COMPLETE PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS WITH DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS COMPREHENSIVE
NURSING ENTRANCE EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Needle angle for subcutaneous injection - CORRECT ANSWER-45
degrees
Needle angle for intravenous injection - CORRECT ANSWER-25
degrees
Needle angle for intradermal injection - CORRECT ANSWER-10-15
degrees
bright blood stool - CORRECT ANSWER-hematochezia
Dark blood in stool indicates? - CORRECT ANSWER-melena
vomiting blood - CORRECT ANSWER-hematemesis
blood in urine - CORRECT ANSWER-hematuria
,The division of the nucleus is called - CORRECT ANSWER-mitosis
Cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing
organisms - CORRECT ANSWER-Meiosis
Five-step systematic method for giving patient care; involves assessing,
diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating - CORRECT
ANSWER-Nursing Process
ADPIE - CORRECT ANSWER-Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
The process by which cancer spreads from one place to another -
CORRECT ANSWER-metastasize
A mass of abnormal cells that remains at the site of origin - CORRECT
ANSWER-benign tumor
An abnormal tissue mass that can spread into neighboring tissue and to
other parts of the body; a cancerous tumor. - CORRECT ANSWER-
malignant tumor
, A solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Hematoma
Platelets - CORRECT ANSWER-blood clotting
red blood cells - hemoglobin - CORRECT ANSWER-Blood cells that
carry oxygen from the lungs to the body cells.
white blood cells - CORRECT ANSWER-fight infection
bluish discoloration of the skin - CORRECT ANSWER-cyano The
process by which the body regulates its temperature is referred to as:
- keyword: temperature regulation - CORRECT ANSWER-
Thermoregulation
A state of balance among all the body systems needed for the body to
survive and function correctly.
- keyword: balance in body system - CORRECT ANSWER-
homeostasis
In ______, particles move from an area of higher concentration to one of
lower concentration until equilibrium is reached.