Midterm UNITEK term 1 Questions with
Correct Answers Latest Update
objective signs for pain - Answer-moaning, grimacing, restlessness, agitation, increased
pulse, increased respirations, increased blood pressure, sweat
principle steps of wound irrigation - Answer-don appropriate PPE, clean from least
contaminated, clean with swab, use catheter to irrigate
Define what gate theory is - Answer-Back rub to relive pain closes the gate to prevent
pain from traveling to the nervous system
Advantages of proper pain management - Answer-Faster recovery, less re-admits,
Improves quality of life
Locate brain stem - Answer-between medulla and spinal cord 1
What part of the brain controls vital functions of life - Answer-Medulla
Correct order for which light passes through the eye - Answer-Cornea, Aqueous Humor,
pupil, Lens, Vitreous humor, Retina ...... CAPLVR
Different hormones that act on the kidneys - Answer-ACH, ALDOSTERONE, ACTH
ACH ( acetylcholine) - Answer-helps manage amount of water
ALDOSTERONE - Answer-Regulator of salt
ACTH (adrenocorticotroplc hormone) - Answer-regulates steroid hormone cortisol
Islet of langerhans - Answer-Hormone clustering of cells in the pancreas
Function of thymus gland - Answer-immunity
Epinephrine - Answer-Adrenaline when released cause increased heart rate, muscle
strength, Blood pressure, Sugar Metabolism
Norepinephrine - Answer-slows heart rate causes confusion, anxiety, irregular hearts
beats, shortness of breath, headache, nausea
Systemic circulatory system of the heart - Answer-Transports oxygenated blood away
from heart through aorta and left ventricles to the rest of the body and returns oxygen-
depleted blood back to heart
,Where does the right atrium receive blood from - Answer-Superior Vena Cava, Inferior
Vena Cava
Passive range of motion benefits - Answer-Maintain flexibility and mobility, reduce pain,
improve balance and strength
chordae like structures of the heart - Answer-Chordae Tendineae AKA heart strings
connects papillary muscles to tricuspid and valves of heart
Immune system protects us from what - Answer-Outside invaders, viruses, fungi, toxins
What are the proper BODY MECHANICS for LIFTING a PATIENT in bed - Answer-
Keep feet shoulder width apart, keep the person or object close to your body, tighten
stomach muscles, bend at knees and hips, keep back straight throughout movement, lift
legs NOT back, do NOT twist back instead pivot
Order in which you insert dentures - Answer-Remove upper first, insert upper first
Steps in giving a bed bath - Answer-providing privacy pulling curtain for privacy
enzymes produced by the pancreas - Answer-Amylase, Lipase, Trypsin
What part of the large intestine leads to the rectum - Answer-Sigmoid Colon
What is Villi - Answer-Tiny fingerlike projections inside the small intestine helps with
absorption
where is bile stored - Answer-Gallbladder
Renal Medulla - Answer-Inner most part of kidney filters out waste
Anatomy of a male GLANS - Answer-Head of penis
How do encapsulated nerve ending on the skin receive sensory - Answer-Hot, Cold,
Pain, Touch
How do you come to develop a nursing diagnosis - Answer-Nurse Assessment
Normal adult blood pressure - Answer-120/80
Body temp that remains relatively consistent - Answer-Core Temp
Landmarks for APICAL PULSES - Answer-5th intercostal space
T or F: Adults normal range of vital signs are the same as a childs - Answer-FALSE
, How to take a Tympanic Temperature on a child - Answer-Pull pen down and back
Nursing process will require you to establish - Answer-Interventions, care plans
what is fomite - Answer-Objects or materials likely to carry infection Clothing, skin cells,
Hair, Bedding, Utensils
ANA - Answer-Organization that issues protection, promotion, Optimization of health
and abilities, prevention of injury and illness
NPA - Answer-Mandates the board to set out the scope of practice and responsibilities,
oversee the practice of nursing
how to Purge (prime) the enema line of air - Answer-Let water run through tubing ,after
water pushes out all the air..clamp and shut tightly
Reasons for urinary cathiterizations - Answer-urinary retention,after surg,
incontinence,prostate problems,injury to urithra,bladder stones
seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral glands(cowpers) - Answer-male
accessory gland
penis,scrotum testis,epididymis - Answer-male external reproductive system
reabsorption: glucose, peptides, nutrients into blood - Answer-what are the functions of
the proximal convoluted tubules?
Fimbrae of fallopian tube - Answer-catches mature eggs
medualla oblongata - Answer-major regulator of respiratory
lower respiratory tract is made up of what - Answer-
trachea,bronchi,bronchioles,avioli..which make up the lungs
Membrane that covers each lung - Answer-visceral pleura
facial skeleton - Answer-composed of dermal bone
muscle group that runs down back side of thigh - Answer-biceps femorus,
semitendinosus,semimembranosus (hamstring)
how does the body increase thoracic volume - Answer-inhilation
difference between ballsocket joint and hinge - Answer-hinge= elbow knee or finger,
allows 2 direction movement
ball and socket= hip or shoulder, round end fits into cavity of another bone
