NMNC 1135 Terminology Test
Questions and All Correct Answers.
Communication - Answer Ongoing, dynamic series of events that involves the transmission
of meaning from sender to receiver.
Feedback - Answer Response to the sender sent by the receiver regarding the message.
Message - Answer Information sent or expressed by the sender in the communication
process.
Perceptual bias - Answer The use of personal perception to judge others.
Referent - Answer Factor that motivates a person to communicate with another individual.
Empathy - Answer Awareness of and insight into the emotions and behaviors of others.
Rapport - Answer Building a relationship of mutual trust and understanding.
Sympathy - Answer A feeling of closeness with another wherein something that affects one
affects the other.
Health care-associated infections - Answer Infection that was not present or incubating at
the time of admission to a health care setting.
Handwashing - Answer Vigorous, brief rubbing together of all surfaces of lathered hands
followed by rinsing under a stream of warm water for 15 seconds.
Medical Asepsis - Answer Procedures used to reduce the number of microorganisms and
prevent their spread.
Pathogen - Answer Microorganisms capable of producing disease.
Virulence - Answer Ability of an organism to rapidly produce disease.
Cerumen - Answer Yellowish or brownish waxy secretion produced by sweat glands in the
external ear.
, Edentulous - Answer Lacking teeth.
Maceration - Answer Softening and breaking down of skin from prolonged exposure to
moisture.
Stomatitis - Answer Inflammation or irritation of the mucous membranes in the mouth.
Xerostomia - Answer Dry mouth.
Afebrile - Answer Without fever.
Diaphoresis - Answer Profuse sweating.
Bradycardia - Answer A slow heart rate marked by a pulse of less than 60 beats per minute in
an adult.
Hypertension - Answer A condition in which the blood pressure of an adult is greater than
140/90 on three separate readings several weeks apart.
Hypotension - Answer A decrease of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure to below
normal.
Orthostatic hypotension - Answer A form of low blood pressure that occurs with changes of
posture.
Pyrexia - Answer Fever.
Tachycardia - Answer An abnormally rapid heart rate, typically faster than 100 beats per
minute in an adult.
Tachypnea - Answer Abnormally rapid breathing, typically faster than 20 breaths per minute
in an adult.
Bronchoconstriction - Answer Constriction of the bronchi to prevent entry of irritants.
Questions and All Correct Answers.
Communication - Answer Ongoing, dynamic series of events that involves the transmission
of meaning from sender to receiver.
Feedback - Answer Response to the sender sent by the receiver regarding the message.
Message - Answer Information sent or expressed by the sender in the communication
process.
Perceptual bias - Answer The use of personal perception to judge others.
Referent - Answer Factor that motivates a person to communicate with another individual.
Empathy - Answer Awareness of and insight into the emotions and behaviors of others.
Rapport - Answer Building a relationship of mutual trust and understanding.
Sympathy - Answer A feeling of closeness with another wherein something that affects one
affects the other.
Health care-associated infections - Answer Infection that was not present or incubating at
the time of admission to a health care setting.
Handwashing - Answer Vigorous, brief rubbing together of all surfaces of lathered hands
followed by rinsing under a stream of warm water for 15 seconds.
Medical Asepsis - Answer Procedures used to reduce the number of microorganisms and
prevent their spread.
Pathogen - Answer Microorganisms capable of producing disease.
Virulence - Answer Ability of an organism to rapidly produce disease.
Cerumen - Answer Yellowish or brownish waxy secretion produced by sweat glands in the
external ear.
, Edentulous - Answer Lacking teeth.
Maceration - Answer Softening and breaking down of skin from prolonged exposure to
moisture.
Stomatitis - Answer Inflammation or irritation of the mucous membranes in the mouth.
Xerostomia - Answer Dry mouth.
Afebrile - Answer Without fever.
Diaphoresis - Answer Profuse sweating.
Bradycardia - Answer A slow heart rate marked by a pulse of less than 60 beats per minute in
an adult.
Hypertension - Answer A condition in which the blood pressure of an adult is greater than
140/90 on three separate readings several weeks apart.
Hypotension - Answer A decrease of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure to below
normal.
Orthostatic hypotension - Answer A form of low blood pressure that occurs with changes of
posture.
Pyrexia - Answer Fever.
Tachycardia - Answer An abnormally rapid heart rate, typically faster than 100 beats per
minute in an adult.
Tachypnea - Answer Abnormally rapid breathing, typically faster than 20 breaths per minute
in an adult.
Bronchoconstriction - Answer Constriction of the bronchi to prevent entry of irritants.
