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NACC PSW EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST
2025/2026 ACTUAL COMPLETE 105 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Professional negligence is also called? - ......ANSWER........Malpractice
Reasons for revoking a physician's license: - ......ANSWER........Mental incapacity, physical
incapacity, conviction of a crime, and unprofessional conduct.
Skin contact with a poisonous plant is characterized by? - ......ANSWER........Itching,
redness, rash, headache and fever.
Sterile wrapped items can be safely stored, and considered sterile, for up to:
- ......ANSWER........21-28 days
Subjective findings include: - ......ANSWER........how the patient feels and information
about the patient's family.
Symptoms of a head injury may include? - ......ANSWER........Extreme thirst
Symptoms of insulin shock include?
- ......ANSWER........1. Restless and confusion
2. cold, clammy skin
3. Profuse sweating
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4. rapid, weak pulse
The abbreviation " immediately " means? - ......ANSWER........stat
The abbreviation q.o.d. as used in prescriptions, means? - ......ANSWER........Every other
day
The absence of respiration for periods lasting more than 15 seconds is called:
- ......ANSWER........apnea
The amount of time required for 50% of a drug to be eliminated from the body is called?
- ......ANSWER........half- life
The angle for insertion of the needle for an ID injection is? - ......ANSWER........10-15
degrees
The artery most used for taking a patient's pulse is: - ......ANSWER........radial
The best and most accepted method of sterilization is? - ......ANSWER........Moist heat
sterilization
The body cavity that contains the intestines is the? - ......ANSWER........Abdominal
NACC PSW EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST
2025/2026 ACTUAL COMPLETE 105 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Professional negligence is also called? - ......ANSWER........Malpractice
Reasons for revoking a physician's license: - ......ANSWER........Mental incapacity, physical
incapacity, conviction of a crime, and unprofessional conduct.
Skin contact with a poisonous plant is characterized by? - ......ANSWER........Itching,
redness, rash, headache and fever.
Sterile wrapped items can be safely stored, and considered sterile, for up to:
- ......ANSWER........21-28 days
Subjective findings include: - ......ANSWER........how the patient feels and information
about the patient's family.
Symptoms of a head injury may include? - ......ANSWER........Extreme thirst
Symptoms of insulin shock include?
- ......ANSWER........1. Restless and confusion
2. cold, clammy skin
3. Profuse sweating
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4. rapid, weak pulse
The abbreviation " immediately " means? - ......ANSWER........stat
The abbreviation q.o.d. as used in prescriptions, means? - ......ANSWER........Every other
day
The absence of respiration for periods lasting more than 15 seconds is called:
- ......ANSWER........apnea
The amount of time required for 50% of a drug to be eliminated from the body is called?
- ......ANSWER........half- life
The angle for insertion of the needle for an ID injection is? - ......ANSWER........10-15
degrees
The artery most used for taking a patient's pulse is: - ......ANSWER........radial
The best and most accepted method of sterilization is? - ......ANSWER........Moist heat
sterilization
The body cavity that contains the intestines is the? - ......ANSWER........Abdominal
