-ectomy Correct Answers surgical removal
-ia Correct Answers condition
-logist Correct Answers specialist (in the study of)
-pnea Correct Answers breath, respiration
-ptysis Correct Answers spitting
-scopy Correct Answers examination (typically using a
microscope or microscopic image)
ā Correct Answers before
A nurse reading the client chart for analysis or interpretation
Correct Answers Cognitive Domain
A person with hypokalemia is experiencing which alteration in
health? Correct Answers Not enough potassium
(a banana a day keeps the doctor away)
A&O Correct Answers alert & oriented
Abbreviations Correct Answers shortened words or phrases
ac Correct Answers before meals
Acronyms are Correct Answers tool to increase memorization
,using the first letters of words
to represent information in a specific order
ad lib. Correct Answers as desired, at discretion
ADLs Correct Answers Activities of Daily Living such as
eating, dressing, bathing, grooming, walking, and toileting
Affective Domain Correct Answers development of attitudes,
feelings, and emotions (affect equals feelings)
AMA Correct Answers Against
Medical
Advice
Analysis (3) Correct Answers require the student nurse to look
at data and find the similarities, differences, and
interrelationships (3)
Angiocardiography Correct Answers recording of the heart and
great vessels
Angiocardiography Correct Answers Recording of the heart and
great vessels using a radiopaque injected into the blood stream
Arteriography Correct Answers Recording of the arteries after
injection of radiopaque into the bloodstream
, Artery and Vein Correlation Correct Answers Both: Angi/o,
vas/o, and vascul/o
Arteries: Aort/o and arteri/o
Veins: Ven/o
Atelectasis Correct Answers incomplete or imperfect expansion
of lung or lung portion
Atherosclerosis Correct Answers form of arteriosclerosis in
which yellowish plaque accumulates on the artery walls
Avoiding Time Traps Correct Answers distracts a person from
doing what they planned, which takes self-discipline and
knowing what needs to be done
Examples: unwanted phone calls, rush hour traffic, excessive
socialization, social media, BINGING ON NETFLIX
Benefits of practicing test taking Correct Answers studying and
test-taking skills may benefit from occasionally studying in a
more typical test environment
Best Studying techniques Correct Answers Involving
significant others in study schedules
Short and frequent study periods are more effective
bid Correct Answers 2 times a day
Bradycardia Correct Answers Decreased pulse rate
bronch/o Correct Answers bronchus