NURSING PROCEDURES
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ oral temperature for healthy adult. Answer: 37.0 C, 98.6 F
▶ pulse rate for healthy adult. Answer: 60-100 (80 average)
▶ respirations for healthy adult. Answer: 12 to 20 breaths/min
▶ average blood pressure for healthy adult. Answer: 120/80
▶ intermittent fever. Answer: temperature returns to normal at least once
every 24 hours
▶ remittent fever. Answer: temperature does not return to normal and
fluctuates a few degrees up and down
▶ sustained or continuous fever. Answer: temp remains above normal with
minimal variations
▶ relapsing or recurrent fever. Answer: temp returns to normal for one or
more days with one or more episodes of fever, each as long as several
days
▶ rectal temp. Answer: 37.5 C, 99.5 F
▶ axillary temp. Answer: 36.5 C, 97.7 F
▶ tympanic temp. Answer: 37.5 C, 99.5 F
▶ forehead temp. Answer: 34.4 C, 94.0 F
▶ heat production. Answer: -primary source is metabolism
-hormones, muscle movements, exercise increase metabolism
, -thyroid hormone and shivering also increase heat production
- energy production decreases and heat production increases
▶ sources of heat loss. Answer: skin (primary source), evaporation of
sweat, warming and humidifying inspired air, eliminating urine and feces
▶ radiation. Answer: diffusion of heat by electromagnetic waves (such as
an uncovered head)
▶ factors affecting body temp. Answer: -circadian rhythms
-age and gender
-physical activity
-state of health
-environmental temperature
▶ pulse is regulated by what?. Answer: autonomic nervous system
through cardiac sinoatrial node
▶ parasympathetic stimulation on pulse. Answer: decreases heart rate
▶ sympathetic stimulation on pulse. Answer: increases heart rate
▶ pulse rate. Answer: the number of contractions over a peripheral artery
in 1 minute
▶ places you can record a pulse. Answer: temporal, carotid, brachial,
radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis
▶ pulmonary ventilation. Answer: movement of air in and out of lungs
▶ diffusion. Answer: exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the
alveoli of lungs and circulating blood
▶ perfusion. Answer: exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between
circulating blood and tissue cells
▶ eupnea. Answer: normal, unlabored breathing, one respiration to four
heartbeats
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ oral temperature for healthy adult. Answer: 37.0 C, 98.6 F
▶ pulse rate for healthy adult. Answer: 60-100 (80 average)
▶ respirations for healthy adult. Answer: 12 to 20 breaths/min
▶ average blood pressure for healthy adult. Answer: 120/80
▶ intermittent fever. Answer: temperature returns to normal at least once
every 24 hours
▶ remittent fever. Answer: temperature does not return to normal and
fluctuates a few degrees up and down
▶ sustained or continuous fever. Answer: temp remains above normal with
minimal variations
▶ relapsing or recurrent fever. Answer: temp returns to normal for one or
more days with one or more episodes of fever, each as long as several
days
▶ rectal temp. Answer: 37.5 C, 99.5 F
▶ axillary temp. Answer: 36.5 C, 97.7 F
▶ tympanic temp. Answer: 37.5 C, 99.5 F
▶ forehead temp. Answer: 34.4 C, 94.0 F
▶ heat production. Answer: -primary source is metabolism
-hormones, muscle movements, exercise increase metabolism
, -thyroid hormone and shivering also increase heat production
- energy production decreases and heat production increases
▶ sources of heat loss. Answer: skin (primary source), evaporation of
sweat, warming and humidifying inspired air, eliminating urine and feces
▶ radiation. Answer: diffusion of heat by electromagnetic waves (such as
an uncovered head)
▶ factors affecting body temp. Answer: -circadian rhythms
-age and gender
-physical activity
-state of health
-environmental temperature
▶ pulse is regulated by what?. Answer: autonomic nervous system
through cardiac sinoatrial node
▶ parasympathetic stimulation on pulse. Answer: decreases heart rate
▶ sympathetic stimulation on pulse. Answer: increases heart rate
▶ pulse rate. Answer: the number of contractions over a peripheral artery
in 1 minute
▶ places you can record a pulse. Answer: temporal, carotid, brachial,
radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis
▶ pulmonary ventilation. Answer: movement of air in and out of lungs
▶ diffusion. Answer: exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the
alveoli of lungs and circulating blood
▶ perfusion. Answer: exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between
circulating blood and tissue cells
▶ eupnea. Answer: normal, unlabored breathing, one respiration to four
heartbeats
