Complete Solutions
5 vital signs Correct Answers respirations, pulse rate, blood
pressure, temperature, and pain
6 classes of nutrients Correct Answers supply energy: carbs,
proteins, lipids
regulate body processes: vitamins, minerals, water
7 requirements that provide a coherent framework for evaluating
ethics of clinical research Correct Answers -value
-scientific validity
-fair subject selection
-favorable risk-benefit ratio
-independent review
-informed consent
accreditation Correct Answers min standards of education
ACE inhibitors Correct Answers to prevent vasoconstriction
by angiotensin II and decrease circulatory fluid volume by
reducing aldosterone production
active exercise Correct Answers the patient independently
moves joints through their full range of motion (isotonic
exercise)
,acute illness Correct Answers rapid onset of symptoms and
lasts only a short time; examples: cold, diarrhea, pneumonia,
appendicitis
acute pain Correct Answers rapid in onset, varies in intensity
and duration, protective in nature
acute wound Correct Answers usually heal within days to
weeks
adaptation theory Correct Answers adjustment of living matter
to other living things and environment
administrative law Correct Answers empowered by executive
officers (Board of Nursing, City Board of Health) ex. narcotics
afferent nervous system conveys info to the Correct Answers
CNS; going to your brain
agent-host-environment model Correct Answers refers to the
interaction of the agent, host, and environment creating risk
factors that must be examined
albumin normal lab values Correct Answers
allopathic medicine (biomedicine) Correct Answers -health is
the absence of disease
-the main causes of illnesses are pathogens
-illness occurs in either the mind or body, which are separate
entities
- traditional medicine based on what doctors use
,-dominant for about 100 years
-spearheaded remarkable advances in biotechnology, surgical
interventions, pharmaceutical approach, diagnostic tools
allopathy Correct Answers traditional medical care
alternative therapy Correct Answers not included in the scope
of conventional medical care
altruism Correct Answers concern for welfare and well-being
of others
ANA publishes its first standards of nursing practice Correct
Answers 1973
ANA publishes standards of clinical nursing practice Correct
Answers 1991
ANA publishes the scope of nursing practice Correct Answers
1987
anticoagulants Correct Answers may cause hematuria (blood
in urine), leading to pink or red color
antidepressant amitriptyline (Elavil) or B-complex vitamins
Correct Answers can turn urine green or blue-green
anuria Correct Answers 24-hour urine output is less than
50mL; complete kidney shut down or renal failure
apnea Correct Answers periods when no breathing occurs
, areas of concern for patient advocates Correct Answers
representing of patients, promoting self-determination, whistle-
blowing, being politically active
asphyxiation Correct Answers suffocation- air does not reach
the lungs and breathing stops
assault Correct Answers a threat or attempt to make bodily
contact w/ another person w/o that persons consent
assessing blood pressure Correct Answers -listening for
korotkoff sounds w/ stethoscope
-first sound is systolic
-change or cessation of sound occurs: diastolic pressure
- brachial artery and popliteal artery are commonly used
autonomy Correct Answers respect rights of patients to make
health care decisions
autonomy Correct Answers right to self-determination
average blood pressure for healthy adult Correct Answers
120/80
axillary temp Correct Answers 36.5 C, 97.7 F
ayurveda Correct Answers -originated in Vedic civilization
-balance among people, environment, and larger cosmos integral
to health
-central is patient's basic constitution- dosha