Final Exam Nursing 1020 Questions
and All Correct Answers.
asphyxiation - Answer stoppage of breathing or the lack of air reaching the lungs; synonym
for suffocation
bioterrorism - Answer the deliberate spread of pathogenic organisms into a community to
cause widespread illness
elder abuse - Answer intentional act or failure to act by a caregiver or another person in a
relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older
adult; includes physical abuse, sexual abuse/contact, emotional/psychological abuse, neglect,
and financial abuse/exploitation
nuclear terrorism - Answer intentional dispersal of radioactive materials into the
environment for the purpose of causing injury and death
sentinel event - Answer an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or
psychological injury, or the risk thereof
lorazepam - Answer Ativan, benzodiazepine, treats seizures/epilepsy and relieves anxiety by
producing sedation and hypsonis EX: xanax, valium,
warfarin - Answer coumadin, anticoagulant, used to treat and prevent blood clots
R.A.C.E - Answer R—Rescue anyone in immediate danger.
A—Activate the fire code and notify appropriate person.
C—Confine the fire by closing doors and windows.
E—Evacuate patients and other people to safe area.
P.A.S.S - Answer P - pull pin
A - aim at base of fire
S - squeeze handle to dispense extinguisher
S - sweep from side to side until fire is extinguished
Anthrax - Answer skin lesions with edema that becomes necrotic, nausea, vomiting, fever,
abdominal pain, fever, fatigue, cough, dyspnea, pain
, botulism - Answer skeletal muscle paralysis that can result in respiratory failure
brucellosis - Answer fever, night sweats, headaches, fatigue, anorexia
plague or black death - Answer most likely airborne, respiratory symptoms, pneumonia,
sepsis, and death
smallpox - Answer direct contact or inhalation, flulike symptoms, rash
tularemia - Answer contaminated water, food and soil, biological weapon, fever, cough,
respiratory failure
viral hemorrhagic fevers - Answer ex: ebola, yellow fever
spread via aerosal, fever, hypotension, shock and hemorrhage
zolpidem - Answer ambien, zolpimist, edluar, non-benzodiazepine, treats insomnia
temazepam - Answer Restoril, benzodiazepine, treats insomnia
circardian rhythms - Answer rhythm that completes a full cycle every 24 hours; synonym for
diurnal rhythm, biological clock in hypothalamus, affected by hr, bp, body temp., hormone
secretion, metabolism and performance
enuresis - Answer involuntary urination; most often used to refer to a child who involuntarily
urinates during the night
hypersomnia - Answer excessive daytime sleepiness, disoriented, irritated, restless, slower
speech, can be genetic
- use antidepressants for stimulation
narcolepsy - Answer uncontrollable desire to sleep while doing anything, cataplexy,
hallucinations, sleep paralysis
NREM - Answer non rapid eye movement, 4 stages
and All Correct Answers.
asphyxiation - Answer stoppage of breathing or the lack of air reaching the lungs; synonym
for suffocation
bioterrorism - Answer the deliberate spread of pathogenic organisms into a community to
cause widespread illness
elder abuse - Answer intentional act or failure to act by a caregiver or another person in a
relationship involving an expectation of trust that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older
adult; includes physical abuse, sexual abuse/contact, emotional/psychological abuse, neglect,
and financial abuse/exploitation
nuclear terrorism - Answer intentional dispersal of radioactive materials into the
environment for the purpose of causing injury and death
sentinel event - Answer an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or
psychological injury, or the risk thereof
lorazepam - Answer Ativan, benzodiazepine, treats seizures/epilepsy and relieves anxiety by
producing sedation and hypsonis EX: xanax, valium,
warfarin - Answer coumadin, anticoagulant, used to treat and prevent blood clots
R.A.C.E - Answer R—Rescue anyone in immediate danger.
A—Activate the fire code and notify appropriate person.
C—Confine the fire by closing doors and windows.
E—Evacuate patients and other people to safe area.
P.A.S.S - Answer P - pull pin
A - aim at base of fire
S - squeeze handle to dispense extinguisher
S - sweep from side to side until fire is extinguished
Anthrax - Answer skin lesions with edema that becomes necrotic, nausea, vomiting, fever,
abdominal pain, fever, fatigue, cough, dyspnea, pain
, botulism - Answer skeletal muscle paralysis that can result in respiratory failure
brucellosis - Answer fever, night sweats, headaches, fatigue, anorexia
plague or black death - Answer most likely airborne, respiratory symptoms, pneumonia,
sepsis, and death
smallpox - Answer direct contact or inhalation, flulike symptoms, rash
tularemia - Answer contaminated water, food and soil, biological weapon, fever, cough,
respiratory failure
viral hemorrhagic fevers - Answer ex: ebola, yellow fever
spread via aerosal, fever, hypotension, shock and hemorrhage
zolpidem - Answer ambien, zolpimist, edluar, non-benzodiazepine, treats insomnia
temazepam - Answer Restoril, benzodiazepine, treats insomnia
circardian rhythms - Answer rhythm that completes a full cycle every 24 hours; synonym for
diurnal rhythm, biological clock in hypothalamus, affected by hr, bp, body temp., hormone
secretion, metabolism and performance
enuresis - Answer involuntary urination; most often used to refer to a child who involuntarily
urinates during the night
hypersomnia - Answer excessive daytime sleepiness, disoriented, irritated, restless, slower
speech, can be genetic
- use antidepressants for stimulation
narcolepsy - Answer uncontrollable desire to sleep while doing anything, cataplexy,
hallucinations, sleep paralysis
NREM - Answer non rapid eye movement, 4 stages
