PNVN 1811 Exam 3 Study Guide
Questions and All Actual Answers
2025-2026 Update.
Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease? - Answer Pathology
The liver can be found in the - Answer upper right quadrant, epigastric region= Both A and B
The supine position - Answer describes the body lying face up
The opposite term for posterior in humans is - Answer anterior; ventral= both B and C
What percentage of an adult's body weight consists of water? - Answer 50% to 60%
The two major body cavities are called - Answer dorsal and ventral
The primary function of the skin is - Answer protection
The nurse weighs a patient at the same time of day with the same scale and same clothing.
What is this a simple and accurate method of determining? - Answer water balance
Muscle is connected to bone by - Answer tendons
1. System that contains the body's heaviest organ
2. System that has the ability to contract by conscious nerve regulation
3. System that has a secondary function of storing calcium and phosphorus for the body
4. System that regulated body functions rapidly but for a short duration
5. System that regulates body functions slowly but for a longer duration
6. Primary system for transporting materials to every cell in the body - Answer 1.
Integumentary system
2. Muscular system
, IMSNEC
What does actively transporting electrolytes from an area of higher concentration to an area of
lower concentration require? - Answer Hydrostatic pressure
Although the patient denies pain, the nurse observes the patient breathing rapidly with
clenched fists and facial grimacing. What is the nurse's best response to these observations? -
Answer "What you are saying and what I am observing don't seem to match."
What does therapeutic communication accomplish? - Answer facilitates the formation of a
positive nurse-patient relationship
What action exemplifies a nurse practicing medical asepsis in performing daily care? - Answer
Keeping bed linens off the floor
The nurse is sitting in a chair near the patient's bed, leaning forward to hear what the patient is
saying, and does not interrupt. What is the nurse demonstrating? - Answer Active listening
What is the nurse closely assessing for in a patient with hypokalemia? - Answer Cardiac
complications
The nurse explains to a patient that the drug Lasix reduces edema by drawing water from the
interstitial space into the intravascular space. What is this process called? - Answer Osmosis
What is one of the main characteristics of therapeutic communication? - Answer It involves
the patient as a person
A nurse is standing at the bedside with the patient lying in bed. What can the nurse be
construed as demonstrating? - Answer Power
A nurse must violate the personal space of a patient to perform an invasive procedure. How can
the nurse reduce the discomfort of the patient? - Answer By approaching the interaction in a
professional manner
Questions and All Actual Answers
2025-2026 Update.
Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease? - Answer Pathology
The liver can be found in the - Answer upper right quadrant, epigastric region= Both A and B
The supine position - Answer describes the body lying face up
The opposite term for posterior in humans is - Answer anterior; ventral= both B and C
What percentage of an adult's body weight consists of water? - Answer 50% to 60%
The two major body cavities are called - Answer dorsal and ventral
The primary function of the skin is - Answer protection
The nurse weighs a patient at the same time of day with the same scale and same clothing.
What is this a simple and accurate method of determining? - Answer water balance
Muscle is connected to bone by - Answer tendons
1. System that contains the body's heaviest organ
2. System that has the ability to contract by conscious nerve regulation
3. System that has a secondary function of storing calcium and phosphorus for the body
4. System that regulated body functions rapidly but for a short duration
5. System that regulates body functions slowly but for a longer duration
6. Primary system for transporting materials to every cell in the body - Answer 1.
Integumentary system
2. Muscular system
, IMSNEC
What does actively transporting electrolytes from an area of higher concentration to an area of
lower concentration require? - Answer Hydrostatic pressure
Although the patient denies pain, the nurse observes the patient breathing rapidly with
clenched fists and facial grimacing. What is the nurse's best response to these observations? -
Answer "What you are saying and what I am observing don't seem to match."
What does therapeutic communication accomplish? - Answer facilitates the formation of a
positive nurse-patient relationship
What action exemplifies a nurse practicing medical asepsis in performing daily care? - Answer
Keeping bed linens off the floor
The nurse is sitting in a chair near the patient's bed, leaning forward to hear what the patient is
saying, and does not interrupt. What is the nurse demonstrating? - Answer Active listening
What is the nurse closely assessing for in a patient with hypokalemia? - Answer Cardiac
complications
The nurse explains to a patient that the drug Lasix reduces edema by drawing water from the
interstitial space into the intravascular space. What is this process called? - Answer Osmosis
What is one of the main characteristics of therapeutic communication? - Answer It involves
the patient as a person
A nurse is standing at the bedside with the patient lying in bed. What can the nurse be
construed as demonstrating? - Answer Power
A nurse must violate the personal space of a patient to perform an invasive procedure. How can
the nurse reduce the discomfort of the patient? - Answer By approaching the interaction in a
professional manner
