NURS 251 EXAM 1 2026/2027 | NURS 251 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS, STUDY
GUIDE & REVIEW
Health Assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ Gathering data
subjective data - Correct answer ✔✔ what the person says about himself or herself during
history taking
Objective data - Correct answer ✔✔ what the health professional observes by inspecting,
palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
Palpation - Correct answer ✔✔ to examine by touch
Percussion - Correct answer ✔✔ tapping different areas of the body
Auscultation - Correct answer ✔✔ listening to sounds within the body
vital signs - Correct answer ✔✔ temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
Normal respiratory rate - Correct answer ✔✔ 10 to 20 breaths
Normal pulse rate - Correct answer ✔✔ 60 to 100 beats per minute
Normal systolic pressure - Correct answer ✔✔ 120
Normal oral temperature - Correct answer ✔✔ 96.4 to 99.1 F
35.8 to 37.3 C
, Normal diastolic pressure - Correct answer ✔✔ 80
Normal pulse oximeter - Correct answer ✔✔ 95% to 100%
bardycardia - Correct answer ✔✔ less than 60 bpm
Tachycardia - Correct answer ✔✔ more than 100 bpm
fifth vital sign - Correct answer ✔✔ pain
acute pain - Correct answer ✔✔ episode of pain that lasts from seconds to less than 6 months
chronic pain - Correct answer ✔✔ episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may be
intermittent or continuous
blood pressure - Correct answer ✔✔ the force of blood against the artery walls
visceral pain - Correct answer ✔✔ originates from larger internal organs
referred pain - Correct answer ✔✔ pain that is felt in a location other than where the pain
originates
deep somatic pain - Correct answer ✔✔ originates in muscles, joints, or bone
Pain is always - Correct answer ✔✔ subjective
GUIDE & REVIEW
Health Assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ Gathering data
subjective data - Correct answer ✔✔ what the person says about himself or herself during
history taking
Objective data - Correct answer ✔✔ what the health professional observes by inspecting,
palpating, percussing, and auscultating during the physical examination
Palpation - Correct answer ✔✔ to examine by touch
Percussion - Correct answer ✔✔ tapping different areas of the body
Auscultation - Correct answer ✔✔ listening to sounds within the body
vital signs - Correct answer ✔✔ temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure
Normal respiratory rate - Correct answer ✔✔ 10 to 20 breaths
Normal pulse rate - Correct answer ✔✔ 60 to 100 beats per minute
Normal systolic pressure - Correct answer ✔✔ 120
Normal oral temperature - Correct answer ✔✔ 96.4 to 99.1 F
35.8 to 37.3 C
, Normal diastolic pressure - Correct answer ✔✔ 80
Normal pulse oximeter - Correct answer ✔✔ 95% to 100%
bardycardia - Correct answer ✔✔ less than 60 bpm
Tachycardia - Correct answer ✔✔ more than 100 bpm
fifth vital sign - Correct answer ✔✔ pain
acute pain - Correct answer ✔✔ episode of pain that lasts from seconds to less than 6 months
chronic pain - Correct answer ✔✔ episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may be
intermittent or continuous
blood pressure - Correct answer ✔✔ the force of blood against the artery walls
visceral pain - Correct answer ✔✔ originates from larger internal organs
referred pain - Correct answer ✔✔ pain that is felt in a location other than where the pain
originates
deep somatic pain - Correct answer ✔✔ originates in muscles, joints, or bone
Pain is always - Correct answer ✔✔ subjective
