NSC 114 book vocabulary Test with Complete Solutions
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NSC 114 Book Vocabulary
NSC 114 book vocabulary Test with Complete Solutions
Auscultation - Answer-Listening to sounds produced in the body with the use of a stethoscope/instrument that amplifies sound
Blanch test - Answer-a test during which the client's fingertip is temporarily pinched to assess capillary refill an...
NSC 114 book vocabulary
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Auscultation - Answer-Listening to sounds produced in the body with the use of a
stethoscope/instrument that amplifies sound
Blanch test - Answer-a test during which the client's fingertip is temporarily pinched to
assess capillary refill and peripheral circulation
Bruit - Answer-a blowing or swishing sound created by turbulence of blood flow
Cerumen - Answer-ear wax
Conductive hearing loss - Answer-The result of interrupted transmission of sound waves
Conjunctivitis - Answer-inflammation of the conjunctiva (pink eye)
tripod position - Answer-a posture that uses three points of support, typically used by
patients with pulmonary problems as they lean forward, use their arms for support, and
lift the chest to increase breathing capacity
Aphasia - Answer-inability to speak
Auscultation - Answer-listening to sounds within the body
Blanch test - Answer-a test during which the client's fingertip is temporarily pinched to
assess capillary refill and peripheral circulation
Bruit - Answer-blowing, swooshing sound heard through a stethoscope when an artery
is partially occluded
Caries - Answer-cavities
cyanosis - Answer-bluish discoloration of the skin
Diastole - Answer-In measuring blood pressure, the period when the ventricular relax
, Edema - Answer-The presence of excess intracellular fluid in the body that makes skin
appear swollen, shiny, and taut, and tends to blanch in color
Metaparadigm of Nursing - Answer-person, environment, health, nursing
Civil law - Answer-Private individuals
Public law - Answer-law dealing with the relationship between government and
individuals
Tort law - Answer-Law that deals with harm to a person or a person's property.
autonomy - Answer-independence
Nonmaleficence - Answer-do no harm
veracity - Answer-truth telling
Ambulating - Answer-walking
Anabolism - Answer-Requires energy
anaerobic exercise - Answer-Endurance training,
Ankyloses - Answer-immobility of a joint; fixation
atekectasis - Answer-collapsed lung
BMR - Answer-basal metabolic rate
calculi - Answer-kidney stones
Catabloism - Answer-Releases energy
Contracture - Answer-The lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of a
muscle
crepitation - Answer-the grating sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move
together
dorsal supine position - Answer-lying on the back
dorsal recumbent position - Answer-lying on the back with the knees flexed
Embolus - Answer-A clot that breaks lose and travels through the bloodstream.
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