Things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses; symptoms
What is subjective data?
100
The field of medicine focused on the treatment and control of obesity
What is bariatrics?
100
A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
What is an artery?
100
Describes a health problem that can be treated by nursing measures; a step in the nursing process
What is a nursing diagnosis?
100
Which is a symptom?
a. Redness
b. Vomiting
c. Pain
d. Pulse rate of 78
What is c. Pain?
200
An action or measure taken by the nursing team to help the person reach a goal
What is a nursing intervention?
200
Being unable to respond to stimuli
What is comatose?
200
A tiny blood vessel; food, oxygen, and other substances pass from the capillaries into the cells
What is a capillary?
200
Something necessary or desired for maintaining life and mental well-being
What is need?
200
Which basic need is the most essential?
a. Self-actualization
b. Self-esteem
c. Love and belonging
d. Safety and security
What is d. Safety and security?
300
The identification of a disease or condition by a doctor
What is a medical diagnosis?
300
The branch of medicine concerned with the problems and diseases of old age and older persons
What is geriatrics?
300
The substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen and gives blood its red color
What is hemoglobin?
300
The worth, value, or opinion one has of a person
What is esteem?
300
A person wants to take a shower. You say, "You would like to take a shower." This is:
a. A communication barrier
b. Direct question
c. Paraphrasing
d. An open-ended question
What is c. Paraphrasing?
400
Information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an observer; signs
What is objective data?
400
A concept that considers the whole person; the whole person has physical, social, psychological, and spiritual parts that are woven together and cannot be separated
What is holism?
400
The process of supplying the cells with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from them
What is respiration?
400
The burning of food for heat and energy by the cells
What is metabolism?
400
The highest functions in the brain take place in the:
a. Cerebral cortex
b. Medulla
c. Brainstem
d. Spinal nerves
Where is a. Cerebral Cortex?
500
To perform or carry out nursing measures in the care plan; a step in the nursing process
What is an implementation?
500
The branch of medicine concerned with the care of women during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth and for 6-8 weeks after birth
What is obstetrics?
500
Involuntary muscle contractions in the digestive system that move food down the esophagus through the alimentary canal
What is peristalsis?
500
A group of cells with similar functions
What is tissue?
500
Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged:
a. In the bronchi
b. Between the alveoli and capillaries
c. Between the lungs and pleura
d. in the trachea