FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND
SKILLS FOR NURSING FINAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS ||ALREADY
GRADED
shearing force - ANSWER ✔ is an applied force that causes a
downward and forward pressure on the tissues beneath the skin.
- the other main factor in pressure injury development besides pressure.
side-lying / lateral position - ANSWER ✔ achieved by having patient
rest on their side.
alleviates pressure from bony prominences on the back.
sims position - ANSWER ✔ variation of the side lying position. used
for rectal examinations, administering enemas for ex.
weight is distributed over the over the anterior ileum,humerus and
clavicle.
skeletal muscles - ANSWER ✔ are striated muscles that are made of
bundles of muscle fibers surrounded by a connective tissue sheath.
supine position - ANSWER ✔ resting on their back.
,symmetry - ANSWER ✔ equality in size, form, and arrangement.
tendons - ANSWER ✔ are cords of gibrous connectibe tissue that
connect muscle to bone to allow for joint movement
blanch - ANSWER ✔ turn white or in darker skin become pale.
caries - ANSWER ✔ cavities
dental caries= dental cavities
cerumen - ANSWER ✔ sweat glands secrete sweat and ceruminous
glands (modified sweat glands) secrete a waxy substance called cerumen
dermis - ANSWER ✔ inner,thinner layer made up of dense connective
tissue that gives the skin strength and elasticity aslo called corium
diaphoresis - ANSWER ✔ perspiration
epidermis - ANSWER ✔ outer,thicker layer consists of stratified
squamous epithelial tissue and does not contain blood vessels.
-it receives its nutrition by diffusion from vessels in underlying tissues..
it is also called the stratum corneum.
eschar - ANSWER ✔ a buildup of tough,necrotic tissue.
, halitosis - ANSWER ✔ bad breath
exacerbation - ANSWER ✔ increase in the severity or symptoms of a
disease
hygiene - ANSWER ✔ the practice of cleanliness that is conductive to
the preservation of health
induration - ANSWER ✔ an area that feels hard in comparison to
surrounding tissue
-may be signs of stage 1 pressure injury
integumentary - ANSWER ✔ system contains the skin,hair and nails
aswell as the sweat and sebaceous glands..
-skin is the larges organ in the body.
maceration - ANSWER ✔ softening of tissue that increases the chance
of trauma or infection
melanin - ANSWER ✔ the bottom layer of the epidermis contains
melanocytes that secrete MELANIN; THE MAIN DETERMINANT OF
THE SKIN COLOR
SKILLS FOR NURSING FINAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS ||ALREADY
GRADED
shearing force - ANSWER ✔ is an applied force that causes a
downward and forward pressure on the tissues beneath the skin.
- the other main factor in pressure injury development besides pressure.
side-lying / lateral position - ANSWER ✔ achieved by having patient
rest on their side.
alleviates pressure from bony prominences on the back.
sims position - ANSWER ✔ variation of the side lying position. used
for rectal examinations, administering enemas for ex.
weight is distributed over the over the anterior ileum,humerus and
clavicle.
skeletal muscles - ANSWER ✔ are striated muscles that are made of
bundles of muscle fibers surrounded by a connective tissue sheath.
supine position - ANSWER ✔ resting on their back.
,symmetry - ANSWER ✔ equality in size, form, and arrangement.
tendons - ANSWER ✔ are cords of gibrous connectibe tissue that
connect muscle to bone to allow for joint movement
blanch - ANSWER ✔ turn white or in darker skin become pale.
caries - ANSWER ✔ cavities
dental caries= dental cavities
cerumen - ANSWER ✔ sweat glands secrete sweat and ceruminous
glands (modified sweat glands) secrete a waxy substance called cerumen
dermis - ANSWER ✔ inner,thinner layer made up of dense connective
tissue that gives the skin strength and elasticity aslo called corium
diaphoresis - ANSWER ✔ perspiration
epidermis - ANSWER ✔ outer,thicker layer consists of stratified
squamous epithelial tissue and does not contain blood vessels.
-it receives its nutrition by diffusion from vessels in underlying tissues..
it is also called the stratum corneum.
eschar - ANSWER ✔ a buildup of tough,necrotic tissue.
, halitosis - ANSWER ✔ bad breath
exacerbation - ANSWER ✔ increase in the severity or symptoms of a
disease
hygiene - ANSWER ✔ the practice of cleanliness that is conductive to
the preservation of health
induration - ANSWER ✔ an area that feels hard in comparison to
surrounding tissue
-may be signs of stage 1 pressure injury
integumentary - ANSWER ✔ system contains the skin,hair and nails
aswell as the sweat and sebaceous glands..
-skin is the larges organ in the body.
maceration - ANSWER ✔ softening of tissue that increases the chance
of trauma or infection
melanin - ANSWER ✔ the bottom layer of the epidermis contains
melanocytes that secrete MELANIN; THE MAIN DETERMINANT OF
THE SKIN COLOR
