NUR105 ESSENTIALS OF NURSING CARE EXCELSIOR COLLEGE
EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS | 2026
LATEST UPDATED |GET A+
A good source of complete protein - (Answer)Eggs
Inhibits the absorption of fat soluble vitamins - (Answer)Mineral oils
Contain a substance called nitrogen that distinguishes from fats and carbs - (Answer)Amino
Acids
What helps reduct sticky bronchial secretions? - (Answer)Maintaining an adequate fluid intake.
What is the best source of vitamin B2 (riboflavin)? - (Answer)Liver
Why do toddlers and preschoolers need a snack? - (Answer)To compensate for increased growth
and caloric needs.
What drug causes constipation by slowing motility of the colon. - (Answer)Morphine
What is the muscle that lifts in the anal canal during defecation? - (Answer)Levator ani
What is an appropriate diet for the elderly? - (Answer)Low calorie, low fat, with lots of fruits.
What is used to measure the total amount of urine from one voiding? - (Answer)Urinometer
How is diaphragmatic breathing assessed? - (Answer)By placing the palms of hands in the area
of the lower ribs.
,What can provide moistened air? - (Answer)Humidifier
What measures the flow of inhaled air? - (Answer)Incentive spirometer
What is a side effect of oral iron? - (Answer)Gastic irritation
Vitamin D helps with the absorption of ____________. - (Answer)Calcium
What are used primarily to monitor central venous pressure? - (Answer)Central venous lines
What can occur when magnesium is low? - (Answer)Confusion or seizures
What three things affect the rate of oxygen transported from the lungs to the tissues? -
(Answer)Cardiac output,
Number of electrolytes,
Exercise
When a person becomes anxious or stressed, the need for oxygen increases due to stimulation of
___________________________. - (Answer)Sympathetic nerve
Painful or difficult urination.
A symptom of a UTI. - (Answer)Dysuria
When ambulating, where should the drainage bag of a Foley be kept? - (Answer)Below waist
level
,Proper technique to cleanse the labia and urinary meatus? - (Answer)Cleanse front to back using
sterile cotton and solution
Malnutrition is common in ___________. - (Answer)Obesity
Legumes is a substitute for _____. - (Answer)Meats
What do coffee, cocoa,and tea have in them? - (Answer)Diuretics
What can you give to a pt. that is NPO and complaining of being thirsty? - (Answer)Good mouth
care
A pt. in metabolic acidosis will be given _________. - (Answer)1/2 NS
Non-irritating foods are considered..... - (Answer)A low residue diet.
For infiltration of an IV, you would assess..... - (Answer)Coolness,
pain,
pallor.
What are signs of fluid volume excess? - (Answer)Crackles and
elevated systolic pressure
What can occur with a potassium of 6.2? - (Answer)Cardiac arrhythmias
Cheese is high in ______________. - (Answer)Protein
Dark green vegetables are high in ___________. - (Answer)Calcium
, A patient with metabolic acidosis will have what? - (Answer)Nausea and vomiting
The stool of a breast fed infant will be what color? - (Answer)Yellow
What would a normal respiratory assessment of a newborn be? - (Answer)30-60 per minute,
irregular with some apnea
What movements occur during inhalation? - (Answer)The diaphragm contracts and the ribs move
upward.
Ph 7.29
pco2 38mm/hg
Hco3 17
What is this an indication of? - (Answer)Metabolic Acidosis
What would be ordered for a pt with severe gastrointestinal bleeding? - (Answer)Platelets
Vitamin B is a ____________ soluble vitamin. - (Answer)Water
Vitamin C is also known as what? - (Answer)Ascorbic acid
What has the strongest effect on chemical receptors in the body? - (Answer)Carbon dioxide
What vitamin is given to vegetarian pts who have iron deficiency? - (Answer)Vitamin C
What food should be recommended to a pt with iron anemia? - (Answer)Green leafy vegetables
EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS | 2026
LATEST UPDATED |GET A+
A good source of complete protein - (Answer)Eggs
Inhibits the absorption of fat soluble vitamins - (Answer)Mineral oils
Contain a substance called nitrogen that distinguishes from fats and carbs - (Answer)Amino
Acids
What helps reduct sticky bronchial secretions? - (Answer)Maintaining an adequate fluid intake.
What is the best source of vitamin B2 (riboflavin)? - (Answer)Liver
Why do toddlers and preschoolers need a snack? - (Answer)To compensate for increased growth
and caloric needs.
What drug causes constipation by slowing motility of the colon. - (Answer)Morphine
What is the muscle that lifts in the anal canal during defecation? - (Answer)Levator ani
What is an appropriate diet for the elderly? - (Answer)Low calorie, low fat, with lots of fruits.
What is used to measure the total amount of urine from one voiding? - (Answer)Urinometer
How is diaphragmatic breathing assessed? - (Answer)By placing the palms of hands in the area
of the lower ribs.
,What can provide moistened air? - (Answer)Humidifier
What measures the flow of inhaled air? - (Answer)Incentive spirometer
What is a side effect of oral iron? - (Answer)Gastic irritation
Vitamin D helps with the absorption of ____________. - (Answer)Calcium
What are used primarily to monitor central venous pressure? - (Answer)Central venous lines
What can occur when magnesium is low? - (Answer)Confusion or seizures
What three things affect the rate of oxygen transported from the lungs to the tissues? -
(Answer)Cardiac output,
Number of electrolytes,
Exercise
When a person becomes anxious or stressed, the need for oxygen increases due to stimulation of
___________________________. - (Answer)Sympathetic nerve
Painful or difficult urination.
A symptom of a UTI. - (Answer)Dysuria
When ambulating, where should the drainage bag of a Foley be kept? - (Answer)Below waist
level
,Proper technique to cleanse the labia and urinary meatus? - (Answer)Cleanse front to back using
sterile cotton and solution
Malnutrition is common in ___________. - (Answer)Obesity
Legumes is a substitute for _____. - (Answer)Meats
What do coffee, cocoa,and tea have in them? - (Answer)Diuretics
What can you give to a pt. that is NPO and complaining of being thirsty? - (Answer)Good mouth
care
A pt. in metabolic acidosis will be given _________. - (Answer)1/2 NS
Non-irritating foods are considered..... - (Answer)A low residue diet.
For infiltration of an IV, you would assess..... - (Answer)Coolness,
pain,
pallor.
What are signs of fluid volume excess? - (Answer)Crackles and
elevated systolic pressure
What can occur with a potassium of 6.2? - (Answer)Cardiac arrhythmias
Cheese is high in ______________. - (Answer)Protein
Dark green vegetables are high in ___________. - (Answer)Calcium
, A patient with metabolic acidosis will have what? - (Answer)Nausea and vomiting
The stool of a breast fed infant will be what color? - (Answer)Yellow
What would a normal respiratory assessment of a newborn be? - (Answer)30-60 per minute,
irregular with some apnea
What movements occur during inhalation? - (Answer)The diaphragm contracts and the ribs move
upward.
Ph 7.29
pco2 38mm/hg
Hco3 17
What is this an indication of? - (Answer)Metabolic Acidosis
What would be ordered for a pt with severe gastrointestinal bleeding? - (Answer)Platelets
Vitamin B is a ____________ soluble vitamin. - (Answer)Water
Vitamin C is also known as what? - (Answer)Ascorbic acid
What has the strongest effect on chemical receptors in the body? - (Answer)Carbon dioxide
What vitamin is given to vegetarian pts who have iron deficiency? - (Answer)Vitamin C
What food should be recommended to a pt with iron anemia? - (Answer)Green leafy vegetables
