PN 1003 midterm Latest Update 2025-2026 240 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
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1940s-1950s health = - CORRECT ANSWER: ability to fulfill roles- physicals for fitness, physicians linked to hospital services, increased federal role hospital expansion federal programs
1960s to present= - CORRECT ANSWER: disease prevention/ health promotion,
emphasis on individual responsibility lifestyle choices, growing number/diversity of primary providers, government control costs, quality of life seen as component of healing ( patient/family perception important)
3 stages of shock - CORRECT ANSWER: compensation, decompensation, irreversible(
multisystem failure, kidneys lungs liver and brain)
- steps to evidence - CORRECT ANSWER: ask clinical question, collect best evidence,
critique evidence, integrate the evidence, evaluate the practice decision or change
a researchable clinical nursing problem is - CORRECT ANSWER: one thats not
satisfactory resolved by current nursing interventions, occurs frequently in a group, can be measured or observed and has a possible solution within an attainable realm
abdominopelvic cavity - CORRECT ANSWER: contains stomach, intestines, liver,
gallbladder, pancreas and spleen.
abdominopelvic subdivisions - CORRECT ANSWER: four abdominopelvic quadrants
and nine abdominopelvic regions 1 / 3
acute - CORRECT ANSWER: Acute conditions are severe and sudden in onset. This
could describe anything from a broken bone to an asthma attack.
acute stress disorder - CORRECT ANSWER: exposure to traumatic event approx.
lasting 3 days to one month. - irritable, angry, not eating
adaptive - CORRECT ANSWER: ability to adapt positively to change
allostatic load - CORRECT ANSWER: the wear and tear on the body that accumulates as an individual is exposed to chronic stress, physiological burden of repeated stressors
anterior - CORRECT ANSWER: front,in front of ( same as ventral in humans)
antibodies - CORRECT ANSWER: immuniglobulins; produced by B cell plasma cells in response to a specific protein; react with that protein to cause its destruction directly or through activation of the inflammatory response
antidiuretic hormone and corticosteroid - CORRECT ANSWER: low blood volume also
stimulates the pituitary to secrete antidiuretic hormone also known as vassopressin, adrenocorticotropic hormone. ADH promotes reabsorption of water that the kidneys would ordinarily excrete. ACTH stimulates adrenal glands to secrete corticosteroid hormones.
antigens - CORRECT ANSWER: foreign proteins
applying research findings to nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER: a sound
knowledge base is necessary to support practice. are we using the most appropriate nursing interventions
appraisal - CORRECT ANSWER: how an individual perceives stressor 2 / 3
arachidonic acid - CORRECT ANSWER: released from injured cells to stimulate the
inflammatory response through activation of various chemical substances
asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER: process for keeping away disease-producing
microorganisms.
autoimmune disease - CORRECT ANSWER: lupus, and MS
autoimmune disease definition - CORRECT ANSWER: a disorder that occurs when the
body responds to specific self-antigens to produce antibodies or cell-mediated responses against its own cells
axial region - CORRECT ANSWER: head, neck, and torso or trunk
B cells - CORRECT ANSWER: lymphocytes programmed to recognize specific proteins; when activated, these cells cause the production of antibodies to react with that protein
barrier defenses - CORRECT ANSWER: skin, mucous membrane, gastric acid, major
histocompatibility complex distinguishes between self-cells and foreign cells
Before 1940: Health = - CORRECT ANSWER: absence of disease- infectious diseases prominent, government started public health welfare
body defenses - CORRECT ANSWER: Barrier defenses
Cellular defenses Inflammatory response Immune response
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