NURS 125 FINAL PRACTICE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS SUCCESS A+
◉ Which of the following is one of the goals of Healthy People 2020?
Answer: To promote quality of life & healthy behaviors across all life
stages
◉ During a mental health assessment, a women begins to cry when
the nurse asks about her marriage. Which action by the nurse is
most therapeutic? Answer: " I see that you're upset. Can you discuss
why you're feeling this way?"
◉ While collecting data on a patient, the nurse obtains vital signs.
This is done PRIMARILY to Answer: obtain baseline indicators of the
patient's health status.
◉ A nurse is about to take a patient's temperature. The patient has
just finished a cup of hot coffee. The nurse should : Answer: wait 10
minutes, then take the temperature.
◉ To position an adult's ear correctly for a tympanic membrane
temperature, the nurse should Answer: tug the ear's helix in an
upward direction.
,◉ A nurse assesses an irregular pulse while counting for 15 seconds.
What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take at this
time? Answer: Count the patient's pulse for a full minute.
◉ A nurse takes a patient's pulse. The nurse documents "80 beats
per minute and regular"-
What does the "regular" refer to? Answer: Rhythm
◉ A nurse is taking vital signs of an adult patient whose oxygen
saturation is 96%. The patient's temperature is 102 F, blood
pressure is 120/77 pulse is 90 beats/min, and respiratory rate is 26
breaths/min. Which factor may be contributing to the elevated
respiratory rate? Answer: Temperature
◉ Which actions by the nurse results in the patient's blood pressure
measurement being falsely high?
1. Deflating the blood pressure cuff too rapidly
2. Positioning the patient's arm above the level of the heart
3. Using a blood pressure cuff that is too narrow for the upper arm
4. Wrapping the blood pressure cuff too loosely
5. Reinflating the blood pressure cuff before it is completely deflated
Answer: 2,3,4
, ◉ The difference between the systolic pressure and the diastolic
pressure is known as the Answer: Pulse pressure
◉ A patient who is obese and has a fractured leg is reporting pain at
8/10. The patient is also craving a cigarette. Vital signs are
temperature 38.1 C, respirations 18 breaths/min, pulse 77
beats/min and blood pressure 170/95mm Hg. Which of the
following could be contributing to the increase in blood pressure?
Answer: Pain, obesity, smoking
◉ A patient's vital signs are temperature 37.1 C, respirations 18-20
breaths/minutes, blood pressure 120/70mm Hg, oxygen saturation
79%. Which vital sign is considered abnormal and in need of further
evaluation? Answer: Oxygen saturation
◉ Which set of vital signs should the nurse recognize as within the
expected range for that age group? Answer: NEWBORN BP 84/60:
pulse, 128 beats/min; respirations, 42 breaths/min
◉ True or False:
Nurses are responsible for knowing about the health beliefs,
practices and values of ALL cultural and racial groups. Answer: False
◉ An older man who is near death has been admitted to the hospital
and family members are at his bedside. During the admission
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS SUCCESS A+
◉ Which of the following is one of the goals of Healthy People 2020?
Answer: To promote quality of life & healthy behaviors across all life
stages
◉ During a mental health assessment, a women begins to cry when
the nurse asks about her marriage. Which action by the nurse is
most therapeutic? Answer: " I see that you're upset. Can you discuss
why you're feeling this way?"
◉ While collecting data on a patient, the nurse obtains vital signs.
This is done PRIMARILY to Answer: obtain baseline indicators of the
patient's health status.
◉ A nurse is about to take a patient's temperature. The patient has
just finished a cup of hot coffee. The nurse should : Answer: wait 10
minutes, then take the temperature.
◉ To position an adult's ear correctly for a tympanic membrane
temperature, the nurse should Answer: tug the ear's helix in an
upward direction.
,◉ A nurse assesses an irregular pulse while counting for 15 seconds.
What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take at this
time? Answer: Count the patient's pulse for a full minute.
◉ A nurse takes a patient's pulse. The nurse documents "80 beats
per minute and regular"-
What does the "regular" refer to? Answer: Rhythm
◉ A nurse is taking vital signs of an adult patient whose oxygen
saturation is 96%. The patient's temperature is 102 F, blood
pressure is 120/77 pulse is 90 beats/min, and respiratory rate is 26
breaths/min. Which factor may be contributing to the elevated
respiratory rate? Answer: Temperature
◉ Which actions by the nurse results in the patient's blood pressure
measurement being falsely high?
1. Deflating the blood pressure cuff too rapidly
2. Positioning the patient's arm above the level of the heart
3. Using a blood pressure cuff that is too narrow for the upper arm
4. Wrapping the blood pressure cuff too loosely
5. Reinflating the blood pressure cuff before it is completely deflated
Answer: 2,3,4
, ◉ The difference between the systolic pressure and the diastolic
pressure is known as the Answer: Pulse pressure
◉ A patient who is obese and has a fractured leg is reporting pain at
8/10. The patient is also craving a cigarette. Vital signs are
temperature 38.1 C, respirations 18 breaths/min, pulse 77
beats/min and blood pressure 170/95mm Hg. Which of the
following could be contributing to the increase in blood pressure?
Answer: Pain, obesity, smoking
◉ A patient's vital signs are temperature 37.1 C, respirations 18-20
breaths/minutes, blood pressure 120/70mm Hg, oxygen saturation
79%. Which vital sign is considered abnormal and in need of further
evaluation? Answer: Oxygen saturation
◉ Which set of vital signs should the nurse recognize as within the
expected range for that age group? Answer: NEWBORN BP 84/60:
pulse, 128 beats/min; respirations, 42 breaths/min
◉ True or False:
Nurses are responsible for knowing about the health beliefs,
practices and values of ALL cultural and racial groups. Answer: False
◉ An older man who is near death has been admitted to the hospital
and family members are at his bedside. During the admission
