NURS 251 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 | NURS 251
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
What are the steps in donning PPE? - Correct answer ✔✔ - hand hygiene
- gown
- facemask
- face shield
- gloves
What are the steps in doffing PPE? - Correct answer ✔✔ - remove gloves
- remove gown
- remove face shield
- mask
- hand hygiene
What are first level priority problems? - Correct answer ✔✔ emergent, life threatening, or limb
threatening
What are second level priority problems? - Correct answer ✔✔ urgent, you need to prevent
further deterioration, can be a mental status change, these require prompt intervention
What is a third level priority problem? - Correct answer ✔✔ these are important to the patient's
overall health but can wait to be addressed after urgent conditions are addressed, long-term
conditions
What are the steps in completing a health history? - Correct answer ✔✔ - orientation: introduce
self and purpose
,- working phase: collecting and recording data
- closing: thank you, summarize, any questions?
What is a complete health history database? - Correct answer ✔✔ includes current and past
health history, a complete physical exam, and includes screens for pathology
What is a focused or problem centered health history database? - Correct answer ✔✔ it is more
targeted, limited, and looks at short-term problems (usually 1 problem)
What is an emergent health history database? - Correct answer ✔✔ includes just the facts, the
key information only, identifying and managing the emergent needs firsts
What is subjective data? - Correct answer ✔✔ what the patient says
What is objective data? - Correct answer ✔✔ obtained by observing and examining client
What are the components in collecting the history of present illness? - Correct answer ✔✔ O:
onset
L: location
D: duration
C: characteristics
A: aggravating/alleviating factors
R: related factors
T: treatments
S: severity
What is interdisciplinary communication? - Correct answer ✔✔ allows healthcare members
from various disciplines to communicate and work together
,What is the purpose of the end of shift report? - Correct answer ✔✔ allows the nurse to explain
to the oncoming nurse the condition of their patients
What is SBAR? - Correct answer ✔✔ S: situation
B: background
A: assessment
R: recommendation
What is involved in the situation step of SBAR? - Correct answer ✔✔ - what are you talking
about?
- concise statement of the patient problem
- identify self and where your calling from
What is involved in the background step of SBAR? - Correct answer ✔✔ - pertinent data to the
current problem
- any changes in mental status or uncontrolled pain
- what are your recent vitals
- pertinent lab results
What is involved in the assessment step of SBAR? - Correct answer ✔✔ - abnormal findings as
well as pertinent normal findings
- clearly what is the problem, is it severe or life threatening
What is involved in the recommendation or request step of SBAR? - Correct answer ✔✔ - what
do you want or need to continue care?
- what solution can you offer or propose?
- if you want the client evaluated by the provider, say so and state a specific time
, What are the components of a mental status exam? - Correct answer ✔✔ - appearance:
posture, movement, dress, grooming
- behavior: speech, and mood
- cognition: orientation, memory, attention span
- thought processes: does this make sense? logical? (includes anxiety and depression screen)
What is Broca's aphasia? - Correct answer ✔✔ expressive (motor speech cortex), can
understand but cannot express self, understands written and spoken language
What is Wenicke's aphasia? - Correct answer ✔✔ receptive (association auditory cortex),
speech is fluent, but cannot understand, they make up words
What are the basic assessment techniques? - Correct answer ✔✔ inspection, percussion,
palpation, and auscultation
What is inspection? - Correct answer ✔✔ looking at the patient without touching
What is percussion? - Correct answer ✔✔ tapping the person's skin with short, sharp strokes to
assess underlying structures
What is palpation? - Correct answer ✔✔ examination of the body using touch
What is auscultation? - Correct answer ✔✔ listening to the sounds produced by the body using
a stethoscope
What is the normal range for an oral temperature? - Correct answer ✔✔ 96.4 - 99.1
FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
What are the steps in donning PPE? - Correct answer ✔✔ - hand hygiene
- gown
- facemask
- face shield
- gloves
What are the steps in doffing PPE? - Correct answer ✔✔ - remove gloves
- remove gown
- remove face shield
- mask
- hand hygiene
What are first level priority problems? - Correct answer ✔✔ emergent, life threatening, or limb
threatening
What are second level priority problems? - Correct answer ✔✔ urgent, you need to prevent
further deterioration, can be a mental status change, these require prompt intervention
What is a third level priority problem? - Correct answer ✔✔ these are important to the patient's
overall health but can wait to be addressed after urgent conditions are addressed, long-term
conditions
What are the steps in completing a health history? - Correct answer ✔✔ - orientation: introduce
self and purpose
,- working phase: collecting and recording data
- closing: thank you, summarize, any questions?
What is a complete health history database? - Correct answer ✔✔ includes current and past
health history, a complete physical exam, and includes screens for pathology
What is a focused or problem centered health history database? - Correct answer ✔✔ it is more
targeted, limited, and looks at short-term problems (usually 1 problem)
What is an emergent health history database? - Correct answer ✔✔ includes just the facts, the
key information only, identifying and managing the emergent needs firsts
What is subjective data? - Correct answer ✔✔ what the patient says
What is objective data? - Correct answer ✔✔ obtained by observing and examining client
What are the components in collecting the history of present illness? - Correct answer ✔✔ O:
onset
L: location
D: duration
C: characteristics
A: aggravating/alleviating factors
R: related factors
T: treatments
S: severity
What is interdisciplinary communication? - Correct answer ✔✔ allows healthcare members
from various disciplines to communicate and work together
,What is the purpose of the end of shift report? - Correct answer ✔✔ allows the nurse to explain
to the oncoming nurse the condition of their patients
What is SBAR? - Correct answer ✔✔ S: situation
B: background
A: assessment
R: recommendation
What is involved in the situation step of SBAR? - Correct answer ✔✔ - what are you talking
about?
- concise statement of the patient problem
- identify self and where your calling from
What is involved in the background step of SBAR? - Correct answer ✔✔ - pertinent data to the
current problem
- any changes in mental status or uncontrolled pain
- what are your recent vitals
- pertinent lab results
What is involved in the assessment step of SBAR? - Correct answer ✔✔ - abnormal findings as
well as pertinent normal findings
- clearly what is the problem, is it severe or life threatening
What is involved in the recommendation or request step of SBAR? - Correct answer ✔✔ - what
do you want or need to continue care?
- what solution can you offer or propose?
- if you want the client evaluated by the provider, say so and state a specific time
, What are the components of a mental status exam? - Correct answer ✔✔ - appearance:
posture, movement, dress, grooming
- behavior: speech, and mood
- cognition: orientation, memory, attention span
- thought processes: does this make sense? logical? (includes anxiety and depression screen)
What is Broca's aphasia? - Correct answer ✔✔ expressive (motor speech cortex), can
understand but cannot express self, understands written and spoken language
What is Wenicke's aphasia? - Correct answer ✔✔ receptive (association auditory cortex),
speech is fluent, but cannot understand, they make up words
What are the basic assessment techniques? - Correct answer ✔✔ inspection, percussion,
palpation, and auscultation
What is inspection? - Correct answer ✔✔ looking at the patient without touching
What is percussion? - Correct answer ✔✔ tapping the person's skin with short, sharp strokes to
assess underlying structures
What is palpation? - Correct answer ✔✔ examination of the body using touch
What is auscultation? - Correct answer ✔✔ listening to the sounds produced by the body using
a stethoscope
What is the normal range for an oral temperature? - Correct answer ✔✔ 96.4 - 99.1
