NUR 143 module B EXPECTED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
Perfusion
ANSWER
the ability of the heart to pump blood to the lungs and generate sufficient pressure to deliver
oxygenated blood received from the lungs throughout the arteries providing nutrients to the
tissue throughout the capillary bed.
Question 2.
Pain
ANSWER
an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential tissue
damage or described in terms of such damage
Question 3.
sensory
ANSWER
_______ addresses the ability to intake and interpret information through senses by internal or
external stimuli
Question 4.
-on admission
-based on policy
-change in condition
-before/after surgical/invasive diagnostic procedures
-before/after activity that increases risk (ambulating after surgery) -before administering meds that
impact cardio or resp.
-loss of consciousness
ANSWER
When do you assess vital signs
,Question 5.
cardiovascular or respiratory function
ANSWER
before administering medications that af-
fect _________________ or ________________ function you would want to take vital signs
Question 6.
general appearance, vital signs, height/weight
ANSWER
What are the main parts of a general survey?
Question 7.
hypothalamus
ANSWER
Where is the thermoregulatory center in the brain?
Question 8.
Tympanic, oral, rectal, axillary, temporal
ANSWER
what are the sites for assessing temperature
Question 9.
96.4-99.5 degrees F
ANSWER
normal range for oral temperature
Question 10.
-Circadian rhythm
-age and gender
-environmental temperatures
ANSWER
factors that affect body temperature include? (3 factors)
, Question 11.
metabolism
ANSWER
primary source of heat production is ____________
Question 12.
Intermittent fever
ANSWER
term that describes the body temperature returning to normal at least once every 24 hours
Question 13.
Remittent fever
ANSWER
term that describes the body temperature not returning to normal and fluctuates a few
degrees up or down
Question 14.
Sustained/Continuous fever
ANSWER
term that describes the body temperature remaining above normal with minimal variations
Question 15.
Relapsing or recurrent fever
ANSWER
term that describes the body temperature returning to normal for one or more days with one
or more episodes of fever, each as long as several days
Question 16.
Radiation
ANSWER
mechanism of heat transfer that involves the diffusion or dissemination of heat by
electromagnetic waves
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
Perfusion
ANSWER
the ability of the heart to pump blood to the lungs and generate sufficient pressure to deliver
oxygenated blood received from the lungs throughout the arteries providing nutrients to the
tissue throughout the capillary bed.
Question 2.
Pain
ANSWER
an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential tissue
damage or described in terms of such damage
Question 3.
sensory
ANSWER
_______ addresses the ability to intake and interpret information through senses by internal or
external stimuli
Question 4.
-on admission
-based on policy
-change in condition
-before/after surgical/invasive diagnostic procedures
-before/after activity that increases risk (ambulating after surgery) -before administering meds that
impact cardio or resp.
-loss of consciousness
ANSWER
When do you assess vital signs
,Question 5.
cardiovascular or respiratory function
ANSWER
before administering medications that af-
fect _________________ or ________________ function you would want to take vital signs
Question 6.
general appearance, vital signs, height/weight
ANSWER
What are the main parts of a general survey?
Question 7.
hypothalamus
ANSWER
Where is the thermoregulatory center in the brain?
Question 8.
Tympanic, oral, rectal, axillary, temporal
ANSWER
what are the sites for assessing temperature
Question 9.
96.4-99.5 degrees F
ANSWER
normal range for oral temperature
Question 10.
-Circadian rhythm
-age and gender
-environmental temperatures
ANSWER
factors that affect body temperature include? (3 factors)
, Question 11.
metabolism
ANSWER
primary source of heat production is ____________
Question 12.
Intermittent fever
ANSWER
term that describes the body temperature returning to normal at least once every 24 hours
Question 13.
Remittent fever
ANSWER
term that describes the body temperature not returning to normal and fluctuates a few
degrees up or down
Question 14.
Sustained/Continuous fever
ANSWER
term that describes the body temperature remaining above normal with minimal variations
Question 15.
Relapsing or recurrent fever
ANSWER
term that describes the body temperature returning to normal for one or more days with one
or more episodes of fever, each as long as several days
Question 16.
Radiation
ANSWER
mechanism of heat transfer that involves the diffusion or dissemination of heat by
electromagnetic waves
