NUR-183
FINAL EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW GUIDE FOR FUNDAMENTALS
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026 UPDATE|100% CORRECT.
PNFLAKKY
,1. PMCE: If there are 25,000 units of a medication in a 500 mL bag,
and the order is for 1,500 units per hour, what should the
infusion pump be set to in mL per hour?
Answer: 1,500 x 500 = 750,000
750,000/25,000= 30 mL per hour.
2. PMCE: If you have 1 liter of D5NS to be infused over 12 hours
using a micro drip tubing set, what rate should the IV infusion
pump be set to in mL per hour?
Answer: volume/hour = 1000/12= 83.333 = 83 mL per hour
3. PMCE: A patient needs to receive Colace (docusate sodium)
twice a day in the form of 200mg capsules. If the available
Colace capsules are 100mg each, how many capsules should be
given to the patient for each dose?
Answer: 200/100 = 2 capsules
4. What does the complete medication order contain? - Going to be
given an example and you have to know if something is missing
or if everything is there and you can give the medication.
Drug, Dose, Frequency, Route, and Time
5. Patient’s vital signs - Temperature: 37c, BP: 120/70, Respiration:
32, HR: 62. What does the nurse have to assess?
Nurse has to assess the respirations. Tachypnea.
6. Patient’s vital signs - Temperature: 38.9c, BP: 140/98,
Respiration: 16, HR: 67. What does the nurse have to assess?
Nurse has to assess the temperature and blood pressure.
7. What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
, 8. What is the purpose of HIPAA?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of (HIPAA) is
a federal law that required the creation of national standards to
protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed
without the patient's consent or knowledge.
➔ Protect health insurance benefits for workers who lose/change
their jobs
➔ Protect coverage to persons with preexisting medical conditions
➔ Establish standards to protect the privacy of personal health
information
➔ Nurses must protect patient’s right to privacy by not sharing
patient info with unauthorized individuals.
➔ Ensure the confidentiality of patient info & medical records.
➔ Allows for patients to see, make corrections to, & obtain copies
of their medical records.
➔ Should lock computer every time you step away from computer
to ensure privacy
➔ Don’t speak to a nurse from another unit regarding your patient
unless they are assigned your patient for transfer
➔ You cant look up your family member’s records even if theyre at
the hospital you work at
9. A patient had surgery. Unfortunately, he became warm and
diaphoretic. What is the best method to assess body
temperature, the core body temperature?
Rectal
10. A nurse is working with a nursing assistant personnel.
What can you delegate to the NAP?
➔ 5 rights of delegation: right task, circumstance, person,
direction/communication, supervision
➔ Tasks that CAN be delegated: assisting w ambulation, taking
VS, assisting with hygiene/feeding, bed making, ADLs
➔ Tasks that CANNOT be delegated: new admission,
assessments, medication admin, IV insertions
FINAL EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW GUIDE FOR FUNDAMENTALS
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026 UPDATE|100% CORRECT.
PNFLAKKY
,1. PMCE: If there are 25,000 units of a medication in a 500 mL bag,
and the order is for 1,500 units per hour, what should the
infusion pump be set to in mL per hour?
Answer: 1,500 x 500 = 750,000
750,000/25,000= 30 mL per hour.
2. PMCE: If you have 1 liter of D5NS to be infused over 12 hours
using a micro drip tubing set, what rate should the IV infusion
pump be set to in mL per hour?
Answer: volume/hour = 1000/12= 83.333 = 83 mL per hour
3. PMCE: A patient needs to receive Colace (docusate sodium)
twice a day in the form of 200mg capsules. If the available
Colace capsules are 100mg each, how many capsules should be
given to the patient for each dose?
Answer: 200/100 = 2 capsules
4. What does the complete medication order contain? - Going to be
given an example and you have to know if something is missing
or if everything is there and you can give the medication.
Drug, Dose, Frequency, Route, and Time
5. Patient’s vital signs - Temperature: 37c, BP: 120/70, Respiration:
32, HR: 62. What does the nurse have to assess?
Nurse has to assess the respirations. Tachypnea.
6. Patient’s vital signs - Temperature: 38.9c, BP: 140/98,
Respiration: 16, HR: 67. What does the nurse have to assess?
Nurse has to assess the temperature and blood pressure.
7. What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
, 8. What is the purpose of HIPAA?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of (HIPAA) is
a federal law that required the creation of national standards to
protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed
without the patient's consent or knowledge.
➔ Protect health insurance benefits for workers who lose/change
their jobs
➔ Protect coverage to persons with preexisting medical conditions
➔ Establish standards to protect the privacy of personal health
information
➔ Nurses must protect patient’s right to privacy by not sharing
patient info with unauthorized individuals.
➔ Ensure the confidentiality of patient info & medical records.
➔ Allows for patients to see, make corrections to, & obtain copies
of their medical records.
➔ Should lock computer every time you step away from computer
to ensure privacy
➔ Don’t speak to a nurse from another unit regarding your patient
unless they are assigned your patient for transfer
➔ You cant look up your family member’s records even if theyre at
the hospital you work at
9. A patient had surgery. Unfortunately, he became warm and
diaphoretic. What is the best method to assess body
temperature, the core body temperature?
Rectal
10. A nurse is working with a nursing assistant personnel.
What can you delegate to the NAP?
➔ 5 rights of delegation: right task, circumstance, person,
direction/communication, supervision
➔ Tasks that CAN be delegated: assisting w ambulation, taking
VS, assisting with hygiene/feeding, bed making, ADLs
➔ Tasks that CANNOT be delegated: new admission,
assessments, medication admin, IV insertions
