PNVN 1811 – Exam 3 Study Guide, 2026 – Comprehensive review and
practice material
Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease? - correct answer ✔✔ Pathology
The liver can be found in the - correct answer ✔✔ upper right quadrant, epigastric region= Both
A and B
The supine position - correct answer ✔✔ describes the body lying face up
The opposite term for posterior in humans is - correct answer ✔✔ anterior; ventral= both B and
C
What percentage of an adult's body weight consists of water? - correct answer ✔✔ 50% to 60%
The two major body cavities are called - correct answer ✔✔ dorsal and ventral
The primary function of the skin is - correct answer ✔✔ protection
The nurse weighs a patient at the same time of day with the same scale and same clothing.
What is this a simple and accurate method of determining? - correct answer ✔✔ water balance
Muscle is connected to bone by - correct answer ✔✔ tendons
1. System that contains the body's heaviest organ
2. System that has the ability to contract by conscious nerve regulation
3. System that has a secondary function of storing calcium and phosphorus for the body
, 4. System that regulated body functions rapidly but for a short duration
5. System that regulates body functions slowly but for a longer duration
6. Primary system for transporting materials to every cell in the body - correct answer ✔✔ 1.
Integumentary system
2. Muscular system
3. Skeletal system
4. Nervous system
5. Endocrine system
6. Cardiovascular system
IMSNEC
What does actively transporting electrolytes from an area of higher concentration to an area of
lower concentration require? - correct answer ✔✔ Hydrostatic pressure
Although the patient denies pain, the nurse observes the patient breathing rapidly with
clenched fists and facial grimacing. What is the nurse's best response to these observations? -
correct answer ✔✔ "What you are saying and what I am observing don't seem to match."
What does therapeutic communication accomplish? - correct answer ✔✔ facilitates the
formation of a positive nurse-patient relationship
What action exemplifies a nurse practicing medical asepsis in performing daily care? - correct
answer ✔✔ Keeping bed linens off the floor
The nurse is sitting in a chair near the patient's bed, leaning forward to hear what the patient is
saying, and does not interrupt. What is the nurse demonstrating? - correct answer ✔✔ Active
listening
practice material
Which word is defined as the scientific study of disease? - correct answer ✔✔ Pathology
The liver can be found in the - correct answer ✔✔ upper right quadrant, epigastric region= Both
A and B
The supine position - correct answer ✔✔ describes the body lying face up
The opposite term for posterior in humans is - correct answer ✔✔ anterior; ventral= both B and
C
What percentage of an adult's body weight consists of water? - correct answer ✔✔ 50% to 60%
The two major body cavities are called - correct answer ✔✔ dorsal and ventral
The primary function of the skin is - correct answer ✔✔ protection
The nurse weighs a patient at the same time of day with the same scale and same clothing.
What is this a simple and accurate method of determining? - correct answer ✔✔ water balance
Muscle is connected to bone by - correct answer ✔✔ tendons
1. System that contains the body's heaviest organ
2. System that has the ability to contract by conscious nerve regulation
3. System that has a secondary function of storing calcium and phosphorus for the body
, 4. System that regulated body functions rapidly but for a short duration
5. System that regulates body functions slowly but for a longer duration
6. Primary system for transporting materials to every cell in the body - correct answer ✔✔ 1.
Integumentary system
2. Muscular system
3. Skeletal system
4. Nervous system
5. Endocrine system
6. Cardiovascular system
IMSNEC
What does actively transporting electrolytes from an area of higher concentration to an area of
lower concentration require? - correct answer ✔✔ Hydrostatic pressure
Although the patient denies pain, the nurse observes the patient breathing rapidly with
clenched fists and facial grimacing. What is the nurse's best response to these observations? -
correct answer ✔✔ "What you are saying and what I am observing don't seem to match."
What does therapeutic communication accomplish? - correct answer ✔✔ facilitates the
formation of a positive nurse-patient relationship
What action exemplifies a nurse practicing medical asepsis in performing daily care? - correct
answer ✔✔ Keeping bed linens off the floor
The nurse is sitting in a chair near the patient's bed, leaning forward to hear what the patient is
saying, and does not interrupt. What is the nurse demonstrating? - correct answer ✔✔ Active
listening
