NURS 6011 Health Assessment and Fundamentals Exam 1
Questions With Complete Solutions
Abduction Correct Answers Lateral movement of the body part
away from the midline of the body. Example: A person's arm is
abducted when it is moved away from the body
Active Listening Correct Answers The ability to focus on
patients and their perspectives. It requires that you constantly
decode messages, including thoughts, words, opinions, and
emotions.
Activities of Daily Living (ADL's) Correct Answers Patient's
ability to perform self-care activities. Include behaviors such as
eating, dressing, and grooming,
Adduction Correct Answers Lateral movement of a body part
toward the midline of the body. Example: A person's arm is
adducted when it is moved from an outstretched position to a
position alongside the body.
Aerobic Correct Answers Requiring oxygen to live and grow
Afebrile Correct Answers No fever. Oral temperature is
between 36.5 and 37 degrees Celsius (97.9 - 98.6 degrees F). A
condition in which the body temperature is not elevated.
Anaerobic Correct Answers Capable of living without oxygen
Antibody Correct Answers Immunoglobin produced by the
body in response to a specific antigen
,Antigen Correct Answers Foreign material capable of inducing
a specific immune response
Antimicrobial Correct Answers Antibacterial agent that kills
bacteria or suppresses their growth
Apnea Correct Answers The absence of spontaneous
respirations for more than 10 seconds.
Asepsis Correct Answers Absence of disease-producing
microorganisms; using methods to prevent infection
Asystole Correct Answers The absence of a pulse. Cardiac
arrest, hypovolemia, pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, and
acidosis can lead to asystole.
Atrophy Correct Answers decrease in the size of a body
structure
Ausculatory Gap Correct Answers A period in which there are
no Korotkoff sounds during auscultation. It occurs during the
manual measurement of blood pressure in the latter part of phase
I and during phase II
Auscultation Correct Answers Involves the use of a
stethoscope to listen to movements of air or fluid over the lungs,
heart, or abdomen.
Blood Pressure Correct Answers The measurement of the force
exerted by the flow of blood against the arterial walls. Five
, factors contribute to blood pressure: (1) cardiac output; (2)
peripheral vascular resistance; (3) circulating blood volume; (4)
viscosity; and (5) elasticity of the vessel walls.
Bradycardia Correct Answers A heart rate less than 60 beats
per minute. Medications such as digoxin and beta blockers can
decrease the heart rate. Myocardial infarction, hypothyroidism,
increased intracranial pressure, and eye surgery can also
decrease heart rate.
Cardiac Output Correct Answers Stroke volume and heart rate
determine cardiac output. Cardiac output and peripheral
resistance determine both systolic and diastolic pressures.
Peripheral resistance reflects the viscosity (thickness of the
blood) and the changes in the radius of the arterioles.
Characteristics, Onset, Location, Duration, Exacerbation,
Radiation, Relief Correct Answers COLDERR
Chemical Restraint Correct Answers Drugs that are used to
control behavior and are not included in the person's normal
medical regimen
Circumduction Correct Answers Turning in a circular motion;
combines abduction, adduction, extension, and flexion.
Example: Circling the arm at the shoulder, as in bowling or a
serve in tennis
Closed or Direct Questions Correct Answers Best for specific
information that yields a yes or no answer.
Questions With Complete Solutions
Abduction Correct Answers Lateral movement of the body part
away from the midline of the body. Example: A person's arm is
abducted when it is moved away from the body
Active Listening Correct Answers The ability to focus on
patients and their perspectives. It requires that you constantly
decode messages, including thoughts, words, opinions, and
emotions.
Activities of Daily Living (ADL's) Correct Answers Patient's
ability to perform self-care activities. Include behaviors such as
eating, dressing, and grooming,
Adduction Correct Answers Lateral movement of a body part
toward the midline of the body. Example: A person's arm is
adducted when it is moved from an outstretched position to a
position alongside the body.
Aerobic Correct Answers Requiring oxygen to live and grow
Afebrile Correct Answers No fever. Oral temperature is
between 36.5 and 37 degrees Celsius (97.9 - 98.6 degrees F). A
condition in which the body temperature is not elevated.
Anaerobic Correct Answers Capable of living without oxygen
Antibody Correct Answers Immunoglobin produced by the
body in response to a specific antigen
,Antigen Correct Answers Foreign material capable of inducing
a specific immune response
Antimicrobial Correct Answers Antibacterial agent that kills
bacteria or suppresses their growth
Apnea Correct Answers The absence of spontaneous
respirations for more than 10 seconds.
Asepsis Correct Answers Absence of disease-producing
microorganisms; using methods to prevent infection
Asystole Correct Answers The absence of a pulse. Cardiac
arrest, hypovolemia, pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, and
acidosis can lead to asystole.
Atrophy Correct Answers decrease in the size of a body
structure
Ausculatory Gap Correct Answers A period in which there are
no Korotkoff sounds during auscultation. It occurs during the
manual measurement of blood pressure in the latter part of phase
I and during phase II
Auscultation Correct Answers Involves the use of a
stethoscope to listen to movements of air or fluid over the lungs,
heart, or abdomen.
Blood Pressure Correct Answers The measurement of the force
exerted by the flow of blood against the arterial walls. Five
, factors contribute to blood pressure: (1) cardiac output; (2)
peripheral vascular resistance; (3) circulating blood volume; (4)
viscosity; and (5) elasticity of the vessel walls.
Bradycardia Correct Answers A heart rate less than 60 beats
per minute. Medications such as digoxin and beta blockers can
decrease the heart rate. Myocardial infarction, hypothyroidism,
increased intracranial pressure, and eye surgery can also
decrease heart rate.
Cardiac Output Correct Answers Stroke volume and heart rate
determine cardiac output. Cardiac output and peripheral
resistance determine both systolic and diastolic pressures.
Peripheral resistance reflects the viscosity (thickness of the
blood) and the changes in the radius of the arterioles.
Characteristics, Onset, Location, Duration, Exacerbation,
Radiation, Relief Correct Answers COLDERR
Chemical Restraint Correct Answers Drugs that are used to
control behavior and are not included in the person's normal
medical regimen
Circumduction Correct Answers Turning in a circular motion;
combines abduction, adduction, extension, and flexion.
Example: Circling the arm at the shoulder, as in bowling or a
serve in tennis
Closed or Direct Questions Correct Answers Best for specific
information that yields a yes or no answer.
