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Question 1

The amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood.

Answer 1

Blood pressure

Question 2

Malignant tumor

Answer 2

Cancer

Question 3

An on going illness,slow or gradual in onset.

Answer 3

Chronic

Question 4

A tube used to drain or inject fluid through a body opening.

Answer 4

Catheter

Question 5

Using the body in an efficient and careful way.

Answer 5

Body mechanics

Question 6

Abbreviation for congestive heart failure

Answer 6

CHF

Question 7

The way the head, trunk, arms, and legs are aligned with one another; posture.

Answer 7

Body alignment

Question 8

The treatment of disease by the use of chemical substances, esp. the treatment of cancer by cytotoxic and other drugs.

Answer 8

Chemotherapy

Question 9

The central trunk of the mammalian brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain, and continuing downward to form the spinal cord.

Answer 9

Brain cord

Question 10

The amount of heat in the body that is a balance between the amount of heat produced and the amount of heat lost by the body.

Answer 10

Body temperature

Question 11

To wash someone with water

Answer 11

Bathing

Question 12

A bedside button tethered to the wall in a patient’s room, which directly signals the nursing
station; usually indicates that the patient has a need or perceived need

Answer 12

Call light

Question 13

When foreign bodies obstruct the airway

Answer 13

Choking

Question 14

There are __________cc in one ounce

Answer 14

30 cc

Question 15

A written guide about the persons care

Answer 15

Care plan

Question 16

A hard covering that is put on an arm, leg, etc., so that a broken bone can heal

Answer 16

Cast

Question 17

A nurse who is in charge of a healthcare unit

Answer 17

Charge nurses

Question 18

A biological agent or condition that constitutes a hazard to humans or the environment

Answer 18

Biohazard

Question 19

To injure or damage by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation

Answer 19

Burn

Question 20

A frame placed over a bed to prevent sheets or blankets from touching the patient

Answer 20

Bed cradle

Question 21

A cloudiness or opacity in the normally transparent crystalline lens of the eye.

Answer 21

Cataracts

Question 22

An emotional condition marked by tiredness, loss of interest, or frustration that interferes
with job performance

Answer 22

Burnout

Question 23

A particular way the bed is placed or angled

Answer 23

Bed position

Question 24

Blood flow to a part of the brain is stopped either by a blockage or a rupture of a blood vessel; stroke

Answer 24

Cerebral vascular accident (CVA)

Question 25

The condition of lacking visual perception

Answer 25

Blindness

Question 26

Liquids originating from inside the bodies of people

Answer 26

Body fluids

Question 27

Liquids originating from inside the bodies of people

Answer 27

Body fluids

Question 28

A bowel routine; usually designed to minimize the risk of bowel accidents

Answer 28

Bowel program

Question 29

The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

Answer 29

Central nervous system

Question 30

Any person who has a physical or mental impairment that prevents him from providing for his own care or protection

Answer 30

Care impaired

Question 31

An emergency lifesaving procedure that is done when someone's breathing or heartbeat has stopped

Answer 31

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 32

A documented set of procedures which describes interventions for use by a provider to prevent, mitigate, or respond to behavioral symptoms that negatively impact the health and safety of an individual or others

Answer 32

Behavior care plan

Question 33

Urinating on a schedule; commonly used to “teach” the bladder to hold urine

Answer 33

Bladder training

Question 34

A feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true

Answer 34

Beliefs

Question 35

Composed of the heart and the network of arteries, veins, and capillaries that transport blood throughout the body

Answer 35

Cardiovascular system

Question 36

A condition in which the heart stops beating

Answer 36

Cardiac arrest

Question 37

A medical treatment involving a period of consistent (day and night) recumbence in bed

Answer 37

Bed rest

Question 38

The way a person acts

Answer 38

Behaviors

Question 39

A group of organs that work together to perform a certain task

Answer 39

Body systems

Question 40

Injury to skin and underlying tissues that result from prolonged pressure on the skin; pressure ulcer

Answer 40

Bedsore