NU 136 UNIT 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
-lysis Correct Answers loosening, destruction
Acceptance stage Correct Answers Acknowledge illness and
take measures to become well
active range of motion Correct Answers the process whereby a
patient puts a joint through its full extent of movement
acute illness Correct Answers A sudden illness from which a
person is expected to recover
ACUTE RADIATION SICKNESS Correct Answers develops
when most or all of the body is exposed to a high dose of
radiation, usually over a short time.
ADAPTATION Correct Answers ADJUSTMENTS IN
HABITS TO GET WELL
Airborne precautions Correct Answers MTV or My chicken
hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles
TB
alarm fatigue Correct Answers Occurs when nurses become
desensitized to patient care alarms and then miss or delay
response to an alarm
alarm stage of GAS Correct Answers fight or flight response
, Ambulation Correct Answers walking
Antimicrobial Correct Answers able to destroy or suppress the
growth of pathogens and other micro-organisms
antiseptic Correct Answers substance that prevents infection
apex Correct Answers the highest point
apnea Correct Answers absence of breathing
arrhythmia Correct Answers Abnormal heart rhythm
Asepsis Correct Answers Absence of pathogens
aseptic Correct Answers preventing infection; having a
cleansing effect
Auscultation Correct Answers Listening with a stethoscope
Auscultation gap Correct Answers A temporary disappearance
of sound that may occur between the first and second Korotkoff
sounds.
Axillary Correct Answers armpit
basal metabolic rate (BMR) Correct Answers the rate at which
the body burns energy when the organism is resting
Biohazard Correct Answers Biological agent or condition that
constitutes a hazard to humans.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
-lysis Correct Answers loosening, destruction
Acceptance stage Correct Answers Acknowledge illness and
take measures to become well
active range of motion Correct Answers the process whereby a
patient puts a joint through its full extent of movement
acute illness Correct Answers A sudden illness from which a
person is expected to recover
ACUTE RADIATION SICKNESS Correct Answers develops
when most or all of the body is exposed to a high dose of
radiation, usually over a short time.
ADAPTATION Correct Answers ADJUSTMENTS IN
HABITS TO GET WELL
Airborne precautions Correct Answers MTV or My chicken
hez tb measles, chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles
TB
alarm fatigue Correct Answers Occurs when nurses become
desensitized to patient care alarms and then miss or delay
response to an alarm
alarm stage of GAS Correct Answers fight or flight response
, Ambulation Correct Answers walking
Antimicrobial Correct Answers able to destroy or suppress the
growth of pathogens and other micro-organisms
antiseptic Correct Answers substance that prevents infection
apex Correct Answers the highest point
apnea Correct Answers absence of breathing
arrhythmia Correct Answers Abnormal heart rhythm
Asepsis Correct Answers Absence of pathogens
aseptic Correct Answers preventing infection; having a
cleansing effect
Auscultation Correct Answers Listening with a stethoscope
Auscultation gap Correct Answers A temporary disappearance
of sound that may occur between the first and second Korotkoff
sounds.
Axillary Correct Answers armpit
basal metabolic rate (BMR) Correct Answers the rate at which
the body burns energy when the organism is resting
Biohazard Correct Answers Biological agent or condition that
constitutes a hazard to humans.
