Test Bank For Adult Health Nursing by Christensen RN MS, Barbara Lauritsen, Kockrow RN MS, Elain 5th Edition Paperback by Christensen ||A+

Christensen & Kockrow: Adult Health Nursing, 5th
Edition Test Bank

TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Introduction to anatomy and physiology

2. Care of the surgical patient

3. Care of the patient with an integumentary disorder

4. Care of the patient with a Musculoskeletal disorder

5.Care of the patient with a gastrointestinal disorder
M

6. Care of the patient with a gallbladder, liver, biliary tract or exocrine pancreatic disorder
ED
8. Care of the patient with a cardiovascular or peripheral vascular disorder

9. Care of the patient with a respiratory disorder

10. Care of the patient with a urinary disorder
ST
11. Care of the patient with an endocrine disorder

12. Care of the patient with a reproductive disorder
U
13. Care of the patient with a visual or auditory disorder

14. Care of the patient with a neurological disorder
D
15. Care of the patient with an Immune disorder
Y
16. Care of the patient with HIV/AIDS

17. Care of the patient with Cancer

,Chapter 1: Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The anatomic term ____ means toward the midline.
a. anterior
b. posterior
c. medial
d. cranial
ANS: C
The term medial indicates an anatomic direction toward the midline.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 1 OBJ: 2
TOP: Anatomic terminology KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
M
2. What are the smallest living components in our body?
a. Cells
b. Organs
ED
c. Electrons
d. Osmosis
ANS: A
Cells are considered to be the smallest living units of structure and function in our body.
ST
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 4 OBJ: 6
TOP: Structural levels of organization KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

3. What is the largest organelle, responsible for cell reproduction and control of other organelles?
a. Nucleus
U
b. Ribosome
c. Mitochondrion
d. Golgi apparatus
D
ANS: A
The nucleus is the largest organelle within the cell.
Y
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 5 OBJ: 8
TOP: Parts of the cell KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

4. When the patient complains of pain in the bladder, the patient will indicate discomfort in
which body cavity?
a.Pelvic
b.Mediastinum
c.Dorsal
d.Abdominal
ANS: A

, A subdivision called the pelvic cavity contains the lower portion of the large intestine (lower
sigmoid colon, rectum), urinary bladder, and internal structures of the reproductive system.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 3, Figure 1-4
OBJ: 5 TOP: Body cavity KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

5. The four phases of cell division all occur in:
a. diffusion.
b. mitosis.
c. osmosis.
d. filtration.
ANS: B
During mitosis, the cell goes through four phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and
telophase.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 7 OBJ: 9
M
TOP: Cell division KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
ED
6. Telophase is which phase of cell reproduction during mitosis?
a. First phase
b. Latent phase
c. Final phase
d. Spindle phase
ST
ANS: C
During mitosis, the cell goes through four phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and
telophase.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 7 OBJ: 9
TOP: Cell division KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
U
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

7. The nurse is aware that which muscle group is both striated and involuntary?
D
a. Skeletal
b. Glial
c. Cardiac
Y
d. Visceral
ANS: C
The cardiac muscle is both striated and involuntary.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 9-10, Figure 1-12
OBJ: 11 TOP: Tissues KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

8. What is a group of several different kinds of tissues arranged so that together they can perform
a more complex function than any tissue alone?
a. Organ
b. System

, c. Cell
d. Endoplasmic reticulum
ANS: A
When several kinds of tissues are united to perform a more complex function than any tissue
alone, they are called organs.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 11 OBJ: 7
TOP: Organs KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

9. What traits describe visceral muscles?
a. Smooth and voluntary
b. Smooth and involuntary
c. Striated and voluntary
d. Striated and involuntary
ANS: B
M
Visceral (smooth) muscles will not function at will; thus, they act involuntarily.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 9, Figure 1-12
OBJ: 7 TOP: Tissues KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
ED
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

10. How are the thoracic and abdominal cavities separated?
a. By the pleura
b. By the diaphragm
ST
c. By the sagittal plane
d. By the peritoneum
ANS: B
The diaphragm (a muscle directly beneath the lungs) separates the ventral cavity into the
thoracic (chest) and abdominal cavities.
U
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 10, Figure 1-3
OBJ: 3 TOP: Ventral cavity
D
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

11. What is the broad section of biology dealing with the description of human structure?
a. Hematology
Y
b. Anatomy
c. Kinesiology
d. Physiology
ANS: B
Anatomy is the study, classification, and description of the structure and organs of the body.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 1 OBJ: 1
TOP: Terminology KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity

12. ____ explains the processes and functions of many structures of the body and how they
interact with one another.