NUR 226 FINAL EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+.
which of the following is a symptom?
a.weak grip strength
b.crackles
c.diaphoresis
d.pain - Answer d. pain
a patient has a heart rate of 53 beats per minute. this is considered what?
a. bradycardia
b.tachypnea
c.tachycardia
d. hypertension - Answer a. bradycardia
the term iatrogenic refers to which condition when associated with types of disease?
a. worsening of the disease
b. unknown cause
c. caused by treatment
d. likelihood of recovery - Answer c. caused by treatment
some drugs have the ability to cross the placenta and have an effect on the fetus. which drug
would be most concerning to the nurse?
a. prenatal vitamins
b.NSAIDS
c. pharmacogenomic
d. teratogens - Answer d.teratogens
a medication your patient is taking is a substrate of the CYP-450 system. if they start taking a
second drug that induces the CYP-450 system what can happen?
a. decreased effect of the initial drug
,the functions of immunity include which of the following?
homeostasis, filters blood, defense, surveillance - Answer homeostasis, defense, surveillance
the nurse is documenting the exudate from a client's abscess positive for MRSA. what would be
the most likely finding for this exudate?
a. sersoanguineous
b. purulent
c.serous
d.hemorrhagic - Answer b.purulent
the nurse is reviewing a CBC with differential for a client with an acute viral infection. which lab
finding most likely supports the client's condition? - Answer increased lymphocytes
what are the three different types of disease? - Answer idiopathic, iatrogenic, exacerbation
What is pathophysiology? - Answer study of disease, injury, and changes in physiology of the
body
pathology - Answer laboratory study of cells and tissues
Disease - Answer disruption of homeostasis
What is homeostasis? - Answer tendency to maintain an equilibrium
what is homeostasis in terms of the body? - Answer body and organs maintain steady state in
order to function in normal range
what are the two causes of disease? - Answer intrinsic and extrinsic
what are intrinsic factors? - Answer genes, immunity, age,gender
What are extrinsic factors? - Answer bacteria, viruses, injury, behaviors, stressors
, identification of disease - Answer from signs and symptoms
occurance of disease - Answer how often, when
diagnosis of disease - Answer identification
etiology of disease - Answer cause of disease
prognosis of disease - Answer likelihood of recovery
stages of disease - Answer Exposure and Incubation
Onset
Remission
Convalescence
onset of disease can be - Answer sudden, insidious, latent, prodromal
insidious - Answer proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
latent - Answer hidden
prodromal - Answer early symptoms that may indicate the onset of a condition or disease
convalescence - Answer gradual recovery after an illness
remission - Answer a period of time when symptoms disappear
what are the three types of diseases? - Answer idiopathic, iatrogenic, exacerbation
idiopathic disease - Answer disease with an unknown cause
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+.
which of the following is a symptom?
a.weak grip strength
b.crackles
c.diaphoresis
d.pain - Answer d. pain
a patient has a heart rate of 53 beats per minute. this is considered what?
a. bradycardia
b.tachypnea
c.tachycardia
d. hypertension - Answer a. bradycardia
the term iatrogenic refers to which condition when associated with types of disease?
a. worsening of the disease
b. unknown cause
c. caused by treatment
d. likelihood of recovery - Answer c. caused by treatment
some drugs have the ability to cross the placenta and have an effect on the fetus. which drug
would be most concerning to the nurse?
a. prenatal vitamins
b.NSAIDS
c. pharmacogenomic
d. teratogens - Answer d.teratogens
a medication your patient is taking is a substrate of the CYP-450 system. if they start taking a
second drug that induces the CYP-450 system what can happen?
a. decreased effect of the initial drug
,the functions of immunity include which of the following?
homeostasis, filters blood, defense, surveillance - Answer homeostasis, defense, surveillance
the nurse is documenting the exudate from a client's abscess positive for MRSA. what would be
the most likely finding for this exudate?
a. sersoanguineous
b. purulent
c.serous
d.hemorrhagic - Answer b.purulent
the nurse is reviewing a CBC with differential for a client with an acute viral infection. which lab
finding most likely supports the client's condition? - Answer increased lymphocytes
what are the three different types of disease? - Answer idiopathic, iatrogenic, exacerbation
What is pathophysiology? - Answer study of disease, injury, and changes in physiology of the
body
pathology - Answer laboratory study of cells and tissues
Disease - Answer disruption of homeostasis
What is homeostasis? - Answer tendency to maintain an equilibrium
what is homeostasis in terms of the body? - Answer body and organs maintain steady state in
order to function in normal range
what are the two causes of disease? - Answer intrinsic and extrinsic
what are intrinsic factors? - Answer genes, immunity, age,gender
What are extrinsic factors? - Answer bacteria, viruses, injury, behaviors, stressors
, identification of disease - Answer from signs and symptoms
occurance of disease - Answer how often, when
diagnosis of disease - Answer identification
etiology of disease - Answer cause of disease
prognosis of disease - Answer likelihood of recovery
stages of disease - Answer Exposure and Incubation
Onset
Remission
Convalescence
onset of disease can be - Answer sudden, insidious, latent, prodromal
insidious - Answer proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
latent - Answer hidden
prodromal - Answer early symptoms that may indicate the onset of a condition or disease
convalescence - Answer gradual recovery after an illness
remission - Answer a period of time when symptoms disappear
what are the three types of diseases? - Answer idiopathic, iatrogenic, exacerbation
idiopathic disease - Answer disease with an unknown cause
