NURC 1104 Test 1 Questions with
Correct Answers
Granulation - Answer-new fibrous tissue formed during wound healing
serous - Answer-clear, watery plasma
serosanguineous - Answer-Pale, red, watery: mixture of clear and red fluid
sanguineous - Answer-bloody drainage
purulent - Answer-producing or containing pus
hemorrhage - Answer-Excessive or profuse bleeding
Abrasion - Answer-Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
care plan - Answer-a written plan for each resident created by a nurse; outlines the
steps taken by the staff to help the resident reach his or her goals
urinary retention - Answer-inability to empty the bladder
bladder scan - Answer-use of sound waves to estimate the amount of urine in the
bladder
kg to pounds - Answer-multiply 2.2
pounds to kg - Answer-divide by 2.2
cm to inches - Answer-2.54 cm = 1 inch
inches to cm - Answer-1 inch = 2.54 cm
medical asepsis - Answer-clean technique
surgical asepsis - Answer-sterile technique
Local infection - Answer-only a specific portion of the body is infected
systemic infection - Answer-an infection throughout the body
erythema - Answer-redness of the skin due to capillary dilation
, Shearing - Answer-friction causes resistance on surface layers of skin while underlying
tissue moves in direction of body movement
orthostatic hypotension - Answer-low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up
fecal occult - Answer-checks for hidden (occult) blood in the stool (feces).
parts of the small intestine - Answer-duodenum, jejunum, ileum
intercostal - Answer-between the ribs
Precordial - Answer-pertaining to the anterior left chest
duodenum - Answer-first part of the small intestine
Exudate - Answer-fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound
SCD - Answer-sequential compression device
jejunum - Answer-Middle portion of the small intestine
ileum - Answer-the last and longest portion of the small intestine
what happens in the ileum? - Answer-absorption of nutrients is completed
parts of large intestine - Answer-cecum, colon, rectum
parts of the colon in order - Answer-ascending colon, transverse colon, descending
colon, sigmoid colon
function of large intestine - Answer-*reabsorbs water and sodium
*maintains acid-base balance - bicarbonate
*store waste products
Bicarbonate - Answer-HCO3-
characteristics of normal stools - Answer-brown
soft
moist
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