NURS 251 FINAL EXAM PSU 2026/2027 | NURS 251 PSU FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS, STUDY GUIDE & REVIEW
Components of Health History (7) - Correct answer ✔✔ Biographic data, reason for seeking
care, history of present illness, past medical history, family history, review of systems, functional
assessment or activities of daily living
Subjective Data - Correct answer ✔✔ things a person tells you about that you cannot observe
through your senses; symptoms
Objective Data - Correct answer ✔✔ information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an
observer; signs
Types of Health History - Correct answer ✔✔ Focused, episodic/emergent, Complete
Complete Health History - Correct answer ✔✔ Total history and full physical examination
Current and past health state
Episodic/Emergent Health History - Correct answer ✔✔ Urgent, rapid collection of information
with life saving measurements
Focused Health History - Correct answer ✔✔ Targeted, limited to 1 body system
Types of therapeutic communication - Correct answer ✔✔ Facilitation, Silence, Reflection,
Clarification, Confrontation, Interpretation
Facilitation - Correct answer ✔✔ encourages patients to say more
ex: mhm, go on
Silence - Correct answer ✔✔ Directed attentiveness, allows patient to think
Reflection - Correct answer ✔✔ Echoes to help express meaning
Clarification - Correct answer ✔✔ useful when patients words are confusing
Confrontation - Correct answer ✔✔ clarifying inconsistent information
Interpretation - Correct answer ✔✔ making connections to identify cause or conclusion
Biographic Data - Correct answer ✔✔ name, address, phone number, age, birthdate, gender,
marital status, race, ethic origin, occupation, primary language
, Reason for seeking care - Correct answer ✔✔ Brief, spontaneous statement in the person's own
words that describes the reason for the visit
History of Present Illness (HPI) - Correct answer ✔✔ information gathered regarding the
symptoms and nature of the patient's current concern
Past Medical History - Correct answer ✔✔ Diagnosis, past illnesses
Review of Systems (ROS) - Correct answer ✔✔ inquires about the system directly related to the
problems identified in the history of the present illness
Use of subjective data, not what you see
Functional Assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ A type of behavioral assessment used to
determine functional relations between challenging behavior and environmental events
Temperature - Correct answer ✔✔ normal 35.8 C to 37.3 C (96.4 to 99.1 F)
Blood Pressure - Correct answer ✔✔ 120/80 mmHg
Respirations - Correct answer ✔✔ 10-20 bpm
First-level priority - Correct answer ✔✔ Emergent, life threatening, immediate Ex: Airway
Second-level priority - Correct answer ✔✔ Requiring attention to avoid further deterioration
Ex: severe pain post surgery
Third-level priority - Correct answer ✔✔ Important to patients health but can be addressed at a
later time
Ex: diabetic teaching before discharge
Pain Assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ Provocative or Palliative (what makes it worse/better)
Quality or Quantity (For example, is the pain sharp or dull, throbbing?)
Regian or Radiation(Location)
Severity Scale (Numeric pain intensity scale)
Timing (Onset)
COLDSPA
Character, Onset, Location, Duration, Severity, Pattern, Associated Factors / How it Affects the
client
Pulses - Correct answer ✔✔ pressure wave created by each heartbeat
QUESTIONS, STUDY GUIDE & REVIEW
Components of Health History (7) - Correct answer ✔✔ Biographic data, reason for seeking
care, history of present illness, past medical history, family history, review of systems, functional
assessment or activities of daily living
Subjective Data - Correct answer ✔✔ things a person tells you about that you cannot observe
through your senses; symptoms
Objective Data - Correct answer ✔✔ information that is seen, heard, felt, or smelled by an
observer; signs
Types of Health History - Correct answer ✔✔ Focused, episodic/emergent, Complete
Complete Health History - Correct answer ✔✔ Total history and full physical examination
Current and past health state
Episodic/Emergent Health History - Correct answer ✔✔ Urgent, rapid collection of information
with life saving measurements
Focused Health History - Correct answer ✔✔ Targeted, limited to 1 body system
Types of therapeutic communication - Correct answer ✔✔ Facilitation, Silence, Reflection,
Clarification, Confrontation, Interpretation
Facilitation - Correct answer ✔✔ encourages patients to say more
ex: mhm, go on
Silence - Correct answer ✔✔ Directed attentiveness, allows patient to think
Reflection - Correct answer ✔✔ Echoes to help express meaning
Clarification - Correct answer ✔✔ useful when patients words are confusing
Confrontation - Correct answer ✔✔ clarifying inconsistent information
Interpretation - Correct answer ✔✔ making connections to identify cause or conclusion
Biographic Data - Correct answer ✔✔ name, address, phone number, age, birthdate, gender,
marital status, race, ethic origin, occupation, primary language
, Reason for seeking care - Correct answer ✔✔ Brief, spontaneous statement in the person's own
words that describes the reason for the visit
History of Present Illness (HPI) - Correct answer ✔✔ information gathered regarding the
symptoms and nature of the patient's current concern
Past Medical History - Correct answer ✔✔ Diagnosis, past illnesses
Review of Systems (ROS) - Correct answer ✔✔ inquires about the system directly related to the
problems identified in the history of the present illness
Use of subjective data, not what you see
Functional Assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ A type of behavioral assessment used to
determine functional relations between challenging behavior and environmental events
Temperature - Correct answer ✔✔ normal 35.8 C to 37.3 C (96.4 to 99.1 F)
Blood Pressure - Correct answer ✔✔ 120/80 mmHg
Respirations - Correct answer ✔✔ 10-20 bpm
First-level priority - Correct answer ✔✔ Emergent, life threatening, immediate Ex: Airway
Second-level priority - Correct answer ✔✔ Requiring attention to avoid further deterioration
Ex: severe pain post surgery
Third-level priority - Correct answer ✔✔ Important to patients health but can be addressed at a
later time
Ex: diabetic teaching before discharge
Pain Assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ Provocative or Palliative (what makes it worse/better)
Quality or Quantity (For example, is the pain sharp or dull, throbbing?)
Regian or Radiation(Location)
Severity Scale (Numeric pain intensity scale)
Timing (Onset)
COLDSPA
Character, Onset, Location, Duration, Severity, Pattern, Associated Factors / How it Affects the
client
Pulses - Correct answer ✔✔ pressure wave created by each heartbeat
