NU 136 UNIT 1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 115 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
2025 NEW UPDATE
-lysis - CORRECT ANSWER: loosening, destruction
Acceptance stage - CORRECT ANSWER: Acknowledge illness and take measures to
become well
active range of motion - CORRECT ANSWER: the process whereby a patient puts a
joint through its full extent of movement
acute illness - CORRECT ANSWER: A sudden illness from which a person is expected
to recover
ACUTE RADIATION SICKNESS - CORRECT ANSWER: develops when most or all of
the body is exposed to a high dose of radiation, usually over a short time.
ADAPTATION - CORRECT ANSWER: ADJUSTMENTS IN HABITS TO GET WELL
Airborne precautions - CORRECT ANSWER: MTV or My chicken hez tb measles,
chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
alarm fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER: Occurs when nurses become desensitized to
patient care alarms and then miss or delay response to an alarm
alarm stage of GAS - CORRECT ANSWER: fight or flight response
, Ambulation - CORRECT ANSWER: walking
Antimicrobial - CORRECT ANSWER: able to destroy or suppress the growth of
pathogens and other micro-organisms
antiseptic - CORRECT ANSWER: substance that prevents infection
apex - CORRECT ANSWER: the highest point
apnea - CORRECT ANSWER: absence of breathing
arrhythmia - CORRECT ANSWER: Abnormal heart rhythm
Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER: Absence of pathogens
aseptic - CORRECT ANSWER: preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER: Listening with a stethoscope
Auscultation gap - CORRECT ANSWER: A temporary disappearance of sound that may
occur between the first and second Korotkoff sounds.
Axillary - CORRECT ANSWER: armpit
basal metabolic rate (BMR) - CORRECT ANSWER: the rate at which the body burns
energy when the organism is resting
ANSWERS 115 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
2025 NEW UPDATE
-lysis - CORRECT ANSWER: loosening, destruction
Acceptance stage - CORRECT ANSWER: Acknowledge illness and take measures to
become well
active range of motion - CORRECT ANSWER: the process whereby a patient puts a
joint through its full extent of movement
acute illness - CORRECT ANSWER: A sudden illness from which a person is expected
to recover
ACUTE RADIATION SICKNESS - CORRECT ANSWER: develops when most or all of
the body is exposed to a high dose of radiation, usually over a short time.
ADAPTATION - CORRECT ANSWER: ADJUSTMENTS IN HABITS TO GET WELL
Airborne precautions - CORRECT ANSWER: MTV or My chicken hez tb measles,
chickenpox (varicella) Herpes zoster/shingles TB
alarm fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER: Occurs when nurses become desensitized to
patient care alarms and then miss or delay response to an alarm
alarm stage of GAS - CORRECT ANSWER: fight or flight response
, Ambulation - CORRECT ANSWER: walking
Antimicrobial - CORRECT ANSWER: able to destroy or suppress the growth of
pathogens and other micro-organisms
antiseptic - CORRECT ANSWER: substance that prevents infection
apex - CORRECT ANSWER: the highest point
apnea - CORRECT ANSWER: absence of breathing
arrhythmia - CORRECT ANSWER: Abnormal heart rhythm
Asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER: Absence of pathogens
aseptic - CORRECT ANSWER: preventing infection; having a cleansing effect
Auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER: Listening with a stethoscope
Auscultation gap - CORRECT ANSWER: A temporary disappearance of sound that may
occur between the first and second Korotkoff sounds.
Axillary - CORRECT ANSWER: armpit
basal metabolic rate (BMR) - CORRECT ANSWER: the rate at which the body burns
energy when the organism is resting
