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NURS 310 Fundamentals Test with Answers
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NURS 310 Fundamentals Test withAnswers
lumbar - Answer-lower back
epigastric - Answer-pertaining to above the stomach
sonography - Answer-ultrasound imaging to visualize internal structures
infracostal - Answer-pertaining to below the ribs
periumbilical - Answer-pertaining to the area around the umbilicus
superior - Answer-Higher on the body, nearer to the head
ultrasonic - Answer-Describes a sound of a frequency too high to be heard by the
normal human ear
adhesion - Answer-abnormal fibrous band that holds or binds together tissues that are
normally separated
edema - Answer-Abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissue spaces
febrile - Answer-feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever
hernia - Answer-Protrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally
contains it
inflammation - Answer-a localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues
marked by redness, swelling, heat and pain
mycosis - Answer-fungal infection
perforation - Answer-hole that completely penetrates a structure
peritonitis - Answer-inflammation of the peritoneum
rupture - Answer-to burst or break open of a structure or organ
septicemia - Answer-severe blood infection that spreads to the blood
suppuration - Answer-formation of pus
disease - Answer-when the bodies homeostasis is disrupted
, pathological or morbid - Answer-condition that presents a group of signs, symptoms,
and clinical findings
diagnosis - Answer-cause and nature of disease
prognosis - Answer-prediction of the course of a disease and its probable outcome
idiopathic disease - Answer-disorder of unknown cause or without any connection
Name the steps in the Five-Step Nursing Process? - Answer-Assessment
Diagnose
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Assessment - Answer-gather information about the patient condition
Diagnose - Answer-identify the patient's problems
Planning - Answer-set goals of care and desired outcomes and identify appropriate
nursing actions
Implementation - Answer-perform the nursing actions identified in planning
Evauation - Answer-Determine if goals and expected outcomes are achieved
Nursing process is a variation of - Answer-Scientific reasoning
Practicing the five steps of the nursing process allows you to be what? - Answer-
Organized
Helps to conduct your practice in a systematic way
You learn to make _____ about the meaning of a patient's response to a health problem
or generalize about the patient's functional state of health - Answer-inferences
What is the definition of assessment? - Answer-Systematic gathering of information
related to the physical, metal, spiritual, socioeconomic, and cultural status of an
individual, group or community
What does assessment include? - Answer-Collecting data
Using a systematic and ongoing process
Categorizing data
Recording data
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