NURS 231 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026

NURS 231 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026
- allocation of resources/treatment
a/an- - CORRECT ANSWER- without
brady- - CORRECT ANSWER- slow
dys- - CORRECT ANSWER- abnormal
tachy- - CORRECT ANSWER- fast
peri- - CORRECT ANSWER- around
trans- - CORRECT ANSWER- across
post- - CORRECT ANSWER- after
pre- - CORRECT ANSWER- before
hyper- - CORRECT ANSWER- excessive
hypo- - CORRECT ANSWER- insufficient
intra- - CORRECT ANSWER- within
auto- - CORRECT ANSWER- self
hetero- - CORRECT ANSWER- different
homo- - CORRECT ANSWER- same
sub- - CORRECT ANSWER- under
pan- - CORRECT ANSWER- all
-algia - CORRECT ANSWER- pain
-edema - CORRECT ANSWER- swelling
-emia - CORRECT ANSWER- blood condition
-megaly - CORRECT ANSWER- enlarged
-penia - CORRECT ANSWER- too few
-plegia - CORRECT ANSWER- paralysis
-rrhage - CORRECT ANSWER- excessive/abnormall flow
-ectomy - CORRECT ANSWER- surgical removal
-ostomy - CORRECT ANSWER- surgically created opening
-genic - CORRECT ANSWER- producing
-lytic - CORRECT ANSWER- destroying
-oma - CORRECT ANSWER- tumor/mass
-osis - CORRECT ANSWER- abnormal condition of
-itis - CORRECT ANSWER- inflammation
-sclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER- hardening
-stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER- narrowing
-plasty - CORRECT ANSWER- surgical repair
-scopy - CORRECT ANSWER- process of visually examining
-oxia - CORRECT ANSWER- oxygen
-phagia - CORRECT ANSWER- eating/swallowing
-phasia - CORRECT ANSWER- speech
-centesis - CORRECT ANSWER- procedure to withdraw fluid
-kinesia - CORRECT ANSWER- movement

, -pnea - CORRECT ANSWER- breathing
-pepsia - CORRECT ANSWER- digestion
-cyte - CORRECT ANSWER- cell
-pathy - CORRECT ANSWER- disease
-poly - CORRECT ANSWER- many
distal - CORRECT ANSWER- farthest away


proximal - CORRECT ANSWER- nearest to
medial - CORRECT ANSWER- pertaining to the middle
lateral - CORRECT ANSWER- pertaining to the side
anterior - CORRECT ANSWER- pertaining to the front
posterior - CORRECT ANSWER- pertaining to the back
cardi/o - CORRECT ANSWER- heart
hepat/o - CORRECT ANSWER- liver
nephr/o - CORRECT ANSWER- kidneys
oste/o - CORRECT ANSWER- bone
derm/o - CORRECT ANSWER- skin
vascul/o - CORRECT ANSWER- vessels
cyst/o - CORRECT ANSWER- bladder
my/o - CORRECT ANSWER- muscles
pneum/o - CORRECT ANSWER- lungs
gastr/o - CORRECT ANSWER- stomach
encephal/o - CORRECT ANSWER- brain
hem/o - CORRECT ANSWER- blood
arthr/o - CORRECT ANSWER- joint
neur/o - CORRECT ANSWER- nerve
col/o - CORRECT ANSWER- colon
hyster/o - CORRECT ANSWER- uterus
What is nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER- The protection, promotion, and
optimization of health and ability, prevention of injuries, and advocacy of individuals and
communities
The 6 essentials of nursing - CORRECT ANSWER- 1 provision of caring
2 attention to detail
3 integration of knowledge gained
4 application of scientific method using evidence based practice
5 advancement of scholarly inquiry
6 promoting social justice
Define person centered care - CORRECT ANSWER- Patient must feel respected
and valued, must show them compassion in the caring role; care for the whole person
What are the 5 caring processes in the nursing theory of caring and healing? -
CORRECT ANSWER- Knowing (striving to understand the patient)
Being with (emotionally present)
Doing for (treating with respect to others)
Enabling (facilitating solutions)
Maintaining belief (believe in the ability to reach goals, instill hope)