NURS 120 FINAL EXAM 2026 —
COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS &
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
, 1. stage 1 hypertens on - CORRECT ANSWER 140-159/90-99
2. normal o2 satura on - CORRECT ANSWER 96-100%
3. hypoxemia - CORRECT ANSWER low oxygen in the blood
4. hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER low oxygen in ssues
5. eupnea - CORRECT ANSWER normal breathing
12-20 breaths/min
6. bradypnea - CORRECT ANSWER slow breathing
less than 12 breaths/min
7. tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER fast breathing
more than 20 breaths/min
8. apnea - CORRECT ANSWER absence of breathing
9. fever increases - CORRECT ANSWER pulse and respiratory rate
10. dyspnea - CORRECT ANSWER labored breathing
11. orthopnea - CORRECT ANSWER must be si ng up to breathe
, 12. edema - CORRECT ANSWER swelling
13. prehypertension - CORRECT ANSWER 120-139/80-89
14. stage 2 hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER >160/>100
15. normal blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER 90-120/60-80
16. primary hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER high blood pressure without cause
17. secondary hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER high blood pressure caused by a
disease
18. ways to take temperature - CORRECT ANSWER oral, axillary, rectal, temporal,
tympanic
19. normal body temperature - CORRECT ANSWER 97-99.6
20. fever - CORRECT ANSWER 100.4 and above
21. pyrexia - CORRECT ANSWER 105 and above
22. acute illness - CORRECT ANSWER illness that goes away
23. chronic illness - CORRECT ANSWER illness that stays with the pa ent
COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS &
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
, 1. stage 1 hypertens on - CORRECT ANSWER 140-159/90-99
2. normal o2 satura on - CORRECT ANSWER 96-100%
3. hypoxemia - CORRECT ANSWER low oxygen in the blood
4. hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER low oxygen in ssues
5. eupnea - CORRECT ANSWER normal breathing
12-20 breaths/min
6. bradypnea - CORRECT ANSWER slow breathing
less than 12 breaths/min
7. tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER fast breathing
more than 20 breaths/min
8. apnea - CORRECT ANSWER absence of breathing
9. fever increases - CORRECT ANSWER pulse and respiratory rate
10. dyspnea - CORRECT ANSWER labored breathing
11. orthopnea - CORRECT ANSWER must be si ng up to breathe
, 12. edema - CORRECT ANSWER swelling
13. prehypertension - CORRECT ANSWER 120-139/80-89
14. stage 2 hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER >160/>100
15. normal blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER 90-120/60-80
16. primary hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER high blood pressure without cause
17. secondary hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER high blood pressure caused by a
disease
18. ways to take temperature - CORRECT ANSWER oral, axillary, rectal, temporal,
tympanic
19. normal body temperature - CORRECT ANSWER 97-99.6
20. fever - CORRECT ANSWER 100.4 and above
21. pyrexia - CORRECT ANSWER 105 and above
22. acute illness - CORRECT ANSWER illness that goes away
23. chronic illness - CORRECT ANSWER illness that stays with the pa ent
