Galen NUR 155 Exam 1 Latest Update 200+ Questions and Correct Correct Answers Guaranteed Success
Blood pressure cuff must be _____% of arm circumference - Correct Answer: 40%
define a health assessment - Correct Answer: A systematic method of collecting data about a patient for the purpose of determining the patients current and ongoing health status, predicting risks to health and identifying health-promoting activites.
define a nosocomial infection - Correct Answer: hospital acquired infection
define active immunity - Correct Answer: host produces antibodies in response to natural antigens or artificial antigens
define acute illness - Correct Answer: comes and goes quickly
Define Afebrile - Correct Answer: Absence of fever
Define airborne precautions - Correct Answer: trCorrect Answer:mitted by small droplets
EX: TB, measles, varicella
define artificial active immunity - Correct Answer: immunity from administered infections
Define artificial passive immunity - Correct Answer: When you become immune after being injected with antibodies from someone else
define auscultation - Correct Answer: listing to sounds produced by internal orgCorrect Answer:. Usually done to evaluate:
- heart
- lungs
- abdomen
Define bacteremia - Correct Answer: presence of bacteria in the blood
Define body mechanics - Correct Answer: used to describe the efficient, coordinated, and safe use of the body to move objects and carry out ADL's
Define body temperature - Correct Answer: the balance between heat production and heat loss
Define bradycardia - Correct Answer: slow heart rate
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Define cardiac output - Correct Answer: volume of blood pumped into the arteries by the heart
Define CDC two tier approach - Correct Answer: standard precautions and trCorrect
Answer:mission based precautions
define chronic illness - Correct Answer: lasts greater than 6 months. includes remission and exacerbation
define contact precautions - Correct Answer: trCorrect Answer:mitted by direct or indirect contact; includes drug resistant bacteria; surfaces in rooms are contaminated
Define core temperature - Correct Answer: temperature taken in the body
ex: rectal and oral
Define costal breathing - Correct Answer: chest breathing
Define diaphragmatic breathing. - Correct Answer: belly breathing
Define diastolic blood pressure - Correct Answer: the force exerted by blood on arterial walls during ventricular relaxation
define disease - Correct Answer: a systematic problem and usually shows evidence
define droplet precautions - Correct Answer: trCorrect Answer:mitted by larger droplets
EX: pertussis, mumps, flu and strep; N95 PPE; 3ft diameter
Define environmental wellness - Correct Answer: ability to promote health measures that improve standard of living and quality of life
define etiologic agent - Correct Answer: how a microorganism gets in
Define febrile - Correct Answer: fever
Define fowlers position - Correct Answer: 45-60 degrees
define health - Correct Answer: presence or absence of disease
define high fowlers position - Correct Answer: 60-90 degrees
define holism - Correct Answer: view individual as a whole
define homeostasis - Correct Answer: maintain equilibrium or balance
define illness - Correct Answer: a personal state or feeling
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