NUR 104 HEALTH DIFFERENCES (ESSENTIALS
OF NURSING CARE) Exam Excelsior College
2026/2027 | Complete Exam with Questions &
Correct Answers – Nursing Fundamentals
1. A good source of complete protein
Correct Answer: Eggs
2. What inhibits the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins?
Correct Answer: Mineral oils
3. What contains a substance called nitrogen that
distinguishes it from fats and carbohydrates?
Correct Answer: Amino acids
4. What helps reduce sticky bronchial secretions?
Correct Answer: Maintaining an adequate fluid intake.
5. What is the best source of vitamin B2 (riboflavin)?
Correct Answer: Liver
6. Why do toddlers and preschoolers need a snack?
Correct Answer: To compensate for increased growth
and caloric needs.
7. What drug causes constipation by slowing motility of
the colon?
Correct Answer: Morphine
,8. What is the muscle that lifts in the anal canal during
defecation?
Correct Answer: Levator ani
9. What is an appropriate diet for the elderly?
Correct Answer: Low calorie, low fat, with lots of
fruits.
10. What is used to measure the total amount of
urine from one voiding?
Correct Answer: Urinometer
11. How is diaphragmatic breathing assessed?
Correct Answer: By placing the palms of hands in the
area of the lower ribs.
12. What can provide moistened air?
Correct Answer: Humidifier
13. What measures the flow of inhaled air?
Correct Answer: Incentive spirometer
14. What is a side effect of oral iron?
Correct Answer: Gastric irritation
15. Vitamin D helps with the absorption of ______.
Correct Answer: Calcium
16. What are used primarily to monitor central
venous pressure?
Correct Answer: Central venous lines
, 17. What can occur when magnesium is low?
Correct Answer: Confusion or seizures
18. What three things affect the rate of oxygen
transported from the lungs to the tissues?
Correct Answer: Cardiac output, number of electrolytes,
exercise
19. When a person becomes anxious or stressed, the
need for oxygen increases due to stimulation of
______.
Correct Answer: Sympathetic nerve
20. Painful or difficult urination. A symptom of a
UTI.
Correct Answer: Dysuria
21. When ambulating, where should the drainage
bag of a Foley be kept?
Correct Answer: Below waist level
22. What is the proper technique to cleanse the labia
and urinary meatus?
Correct Answer: Cleanse front to back using sterile
cotton and solution
23. Malnutrition is common in ______.
Correct Answer: Obesity
24. Legumes are a substitute for ______.
Correct Answer: Meats
OF NURSING CARE) Exam Excelsior College
2026/2027 | Complete Exam with Questions &
Correct Answers – Nursing Fundamentals
1. A good source of complete protein
Correct Answer: Eggs
2. What inhibits the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins?
Correct Answer: Mineral oils
3. What contains a substance called nitrogen that
distinguishes it from fats and carbohydrates?
Correct Answer: Amino acids
4. What helps reduce sticky bronchial secretions?
Correct Answer: Maintaining an adequate fluid intake.
5. What is the best source of vitamin B2 (riboflavin)?
Correct Answer: Liver
6. Why do toddlers and preschoolers need a snack?
Correct Answer: To compensate for increased growth
and caloric needs.
7. What drug causes constipation by slowing motility of
the colon?
Correct Answer: Morphine
,8. What is the muscle that lifts in the anal canal during
defecation?
Correct Answer: Levator ani
9. What is an appropriate diet for the elderly?
Correct Answer: Low calorie, low fat, with lots of
fruits.
10. What is used to measure the total amount of
urine from one voiding?
Correct Answer: Urinometer
11. How is diaphragmatic breathing assessed?
Correct Answer: By placing the palms of hands in the
area of the lower ribs.
12. What can provide moistened air?
Correct Answer: Humidifier
13. What measures the flow of inhaled air?
Correct Answer: Incentive spirometer
14. What is a side effect of oral iron?
Correct Answer: Gastric irritation
15. Vitamin D helps with the absorption of ______.
Correct Answer: Calcium
16. What are used primarily to monitor central
venous pressure?
Correct Answer: Central venous lines
, 17. What can occur when magnesium is low?
Correct Answer: Confusion or seizures
18. What three things affect the rate of oxygen
transported from the lungs to the tissues?
Correct Answer: Cardiac output, number of electrolytes,
exercise
19. When a person becomes anxious or stressed, the
need for oxygen increases due to stimulation of
______.
Correct Answer: Sympathetic nerve
20. Painful or difficult urination. A symptom of a
UTI.
Correct Answer: Dysuria
21. When ambulating, where should the drainage
bag of a Foley be kept?
Correct Answer: Below waist level
22. What is the proper technique to cleanse the labia
and urinary meatus?
Correct Answer: Cleanse front to back using sterile
cotton and solution
23. Malnutrition is common in ______.
Correct Answer: Obesity
24. Legumes are a substitute for ______.
Correct Answer: Meats
