Answers / NR 302 Final Exam Latest Chamberlain
College of Nursing |100% Correct Q & A
."Pain": subjective or objective? - ANSWER-100% subjective!
.20/100 vison - ANSWER-you can see line at 20 ft what someone else can see at
100 ft normally
.20/20 vision - ANSWER-a person who can read what the average person can
read at 20 feet has 20/20 vision
.6 cardinal fields of gaze - ANSWER-tests for muscle weakness or cranial nerve
issues
.ABCDE - ANSWER-asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolution or elevation
.acromegaly - ANSWER-enlargement of the extremities
.Acute Otitis Media - ANSWER-fluid builds up in middle ear and is caused by
bacteria/viruses
.Acute Rhinitis - ANSWER-Inflammation of the nasal mucosa with sneezing,
tearing, and profuse secretion of watery mucus, as seen in the common cold
,.adventicious breath sounds - ANSWER--anything abnormal
-wheezing, rales, crackles, ronchi, stridor (acute distress), friction rub
.African Americans - ANSWER-have a higher rate of HTN and diabetes
.Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - ANSWER-a condition in which the
macula degenerates, gradually causing central vision loss
.Aging and respiratory - ANSWER-muscle strength becomes weaker, lungs
become less elastic and cant hold as much which leads to decreased gas
exchange
.Aging and the nose/mouth - ANSWER--more nose hairs
-sense of smell diminishes/taste buds
-not as much saliva
-teeth become diseased - break, fall out, rot
.Albinism - ANSWER-Absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes
.Allergic Drug Reaction - ANSWER-erythematous and symmetric rash, usually
generalized
.Alopecia - ANSWER-hair loss
.angina - ANSWER-chest pain caused by ischemia (loss of O2 blood flow)
,.anosmia - ANSWER-lack of smell
.anterioposterior diamater to transverse - ANSWER-should be 1:2
.anterior fontanel - ANSWER-closes 9 months - 2 years
.aortic valve - ANSWER-2nd intercostal space - right sternal border
S2>S1 lub-DUB
.Apthous Ulcers - ANSWER-"canker sores"; small, painful, round ulcers in the
oral mucosa of unknown cause, associated with stress, fatigue, and food allergy
.arrythmia - ANSWER-Abnormal heart rhythm
.asthma - ANSWER-has different causes, children can outgrow asthma
.atelectasis - ANSWER-part of lung sticking to itself, why it is important to get up
and move after surgery and cough/deep breathe
.atelectatic crackles - ANSWER-(atelectatic rales) Fine crackles that disappear
with first few breaths
.atrial fibrillation - ANSWER-at risk for clots
, .Baby Bottle Tooth Decay - ANSWER-Destruction of numerous deciduous teeth
may occur in infants and toddlers who take a bottle of milk, juice, or sweetened
drink to bed and prolong bottle-feeding past the age of 1 year. Liquid pools
around the upper front teeth. Mouth bacteria act on carbohydrates in the
liquid, especially sucrose, forming metabolic acids. Acids break down tooth
enamel and destroy its protein.
.Bacteria in mouth can lead to - ANSWER-heart disease and other diseases
.Bell palsy - ANSWER-facial paralysis caused by a functional disorder of the
seventh cranial nerve
.Best place to test for tenting? - ANSWER-clavicle
.Biot respiration - ANSWER-Similar to Cheyne-Stokes respiration, except that
the pattern is irregular. A series of normal respirations (three to four) is
followed by a period of apnea. The cycle length is variable, lasting anywhere
from 10 seconds to 1 minute. Seen with head trauma, brain abscess, heat
stroke, spinal meningitis, and encephalitis.
.black hairy tongue - ANSWER-elongation of filiform papillae and painless
overgrowth of mycelial threads of fungus infection on the tongue, occurs after
heavy smoking or antibiotics
.blephoritis - ANSWER-inflammation of the eyelid
.Blue bloater - ANSWER-RHF and LHF, not enough O2 from pulmonary edema,
peripheral edema