NUR 143 MODULE B EXAM QUESTIONS
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Perfusion - ANS the ability of the heart to pump blood to the lungs and generate sufficient
pressure to deliver oxygenated blood received from the lungs throughout the arteries providing
nutrients to the tissue throughout the capillary bed.
Pain - ANS an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential
tissue damage or described in terms of such damage
sensory - ANS _______ addresses the ability to intake and interpret information through
senses by internal or external stimuli
-on admission
-based on policy
-change in condition
-before/after surgical/invasive diagnostic procedures
-before/after activity that increases risk (ambulating after surgery)
-before administering meds that impact cardio or resp.
-loss of consciousness - ANS When do you assess vital signs
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, cardiovascular or respiratory function - ANS before administering medications that affect
_________________ or ________________ function you would want to take vital signs
general appearance, vital signs, height/weight - ANS What are the main parts of a general
survey?
hypothalamus - ANS Where is the thermoregulatory center in the brain?
Tympanic, oral, rectal, axillary, temporal - ANS what are the sites for assessing temperature
96.4-99.5 degrees F - ANS normal range for oral temperature
-Circadian rhythm
-age and gender
-environmental temperatures - ANS factors that affect body temperature include? (3 factors)
metabolism - ANS primary source of heat production is ____________
Intermittent fever - ANS term that describes the body temperature returning to normal at
least once every 24 hours
Remittent fever - ANS term that describes the body temperature not returning to normal and
fluctuates a few degrees up or down
Sustained/Continuous fever - ANS term that describes the body temperature remaining
above normal with minimal variations
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026/2027
Perfusion - ANS the ability of the heart to pump blood to the lungs and generate sufficient
pressure to deliver oxygenated blood received from the lungs throughout the arteries providing
nutrients to the tissue throughout the capillary bed.
Pain - ANS an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience arising from actual or potential
tissue damage or described in terms of such damage
sensory - ANS _______ addresses the ability to intake and interpret information through
senses by internal or external stimuli
-on admission
-based on policy
-change in condition
-before/after surgical/invasive diagnostic procedures
-before/after activity that increases risk (ambulating after surgery)
-before administering meds that impact cardio or resp.
-loss of consciousness - ANS When do you assess vital signs
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, cardiovascular or respiratory function - ANS before administering medications that affect
_________________ or ________________ function you would want to take vital signs
general appearance, vital signs, height/weight - ANS What are the main parts of a general
survey?
hypothalamus - ANS Where is the thermoregulatory center in the brain?
Tympanic, oral, rectal, axillary, temporal - ANS what are the sites for assessing temperature
96.4-99.5 degrees F - ANS normal range for oral temperature
-Circadian rhythm
-age and gender
-environmental temperatures - ANS factors that affect body temperature include? (3 factors)
metabolism - ANS primary source of heat production is ____________
Intermittent fever - ANS term that describes the body temperature returning to normal at
least once every 24 hours
Remittent fever - ANS term that describes the body temperature not returning to normal and
fluctuates a few degrees up or down
Sustained/Continuous fever - ANS term that describes the body temperature remaining
above normal with minimal variations
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