NURS104 EXAM 2 2025 TO 2026
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE REVIEW NOTES
NCLEX-STYLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED RATIONALES
Rights of conscience -CORRECT ANSWER-•Right to participate
•Right to refuse
•Practice their own convictions about what is right and ethical care
•(Abortion
•Euthanasia)
Purpose of ethical principles -CORRECT ANSWER-Establish common
ground between nurse, patient, family, other health care professionals, and
society to discuss ethical questions and make ethical decisions
Beneficence -CORRECT ANSWER-Always act in the best interest of the
patient
Non-maleficence -CORRECT ANSWER-"Above all, do no harm"
Justice -CORRECT ANSWER-Fairness and equality as to who gets what
treatment
Dignity -CORRECT ANSWER-Treating the patient and family with
respect
,Fidelity -CORRECT ANSWER-Trust, keeping promises and
commitments, loyalty
Veracity -CORRECT ANSWER-Ethical duty to tell the truth
Paternalism -CORRECT ANSWER-A policy of treating subject people as
if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights.
neurology -CORRECT ANSWER-Focuses on actions
Psychology -CORRECT ANSWER-focus on problems in human
perceptions, emotions, and behavior.
Sensory system -CORRECT ANSWER-•Eyes, ears, nose, and skin
•Sends messages to the brain via nerves
•Brain interprets the message and determines action
•Plan is sent out via nerves
central nervous system -CORRECT ANSWER-brain and spinal cord
Cerebrum -CORRECT ANSWER-•Cerebrum - largest part of brain,
divided into
•Lobes
•Hemispheres
,Meninges -CORRECT ANSWER-three protective membranes that
surround the brain and spinal cord
Dura -CORRECT ANSWER-tough outer layer
Cerebellum -CORRECT ANSWER-Balance and coordination, below
cerebrum
cerebro- or encephal- (o) -CORRECT ANSWER-brain
cerebell/o -CORRECT ANSWER-cerebellum
neuro -CORRECT ANSWER-nerve
gangli/o -CORRECT ANSWER-ganglion
myel/o -CORRECT ANSWER-spinal cord, bone marrow
esthesi/o -CORRECT ANSWER-feeling, sensation
phas/o -CORRECT ANSWER-speech
phren/o, psych/o -CORRECT ANSWER-mind
, somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o -CORRECT ANSWER-sleep
gnosi/o -CORRECT ANSWER-knowledge
-paresis -CORRECT ANSWER-slight paralysis
paresis vs paralysis -CORRECT ANSWER-paresis: partial or incomplete
paralysis
paralysis: loss of motor function due to lesion in neurologic or muscular
system or loss of innervation
ton/o -CORRECT ANSWER-tone, tension, pressure
tax/o -CORRECT ANSWER-coordination, order
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) -CORRECT ANSWER-Signals sent to
the brain
Signals sent from the brain- Sensory (neuralgia/causalgia), Motor
(paralysis)
Central Nervous System (CNS): -CORRECT ANSWER-Fainting
(syncope),Speaking (aphasia/dysphagia),Reading (dyslexia)
aphasia -CORRECT ANSWER-inability to speak
dysphasia -CORRECT ANSWER-difficulty speaking
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE REVIEW NOTES
NCLEX-STYLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED RATIONALES
Rights of conscience -CORRECT ANSWER-•Right to participate
•Right to refuse
•Practice their own convictions about what is right and ethical care
•(Abortion
•Euthanasia)
Purpose of ethical principles -CORRECT ANSWER-Establish common
ground between nurse, patient, family, other health care professionals, and
society to discuss ethical questions and make ethical decisions
Beneficence -CORRECT ANSWER-Always act in the best interest of the
patient
Non-maleficence -CORRECT ANSWER-"Above all, do no harm"
Justice -CORRECT ANSWER-Fairness and equality as to who gets what
treatment
Dignity -CORRECT ANSWER-Treating the patient and family with
respect
,Fidelity -CORRECT ANSWER-Trust, keeping promises and
commitments, loyalty
Veracity -CORRECT ANSWER-Ethical duty to tell the truth
Paternalism -CORRECT ANSWER-A policy of treating subject people as
if they were children, providing for their needs but not giving them rights.
neurology -CORRECT ANSWER-Focuses on actions
Psychology -CORRECT ANSWER-focus on problems in human
perceptions, emotions, and behavior.
Sensory system -CORRECT ANSWER-•Eyes, ears, nose, and skin
•Sends messages to the brain via nerves
•Brain interprets the message and determines action
•Plan is sent out via nerves
central nervous system -CORRECT ANSWER-brain and spinal cord
Cerebrum -CORRECT ANSWER-•Cerebrum - largest part of brain,
divided into
•Lobes
•Hemispheres
,Meninges -CORRECT ANSWER-three protective membranes that
surround the brain and spinal cord
Dura -CORRECT ANSWER-tough outer layer
Cerebellum -CORRECT ANSWER-Balance and coordination, below
cerebrum
cerebro- or encephal- (o) -CORRECT ANSWER-brain
cerebell/o -CORRECT ANSWER-cerebellum
neuro -CORRECT ANSWER-nerve
gangli/o -CORRECT ANSWER-ganglion
myel/o -CORRECT ANSWER-spinal cord, bone marrow
esthesi/o -CORRECT ANSWER-feeling, sensation
phas/o -CORRECT ANSWER-speech
phren/o, psych/o -CORRECT ANSWER-mind
, somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o -CORRECT ANSWER-sleep
gnosi/o -CORRECT ANSWER-knowledge
-paresis -CORRECT ANSWER-slight paralysis
paresis vs paralysis -CORRECT ANSWER-paresis: partial or incomplete
paralysis
paralysis: loss of motor function due to lesion in neurologic or muscular
system or loss of innervation
ton/o -CORRECT ANSWER-tone, tension, pressure
tax/o -CORRECT ANSWER-coordination, order
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) -CORRECT ANSWER-Signals sent to
the brain
Signals sent from the brain- Sensory (neuralgia/causalgia), Motor
(paralysis)
Central Nervous System (CNS): -CORRECT ANSWER-Fainting
(syncope),Speaking (aphasia/dysphagia),Reading (dyslexia)
aphasia -CORRECT ANSWER-inability to speak
dysphasia -CORRECT ANSWER-difficulty speaking
