NSG 241 Exam 3 Questions With Complete Solutions
Acculturation Correct Answers Cultural change achieved
through exchange of cultural features resulting from firsthand
contact between groups
Acute Illness Correct Answers An illness typically
characterized by an abrupt onset and short duration (less than 6
months)
Advance Directives Correct Answers Consists of three
documents:
1. living will
2. durable power of attorney
3. health care proxy
Agnostic Correct Answers A person who believes that the
nature or existence of God is unknowable
Airway Obstruction Correct Answers A potentially life-
threatening emergency caused by blockage of the pharynx either
by the tongue or another object
Algor Mortis Correct Answers A drop in body temperature as
the body begins to cool after death
Allostasis Correct Answers The means by which homeostasis
is reestablished. Its purpose is to assist the body in maintaining
stability
,Alzheimer Disease Correct Answers The most common type of
dementia in which protein fragments called amyloid plaques
build up between the nerve cells of the brain, blocking electrical
and chemical connections between neurons
Amyloid Plaques Correct Answers Protein fragments
Anesthesia Correct Answers An inhaled or injected
pharmacologic agent that makes the patient insensitive to pain
and sensation during a procedure or surgery
Anger Correct Answers An emotion that involves antagonism
towards another person or situation. It is evoked when an
individual feels wronged.
Anosmia Correct Answers The complete loss of the sense of
smell
Anticipatory Grief Correct Answers The cognitive, affective,
cultural, and social reactions to an expected death, felt by the
patient as well as family members and friends
Anxiety Correct Answers A response to stress that causes
apprehension or uncertainty
Aphasia Correct Answers Speech or language impairment
Assimilation Correct Answers Attempting to use a new object
in the same way that more familiar objects are used. The process
by which individuals from one culture group merge with, or
blend into, a second group
, Atelectasis Correct Answers The collapse of all or part of the
lung
Atheist Correct Answers A person who believes that a god or
higher powers do not exist
Atrophy Correct Answers Wasting away of muscles; a decrease
in size
Auricle Correct Answers The outer ear
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Correct Answers
An ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey
of the non institutionalized US population over 18 years of age.
Collects data on health risk behaviors and preventative health
services related to leading causes of death
Bereavement Correct Answers The inner feelings and outward
expressions that people experiencing loss demonstrate
Bier Block Correct Answers A regional anesthetic involving
injection of an agents into the venous circulation of an extremity
Bruxism Correct Answers The clenching of teeth or the
grinding of teeth from side to side that occurs during sleep
Burnout Correct Answers Mental or physical exhaustion due to
constant stress or anxiety
Acculturation Correct Answers Cultural change achieved
through exchange of cultural features resulting from firsthand
contact between groups
Acute Illness Correct Answers An illness typically
characterized by an abrupt onset and short duration (less than 6
months)
Advance Directives Correct Answers Consists of three
documents:
1. living will
2. durable power of attorney
3. health care proxy
Agnostic Correct Answers A person who believes that the
nature or existence of God is unknowable
Airway Obstruction Correct Answers A potentially life-
threatening emergency caused by blockage of the pharynx either
by the tongue or another object
Algor Mortis Correct Answers A drop in body temperature as
the body begins to cool after death
Allostasis Correct Answers The means by which homeostasis
is reestablished. Its purpose is to assist the body in maintaining
stability
,Alzheimer Disease Correct Answers The most common type of
dementia in which protein fragments called amyloid plaques
build up between the nerve cells of the brain, blocking electrical
and chemical connections between neurons
Amyloid Plaques Correct Answers Protein fragments
Anesthesia Correct Answers An inhaled or injected
pharmacologic agent that makes the patient insensitive to pain
and sensation during a procedure or surgery
Anger Correct Answers An emotion that involves antagonism
towards another person or situation. It is evoked when an
individual feels wronged.
Anosmia Correct Answers The complete loss of the sense of
smell
Anticipatory Grief Correct Answers The cognitive, affective,
cultural, and social reactions to an expected death, felt by the
patient as well as family members and friends
Anxiety Correct Answers A response to stress that causes
apprehension or uncertainty
Aphasia Correct Answers Speech or language impairment
Assimilation Correct Answers Attempting to use a new object
in the same way that more familiar objects are used. The process
by which individuals from one culture group merge with, or
blend into, a second group
, Atelectasis Correct Answers The collapse of all or part of the
lung
Atheist Correct Answers A person who believes that a god or
higher powers do not exist
Atrophy Correct Answers Wasting away of muscles; a decrease
in size
Auricle Correct Answers The outer ear
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Correct Answers
An ongoing, state-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey
of the non institutionalized US population over 18 years of age.
Collects data on health risk behaviors and preventative health
services related to leading causes of death
Bereavement Correct Answers The inner feelings and outward
expressions that people experiencing loss demonstrate
Bier Block Correct Answers A regional anesthetic involving
injection of an agents into the venous circulation of an extremity
Bruxism Correct Answers The clenching of teeth or the
grinding of teeth from side to side that occurs during sleep
Burnout Correct Answers Mental or physical exhaustion due to
constant stress or anxiety
