Health Differences (Essentials of Nursing Care) - NUR 105
Excelsior Colleg
1. A good source of complete protein: Eggs
2. Inhibits the absorption of fat soluble vitamins: Mineral oils
3. Contain a substance called nitrogen that distinguishes from fats and carbs-
: Amino Acids
4. What helps reduct sticky bronchial secretions?: Maintaining an adequate fluid
intake.
5. What is the best source of vitamin B2 (riboflavin)?: Liver
6. Why do toddlers and preschoolers need a snack?: To compensate for in-
creased growth and caloric needs.
7. What drug causes constipation by slowing motility of the colon.: Morphine
8. What is the muscle that lifts in the anal canal during defecation?: Levator ani
9. What is an appropriate diet for the elderly?: Low calorie, low fat, with lots of
fruits.
10.What is used to measure the total amount of urine from one voiding?: Uri- nometer
11.How is diaphragmatic breathing assessed?: By placing the palms of hands in
the area of the lower ribs.
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,12.What can provide moistened air?: Humidifier
13.What measures the flow of inhaled air?: Incentive spirometer
14.What is a side effect of oral iron?: Gastic irritation
15.Vitamin D helps with the absorption of .: Calcium
16.What are used primarily to monitor central venous pressure?: Central ve- nous
lines
17.What can occur when magnesium is low?: Confusion or seizures
18.What three things affect the rate of oxygen transported from the lungs to the
tissues?: Cardiac output,
Number of electrolytes,
Exercise
19.When a person becomes anxious or stressed, the need for oxygen increas- es due
to stimulation of .: Sympathetic nerve
20.Painful or difficult urination. A
symptom of a UTI.: Dysuria
21.When ambulating, where should the drainage bag of a Foley be kept?: Be- low
waist level
22.Proper technique to cleanse the labia and urinary meatus?: Cleanse front to back
using sterile cotton and solution
23.Malnutrition is common in .: Obesity
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, 24.Legumes is a substitute for .: Meats
25.What do coffee, cocoa,and tea have in them?: Diuretics
26.What can you give to a pt. that is NPO and complaining of being thirsty?-
: Good mouth care
27.A pt. in metabolic acidosis will be given .: 1/2 NS
28.Non-irritating foods are considered.....: A low residue diet.
29.For infiltration of an IV, you would assess.................Coolness,
pain,
pallor.
30.What are signs of fluid volume excess?: Crackles and
elevated systolic pressure
31.What can occur with a potassium of 6.2?: Cardiac arrhythmias
32.Cheese is high in .: Protein
33.Dark green vegetables are high in .: Calcium
34.A patient with metabolic acidosis will have what?: Nausea and vomiting
35.The stool of a breast fed infant will be what color?: Yellow
36.What would a normal respiratory assessment of a newborn be?: 30-60 per minute,
irregular with some apnea
37.What movements occur during inhalation?: The diaphragm contracts and the ribs
move upward.
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Excelsior Colleg
1. A good source of complete protein: Eggs
2. Inhibits the absorption of fat soluble vitamins: Mineral oils
3. Contain a substance called nitrogen that distinguishes from fats and carbs-
: Amino Acids
4. What helps reduct sticky bronchial secretions?: Maintaining an adequate fluid
intake.
5. What is the best source of vitamin B2 (riboflavin)?: Liver
6. Why do toddlers and preschoolers need a snack?: To compensate for in-
creased growth and caloric needs.
7. What drug causes constipation by slowing motility of the colon.: Morphine
8. What is the muscle that lifts in the anal canal during defecation?: Levator ani
9. What is an appropriate diet for the elderly?: Low calorie, low fat, with lots of
fruits.
10.What is used to measure the total amount of urine from one voiding?: Uri- nometer
11.How is diaphragmatic breathing assessed?: By placing the palms of hands in
the area of the lower ribs.
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,12.What can provide moistened air?: Humidifier
13.What measures the flow of inhaled air?: Incentive spirometer
14.What is a side effect of oral iron?: Gastic irritation
15.Vitamin D helps with the absorption of .: Calcium
16.What are used primarily to monitor central venous pressure?: Central ve- nous
lines
17.What can occur when magnesium is low?: Confusion or seizures
18.What three things affect the rate of oxygen transported from the lungs to the
tissues?: Cardiac output,
Number of electrolytes,
Exercise
19.When a person becomes anxious or stressed, the need for oxygen increas- es due
to stimulation of .: Sympathetic nerve
20.Painful or difficult urination. A
symptom of a UTI.: Dysuria
21.When ambulating, where should the drainage bag of a Foley be kept?: Be- low
waist level
22.Proper technique to cleanse the labia and urinary meatus?: Cleanse front to back
using sterile cotton and solution
23.Malnutrition is common in .: Obesity
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, 24.Legumes is a substitute for .: Meats
25.What do coffee, cocoa,and tea have in them?: Diuretics
26.What can you give to a pt. that is NPO and complaining of being thirsty?-
: Good mouth care
27.A pt. in metabolic acidosis will be given .: 1/2 NS
28.Non-irritating foods are considered.....: A low residue diet.
29.For infiltration of an IV, you would assess.................Coolness,
pain,
pallor.
30.What are signs of fluid volume excess?: Crackles and
elevated systolic pressure
31.What can occur with a potassium of 6.2?: Cardiac arrhythmias
32.Cheese is high in .: Protein
33.Dark green vegetables are high in .: Calcium
34.A patient with metabolic acidosis will have what?: Nausea and vomiting
35.The stool of a breast fed infant will be what color?: Yellow
36.What would a normal respiratory assessment of a newborn be?: 30-60 per minute,
irregular with some apnea
37.What movements occur during inhalation?: The diaphragm contracts and the ribs
move upward.
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