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NRSG 126 – Douglas College – Midterm 1 Review Guide with Verified Answers (Pain, Aging, Infection, and Nursing Theory)

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This comprehensive study guide for NRSG 126 Midterm 1 at Douglas College presents a wide-ranging set of definitions, concepts, and exam-ready facts with verified answers. Topics include nociceptive and neuropathic pain, inflammation, sensory changes with aging, infection control, immune responses, psychosocial health, analgesic classes, Erikson and Kohlberg’s developmental theories, and osteoarthritis/osteoporosis. An excellent all-in-one factual reference for nursing students preparing for assessments.

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NRSG 126 MIDTERM 1 questions with verified
answers
3 Ds of confusion Ans✓✓✓ delirium, depression, dementia


3 main types of communication Ans✓✓✓ verbal, non-verbal,
electronic


3 steps in inflammatory response Ans✓✓✓ inflammation, tissue
formation, tissue remodelling


5 cardinal signs of inflammation Ans✓✓✓ erythema (redness),
tenderness/pain, altered tissue function, swelling/edema, heat


A-delta nerve fibers Ans✓✓✓ pricking, sharp, well localized, short
duration, myelinated, small/fast


abduction Ans✓✓✓ movement of the bone away from body


acetaminophen Ans✓✓✓ - analgesic, antipyretic
- works directly on hypothalamus to decrease temp


acquired immunity Ans✓✓✓ active and passive specific defences, t-cell
and b-cell

,active specific defences Ans✓✓✓ antibodies are produce by body in
response to an antigen


addiction Ans✓✓✓ neurobiological disease that has genetic,
psychological, environmental factors influencing its development and
manifestations. must have one or more of the following: impaired
control, compulsive use, continued use despite harm, craving


adduction Ans✓✓✓ movement of bone toward the midline of the
body


adjuvant drugs examples Ans✓✓✓ steroids, antihistamines,
anticonvulsants, antidepressants, local anesthetics


antigen Ans✓✓✓ foreign proteins in body


ausculation Ans✓✓✓ use of stethescope to listen to GI, resp,
circulatory sounds


bodys specific defense against infection Ans✓✓✓ involvement of
immune system


breakthrough pain Ans✓✓✓ pain breaks through regular pain
medication or tx that control baseline pain

, - incident pain happens via action
- idiopathic pain


C nerve fiber, activation pain Ans✓✓✓ dull, aching, burning sensation
and is characterized by its diffuse nature, slow onset, relatively long
duration, unmyelinated/smallest ones


cancer pain Ans✓✓✓ - acute, chronic, both
- nociceptive or neuropathic
- results from tumor bulk, invasion, infection, treatment


cartilage Ans✓✓✓ supporting connective tissue, used for shock
absorption


cartilaginous joints Ans✓✓✓ joints with little movement, cartilage
found inbetween bones


cell mediated defence Ans✓✓✓ t-cells to produce antibodies


centenarians Ans✓✓✓ 100 years old or more


Centrally Generated Neuropathic Pain Ans✓✓✓ deafferentation pain,
sympathetically maintained

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