NURA 1100 TEST 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
_______ is the means of building rapport and helping trust
relationships. Correct Answers Communication
2 categories of cranial nerves- Correct Answers Motor &
sensory
5 areas for listening to the heart Correct Answers aortic,
pulmonic, erb's point, tricuspid, mitral
Abdominal palpitation (T,T,T,M,E,N) Correct Answers
Temp,texture,tenderness,moisture, edema,nodules (masses)
Abdominal percussion= Correct Answers Tymphany, dullness
over organs
Active bowels sounds Correct Answers 5-35 per min
adventitious breath sounds: Correct Answers abnormal breath
sound heard over the lungs
Adylasis Correct Answers Tiny air sacs in lungs(keeps air sacs
open)
Afebrile Correct Answers condition in which the body
temperature is not elevated
Age related changes Correct Answers Saliva & gastric
secretions decrease, ability to concentrate, urine decreases
,anisocoria Correct Answers a condition in which the pupils are
unequal in size
anticoagulant Correct Answers a drug that prevents clotting of
the blood
apnea Correct Answers absence of breathing
As you move through sleep stages your heart & respiratory rate
will _______ & your temperature will _____. Correct Answers
Decrease, lower
ascites Correct Answers abnormal accumulation of fluid in the
abdomen
atelectasis Correct Answers collapsed lung; incomplete
expansion of alveoli
auscultatory gap: Correct Answers period of diminished or
absent Korotkoff sounds; it occurs during the manual
measurement of blood pressure in the latter part of phase I and
during phase II
Before given BETA blocker must know Correct Answers Heart
rate- at least 60 bpm. Listen at apical for 1 full min.
Best position while assessing lungs? Correct Answers Sitting up
Beta blockers and ace inhibitors are Correct Answers Anti
hypertensives
, borborygmus Correct Answers rumbling or gurgling noise
produced by the movement of gas, fluid, or both in the
gastrointestinal tract
bradycardia: Correct Answers slow heart rate
bronchial breath sounds: Correct Answers loud, high-pitched,
hollow sounds normally heard over the trachea and the large
bronchi
bronchovesicular breath sounds Correct Answers medium-
pitched and quieter sounds normally heard over the mainstem
bronchi
Cardiac Output (CO) Correct Answers Amount of blood
pumped in 1 minute (~5 L)
circadian rhythm Correct Answers the biological clock; regular
bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle
circadian rhythm Correct Answers the biological clock; regular
bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle
Clinical management of COPD- Correct Answers Infection
control, smoking cessation, immunizations,prevent post op
pulmonary complications, positioning & suctioning,
pharmacotherapy
comprehensive health assessment: Correct Answers detailed
history and physical examination at onset of care in primary care
SOLUTIONS
_______ is the means of building rapport and helping trust
relationships. Correct Answers Communication
2 categories of cranial nerves- Correct Answers Motor &
sensory
5 areas for listening to the heart Correct Answers aortic,
pulmonic, erb's point, tricuspid, mitral
Abdominal palpitation (T,T,T,M,E,N) Correct Answers
Temp,texture,tenderness,moisture, edema,nodules (masses)
Abdominal percussion= Correct Answers Tymphany, dullness
over organs
Active bowels sounds Correct Answers 5-35 per min
adventitious breath sounds: Correct Answers abnormal breath
sound heard over the lungs
Adylasis Correct Answers Tiny air sacs in lungs(keeps air sacs
open)
Afebrile Correct Answers condition in which the body
temperature is not elevated
Age related changes Correct Answers Saliva & gastric
secretions decrease, ability to concentrate, urine decreases
,anisocoria Correct Answers a condition in which the pupils are
unequal in size
anticoagulant Correct Answers a drug that prevents clotting of
the blood
apnea Correct Answers absence of breathing
As you move through sleep stages your heart & respiratory rate
will _______ & your temperature will _____. Correct Answers
Decrease, lower
ascites Correct Answers abnormal accumulation of fluid in the
abdomen
atelectasis Correct Answers collapsed lung; incomplete
expansion of alveoli
auscultatory gap: Correct Answers period of diminished or
absent Korotkoff sounds; it occurs during the manual
measurement of blood pressure in the latter part of phase I and
during phase II
Before given BETA blocker must know Correct Answers Heart
rate- at least 60 bpm. Listen at apical for 1 full min.
Best position while assessing lungs? Correct Answers Sitting up
Beta blockers and ace inhibitors are Correct Answers Anti
hypertensives
, borborygmus Correct Answers rumbling or gurgling noise
produced by the movement of gas, fluid, or both in the
gastrointestinal tract
bradycardia: Correct Answers slow heart rate
bronchial breath sounds: Correct Answers loud, high-pitched,
hollow sounds normally heard over the trachea and the large
bronchi
bronchovesicular breath sounds Correct Answers medium-
pitched and quieter sounds normally heard over the mainstem
bronchi
Cardiac Output (CO) Correct Answers Amount of blood
pumped in 1 minute (~5 L)
circadian rhythm Correct Answers the biological clock; regular
bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle
circadian rhythm Correct Answers the biological clock; regular
bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle
Clinical management of COPD- Correct Answers Infection
control, smoking cessation, immunizations,prevent post op
pulmonary complications, positioning & suctioning,
pharmacotherapy
comprehensive health assessment: Correct Answers detailed
history and physical examination at onset of care in primary care
