukopenia - Answers Decreased WBC <4,500
RBC (Erythrocytes)- Value - Answers Normal Range: 4.2-5.4 mmm3 (men) ; 3.6-5 mmm3
(women)
Neutrophils - Answers Fight bacterial infections
Lymphocytes - Answers Fight viruses and can be decreased in bacterial infections
Erythrocytosis - Answers Elevated RBC
Anemia - Answers Decreased WBC
Hemoglobin (HGR) - Answers 12-17 g/dl
-Men tend to be higher
Platelets (PLTs) (normal range) - Answers 140,000-400,000 mm3
Thrombocytosis - Answers Elevated platelets >400,000
Thrombocytopenia - Answers Decreased Platelets <100,000
Hematocrit (definition) - Answers % of RBC in the volume of whole blood
Albumin - Answers 3.5-5.2 g.dL
Prealbumin - Answers 19-38 mg/dL
Albumin and Prealbum indications - Answers -Monitor liver and kidney function
-Monitor nutritional status
Potassium - Answers 3.5-5
Sodium - Answers 135-145
Calcium - Answers -Total: 8.8-10.4
-Ionized: 4.65-5.28
Magnesium - Answers 1.8-2.6
Chloride - Answers 96-106
Urinalysis- Specific Gravity - Answers 1.005-1.025
Urinalysis- pH - Answers 4.5-8
2026/2027
SPICES tool - Answers Used to identify commons problems
Sensory Reception - Answers Process of receiving data about the internal or external
environment
Sensory Perception - Answers Conscious process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting data
from senses to meaningful information
Etiology - Answers Cause or contributing factor related to the problem
Evaluative Statement - Answers How well outcome is met
-Describes pt info or evidence to support
Pulse Oximetry (purpose) - Answers Measures the peripheral arterial oxyhemoglobin saturation
(Spo2) of arterial blood
Desaturation - Answers Decreased Spo2 level
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) - Answers Point of highest flow during expiration
-Measured using a peak flow meter
Incentive Spirometry - Answers Assist patient in breathing slowly and deeply and to sustain
maximal inspiration, while providing positive reinforcement
Cleansing Enema - Answers Removes feces from colon
-Hypotonic: tap water
-Isotonic: saline solution
Oil-Retention Enema - Answers Helps soften stool and lubricate intestinal mucosa
Carminative Enema - Answers Helps expel flatus (gas) from rectum and relieve distention
Medicated Enemas - Answers Administer meds rectally
Enemas- Patient Position - Answers Left sims, with upper knee pulled up to abdomen
Digital Removal of Feces- Position - Answers Left sims
Urinary Sheath (Condom Catheter) - Answers External urine collection device for use on penis
WBC (Leukocytes) - Value - Answers Normal Range: 4,500-10,500/m3
, Leukocytosis - Answers Elevated WBC >10,500
Leukopenia - Answers Decreased WBC <4,500
RBC (Erythrocytes)- Value - Answers Normal Range: 4.2-5.4 mmm3 (men) ; 3.6-5 mmm3
(women)
Neutrophils - Answers Fight bacterial infections
Lymphocytes - Answers Fight viruses and can be decreased in bacterial infections
Erythrocytosis - Answers Elevated RBC
Anemia - Answers Decreased WBC
Hemoglobin (HGR) - Answers 12-17 g/dl
-Men tend to be higher
Platelets (PLTs) (normal range) - Answers 140,000-400,000 mm3
Thrombocytosis - Answers Elevated platelets >400,000
Thrombocytopenia - Answers Decreased Platelets <100,000
Hematocrit (definition) - Answers % of RBC in the volume of whole blood
Albumin - Answers 3.5-5.2 g.dL
Prealbumin - Answers 19-38 mg/dL
Albumin and Prealbum indications - Answers -Monitor liver and kidney function
-Monitor nutritional status
Potassium - Answers 3.5-5
Sodium - Answers 135-145
Calcium - Answers -Total: 8.8-10.4
-Ionized: 4.65-5.28
Magnesium - Answers 1.8-2.6
Chloride - Answers 96-106
Urinalysis- Specific Gravity - Answers 1.005-1.025
Urinalysis- pH - Answers 4.5-8
