NU 126 Exam 1 questions with verified answers
1/2 normal saline Ans✓✓✓ given to replace cellular fluid, provides free
water to excrete body wastes, treats hyperosmolar conditions
14-18 G Ans✓✓✓ used for blood administration
20-22 G Ans✓✓✓ used for IV solutions
22-24 G Ans✓✓✓ used in younger children and elderly
a-delta fibers Ans✓✓✓ Large-diameter, myelinated fibers with rapid
conduction that cause sharp, acute pain
active transport Ans✓✓✓ physiologic pump that moves fluid from an
area of lower concentration to one of higher concentration
acute pain Ans✓✓✓ lasts only through expected recovery period
addiction Ans✓✓✓ chronic, relapsing, treatable neurologic disease
affordable care act Ans✓✓✓ grants all Americans access to quality,
affordable care and expanded insurance for young adults
,agonist-antagonist Ans✓✓✓ nalbuphine, butorphanol, buprenorphine
allodynia Ans✓✓✓ person experiences significant pain to nonpainful
stimuli
ANA Ans✓✓✓ defines nursing as the protection, promotion and
optimization of health and the ability to prevent illness or injury
anasarca Ans✓✓✓ severe generalized edema
anesthesia awareness Ans✓✓✓ occurs when there is a paralysis effect
but not a loss of consciousness
anion gap Ans✓✓✓ refers to the differences between the sum of all
cations and the sum of all anions in the blood
ascites Ans✓✓✓ a type of edema in which fluid accumulates in the
peritoneal cavity
azotemia Ans✓✓✓ increased nitrogen levels into the blood
base excess/deficit Ans✓✓✓ +/- 2 mEq/L
, breakthrough pain Ans✓✓✓ periodic acute exacerbation of pain
c fibers Ans✓✓✓ Smaller, unmyelinated fibers with slow conduction
that cause a diffuse, dull, and longer-lasting pain
central pain mechanism Ans✓✓✓ abnormal hyper excitability to the
central neurons
central sensitization Ans✓✓✓ abnormal hyperexcitability of central
neurons in the spinal cord
chest percussion Ans✓✓✓ carried out by cupping the hands and lightly
striking the chest wall in a rhythmic fashion over the lung segment to
be drained
chronic pain Ans✓✓✓ prolonged, 6 months or longer and interferes
with functioning
community-based nursing Ans✓✓✓ philosophy of nursing care
provided for individuals, families and groups wherever they are
CPOT Ans✓✓✓ patients in critical care units
1/2 normal saline Ans✓✓✓ given to replace cellular fluid, provides free
water to excrete body wastes, treats hyperosmolar conditions
14-18 G Ans✓✓✓ used for blood administration
20-22 G Ans✓✓✓ used for IV solutions
22-24 G Ans✓✓✓ used in younger children and elderly
a-delta fibers Ans✓✓✓ Large-diameter, myelinated fibers with rapid
conduction that cause sharp, acute pain
active transport Ans✓✓✓ physiologic pump that moves fluid from an
area of lower concentration to one of higher concentration
acute pain Ans✓✓✓ lasts only through expected recovery period
addiction Ans✓✓✓ chronic, relapsing, treatable neurologic disease
affordable care act Ans✓✓✓ grants all Americans access to quality,
affordable care and expanded insurance for young adults
,agonist-antagonist Ans✓✓✓ nalbuphine, butorphanol, buprenorphine
allodynia Ans✓✓✓ person experiences significant pain to nonpainful
stimuli
ANA Ans✓✓✓ defines nursing as the protection, promotion and
optimization of health and the ability to prevent illness or injury
anasarca Ans✓✓✓ severe generalized edema
anesthesia awareness Ans✓✓✓ occurs when there is a paralysis effect
but not a loss of consciousness
anion gap Ans✓✓✓ refers to the differences between the sum of all
cations and the sum of all anions in the blood
ascites Ans✓✓✓ a type of edema in which fluid accumulates in the
peritoneal cavity
azotemia Ans✓✓✓ increased nitrogen levels into the blood
base excess/deficit Ans✓✓✓ +/- 2 mEq/L
, breakthrough pain Ans✓✓✓ periodic acute exacerbation of pain
c fibers Ans✓✓✓ Smaller, unmyelinated fibers with slow conduction
that cause a diffuse, dull, and longer-lasting pain
central pain mechanism Ans✓✓✓ abnormal hyper excitability to the
central neurons
central sensitization Ans✓✓✓ abnormal hyperexcitability of central
neurons in the spinal cord
chest percussion Ans✓✓✓ carried out by cupping the hands and lightly
striking the chest wall in a rhythmic fashion over the lung segment to
be drained
chronic pain Ans✓✓✓ prolonged, 6 months or longer and interferes
with functioning
community-based nursing Ans✓✓✓ philosophy of nursing care
provided for individuals, families and groups wherever they are
CPOT Ans✓✓✓ patients in critical care units
