CNUR 103- Week 5 wound care & oxygen therapy Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
Medical asepsis - Answers "Clean" technique, everything is clean within the area to reduce the
microorganisms and pathogens present.
Surgical asepsis - Answers "Sterile" technique, everything in the area is sterile to eliminate all
microorganisms and pathogens present.
JP drain - Answers A medical device that removes excess fluid from a surgical site after surgery.
Hemovac - Answers Inserted into a surgical wound to remove fluid and blood, temporary drain that's left
in place until the wound heals.
Hypoxemia - Answers Low level of oxygen in the blood, problem tied to breathing or blood flow.
Tachypnea - Answers Rapid breathing, above 20 respirations per minute.
Bradypnea - Answers Condition where a person breathes more slowly than normal, typically less than 12
breaths per minute in an adult.
Hypoxia - Answers Low levels of oxygen in your body tissues.
Alveoli - Answers Tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the
blood and the air.
Inspiration - Answers Inhalation, air flows into the lungs.
Expiration - Answers Exhalation, air moves out of the lungs.
Orthopnea - Answers Shortness of breath when lying down that's relieved by standing and sitting up.
Fi02 - Answers Fraction of inspired oxygen, the concentration of oxygen in the gas mixture.
Cyanosis - Answers When your skin, lips, or nails turn blue due to a lack of oxygen in the blood.
Pleura - Answers Thin layer of tissue that lines the chest cavity and covers the lungs.
Eupnea - Answers Unlabored breathing that occurs when a person is at rest, quiet breathing or a resting
respiratory rate.
Apnea - Answers A temporary pause in breathing.
Dyspnea - Answers Shortness of breath, feeling that you can't get enough air into your lungs.
Incentive Spirometer - Answers A device that measures the volume of the air inhaled into the lungs
during inspiration.
Ventilation - Answers The mechanical act of breathing.
Medical asepsis - Answers "Clean" technique, everything is clean within the area to reduce the
microorganisms and pathogens present.
Surgical asepsis - Answers "Sterile" technique, everything in the area is sterile to eliminate all
microorganisms and pathogens present.
JP drain - Answers A medical device that removes excess fluid from a surgical site after surgery.
Hemovac - Answers Inserted into a surgical wound to remove fluid and blood, temporary drain that's left
in place until the wound heals.
Hypoxemia - Answers Low level of oxygen in the blood, problem tied to breathing or blood flow.
Tachypnea - Answers Rapid breathing, above 20 respirations per minute.
Bradypnea - Answers Condition where a person breathes more slowly than normal, typically less than 12
breaths per minute in an adult.
Hypoxia - Answers Low levels of oxygen in your body tissues.
Alveoli - Answers Tiny air sacs in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between the
blood and the air.
Inspiration - Answers Inhalation, air flows into the lungs.
Expiration - Answers Exhalation, air moves out of the lungs.
Orthopnea - Answers Shortness of breath when lying down that's relieved by standing and sitting up.
Fi02 - Answers Fraction of inspired oxygen, the concentration of oxygen in the gas mixture.
Cyanosis - Answers When your skin, lips, or nails turn blue due to a lack of oxygen in the blood.
Pleura - Answers Thin layer of tissue that lines the chest cavity and covers the lungs.
Eupnea - Answers Unlabored breathing that occurs when a person is at rest, quiet breathing or a resting
respiratory rate.
Apnea - Answers A temporary pause in breathing.
Dyspnea - Answers Shortness of breath, feeling that you can't get enough air into your lungs.
Incentive Spirometer - Answers A device that measures the volume of the air inhaled into the lungs
during inspiration.
Ventilation - Answers The mechanical act of breathing.
