NURSING PROFESSIONS
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
NURSING HISTORY
THE HUMAN BODY
NURSING SKILLS
100

Which nursing profession specializes in providing care to newborns, infants, and young children?

What is a pediatric nurse?

100

What does the suffix "-itis" typically indicate?

What is inflammation?

100

What month is National Nurses Week celebrated?

What is May?

100

What part of the cell is responsible for producing energy?

What is the mitochondria?

100

What is the term for measuring a patient’s breathing rate?

What is respiratory rate measurement?

200

Which type of nurse works in a hospital or clinical setting and provides care to patients in critical or life-threatening conditions?

What is an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse or critical care nurse?

200

What does the prefix "sub-" mean in medical terms?

What is under or below?

200

Who is known as the founder of modern nursing?

Who is Florence Nightingale?

200

What blood type is considered the universal donor?

What is blood type O?

200

What skill involves listening to a patient’s heart and lungs with a stethoscope?

What is auscultation?

300

What type of nurse provides care for patients with mental health conditions and emotional support?

What is a psychiatric nurse or mental health nurse?

300

What does "neuro-" refer to in medical terminology? What is related to nerves or the nervous system?

What is related to nerves or the nervous system?

300

For how many consecutive years have nurses been ranked the most trusted profession by the public?

What is 23 years?

300

What is the smallest bone in the human body?

What is the stapes?

300

What is the procedure for cleaning a wound to prevent infection?

What is wound irrigation or wound care?

400

What is the nursing profession that involves caring for patients in the home setting, offering medical care and assistance with daily activities?

What is a home health nurse?

400

What does the term "dermatitis" refer to?

What is inflammation of the skin?

400

What is the age of the youngest nurse in the United States?

What is 16?

400

How many pounds does the average human brain weigh?

What is 3 pounds?

400

What is the term for giving patients medications via injection under the skin?

What is subcutaneous injection?

500

Which type of nurse specializes in providing anesthesia care during surgeries and other medical procedures?

What is a nurse anesthetist or CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist)?

500

What is the medical term for a heart attack?

What is myocardial infarction?

500

In what year was the first nursing school established in the United States?

What is 1872?

500

The average human foot has how many bones?

What is 26 bones?

500

What is the skill used to assess the pulse rate by feeling the arteries?

What is palpation?