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The difficult-to spell sphygmomanometer is a device used in healthcare settings to measure what bodily function?
What is BP (Blood pressure)
Which word in the medical terminology describes cancer that has spread from where it started to other areas of the body?
What is Metastatic
Perhaps one of the first travel nurses in history, what was the name of the Englishwoman who became famous in the 19th century during the Crimean War as a manager and trainer of nurses?
What is Florence Nightingale
Often executed to treat esophageal cancer, tumors, or ulcers, a gastrectomy is commonly performed to remove part or all of what organ from one's body?
What is the Stomach
Coming from the Latin word for "physician" and the Greek for "at a distance", what 12-letter word, which began to be used much more heavily during the COVID-19 pandemic, was actually coined in the 1970's?
What is Telemedicine
ECG or EKG is a test that records the electrical activity of the heart. What does ECG/EKG stand for?
What is Electrocardiogram
Which medical specialty deals with conditions that cause inflammation in the bones, muscles, and organs?
What is Rheumatology
What is the primary purpose of the Nursing Code of Ethics?
a. Provide guidelines for nurses' conduct
b. Establish educational requirements for nursing
c. Outline legal requirements for nursing practice
d. Determine nursing salary scales
What is a) Provide guidelines for nurses' conduct
Blood-forming stem cells are important in cancer treatments because they form red blood cells, white blood cells, and what clotty things?
What are Platelets
In a Season 4 episode of Seinfeld, what brown-and-white candy does Kramer accidentally drop into a patient during a surgery?
What is Junior Mints
In a June 2023 policy statement, the American Medical Association noted of what calculation commonly used to measure whether a person is overweight, that it has done "historical harm" and been used "for racial exclusion"?
What is BMI (Body mass index)
DaTscan is a radioactive tracer used in a medical procedure to help diagnose what condition?
What is Parkinson's disease
What is a famous nickname associated with Florence Nightingale?
What is the "Lady with the Lamp"
What are Tonsils
After "The Sopranos" ended, Emmy-winning actress Edie Falco went on to star as the title healthcare provider from 2009 to 2015 on what Showtime series?
What is Nurse Jackie
In medical terms, CVA is a term to describe a condition where blood flow to the brain is interrupted, potentially causing brain damage. What does CVA stand for?
What is Cerebrovascular Accident
What condition occurs when one of more than 150 namesake sacs in the human body becomes inflamed with synovial fluid? the shoulder, heel, knee, and shin are some of the most commonly affected locations?
What is Bursitis
Which nurse is credited with the founding of the American Red Cross?
a. Edna Reddington
b. Clara Barton
c. Dolly Madison
Who is b) Clara Barton
The prefix "Chrondo" refers to what substance found in the human body?
What is Cartilage
Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is commonly known as what two-word, 10-letter condition that can be a real headache?
What is Brain freeze
During surgery, a capnograph is used to monitor the levels of which gas in a patient's exhalations?
What is CO2
A Frankfurt doctor was told by a patient "I have lost myself" and he observed and studied her over a period of five years. This patient became the basis for his paper and lecture in 1906 which ultimately led to his name being associated with what disease?
What is Alzheimer's
Who is best known for her Theory of Human Caring which emphasized that caring is the essence of nursing?
a. Patricia Benner
b. Madeleine Leininger
c. Jean Watson
Who is c) Jean Watson
Although extreme cases have been known to attack other organs such as the liver and skin, Berger's disease (also known as IgA nephropathy) is a disease that chiefly affects what organ of the body?
What are Kidneys
Both Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are mRNA vaccines-what does the "m" stand for?
What is Messenger