NURS 251 FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 | NURS 251 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS, STUDY GUIDE & COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, pulse, pulse ox, and PAIN - Correct answer ✔✔
what are the 6 vital signs?
1. pain rating tools
- indicate baseline intensity, track changes
- use numbers, visual descriptions, etc.
2. numeric rating scales
- pt chooses number that rates that level of pain 0-10
3. descriptor scales
- pt is asked to indicate their pain using selected pain term words
4. COLDSPA
- characteristics, onset, location, duration, severity, pattern, associated symptoms
5. PQRST
(provocation, quality, region, severity, timing) - Correct answer ✔✔ what are the pain
assessment tools?
35.8 to 37.3 celsius (96.4 to 99.1 F) - Correct answer ✔✔ normal range for temperature
37 C (98.6 F) - Correct answer ✔✔ what is the normal oral temp?
60-100 bpm - Correct answer ✔✔ normal range for pulse
10-20 - Correct answer ✔✔ normal range of RR
,<120 systolic
<80 diastolic - Correct answer ✔✔ normal range for blood pressure
healthy person with no lung disease greater than 95% SpO2 - Correct answer ✔✔ normal pulse
ox
tachycardia - Correct answer ✔✔ term for heart rate more than 100 bpm
bradycardia - Correct answer ✔✔ term for heart rate less than 60 bpm
<90/<60 - Correct answer ✔✔ range for hypotension
apical (heart) - Correct answer ✔✔ if palpate an irregular peripheral pulse, ausculate the
_______ pulse
difference between the peripheral and the apical pulse - Correct answer ✔✔ pulse deficit
difference between systolic and diastolic - Correct answer ✔✔ pulse pressure
1. complete
2. focused
3. episodic or emergency - Correct answer ✔✔ what are the three different types of health
histories?
total health history and full physical examination describing current and past health state -
Correct answer ✔✔ complete
,problem centered, limited, focused on mostly 1 problem or body system - Correct answer ✔✔
focused
urgent, rapid collection of information with life saving measures - Correct answer ✔✔
emergency
biographic data
reason for seeking care
history of present illness
past history
family history
reviewing of systems
functional assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ components of a health history
name, age, gender, relationship status, ethnic origin, occupation, and language - Correct answer
✔✔ biographic data
brief statements in the pts words, subjective (symptom) and objective (sign) - Correct answer
✔✔ reasons for seeking care
what the pt says during history taking, referred to as symptoms - Correct answer ✔✔ subjective
data
PQRST (pain assessment tool)
P: provocation/palliation
Q: quality/quantity
R: region/radiation
S: severity scale
, T: timing - Correct answer ✔✔ history of present illness (HPI)
diagnoses, past illnesses, medications, allergies
*if there are allergies, what is the reaction - Correct answer ✔✔ past medical history (HPI)
genogram, highlights diseases and conditions a patient is at risk for - Correct answer ✔✔ family
history
- review each system (skin, head, eyes, respiratory, etc..) and evaluate health promotion
activities
- evaluate past and present health of each system
- include mental and sexual health - Correct answer ✔✔ review of systems
measures a person's self care ability of general physical health
- self esteem
- activity/exercise pattern
- sleep/rest patterns
- nutrition
- coping/stress management
- personal habits (tobacco, alcohol, drugs)
- environmental screenings
- sociocultural
-> interpersonal relationships
-> resources
-> spiritual resources (FICA) - Correct answer ✔✔ functional assessment. what are the
components?
QUESTIONS, STUDY GUIDE & COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, pulse, pulse ox, and PAIN - Correct answer ✔✔
what are the 6 vital signs?
1. pain rating tools
- indicate baseline intensity, track changes
- use numbers, visual descriptions, etc.
2. numeric rating scales
- pt chooses number that rates that level of pain 0-10
3. descriptor scales
- pt is asked to indicate their pain using selected pain term words
4. COLDSPA
- characteristics, onset, location, duration, severity, pattern, associated symptoms
5. PQRST
(provocation, quality, region, severity, timing) - Correct answer ✔✔ what are the pain
assessment tools?
35.8 to 37.3 celsius (96.4 to 99.1 F) - Correct answer ✔✔ normal range for temperature
37 C (98.6 F) - Correct answer ✔✔ what is the normal oral temp?
60-100 bpm - Correct answer ✔✔ normal range for pulse
10-20 - Correct answer ✔✔ normal range of RR
,<120 systolic
<80 diastolic - Correct answer ✔✔ normal range for blood pressure
healthy person with no lung disease greater than 95% SpO2 - Correct answer ✔✔ normal pulse
ox
tachycardia - Correct answer ✔✔ term for heart rate more than 100 bpm
bradycardia - Correct answer ✔✔ term for heart rate less than 60 bpm
<90/<60 - Correct answer ✔✔ range for hypotension
apical (heart) - Correct answer ✔✔ if palpate an irregular peripheral pulse, ausculate the
_______ pulse
difference between the peripheral and the apical pulse - Correct answer ✔✔ pulse deficit
difference between systolic and diastolic - Correct answer ✔✔ pulse pressure
1. complete
2. focused
3. episodic or emergency - Correct answer ✔✔ what are the three different types of health
histories?
total health history and full physical examination describing current and past health state -
Correct answer ✔✔ complete
,problem centered, limited, focused on mostly 1 problem or body system - Correct answer ✔✔
focused
urgent, rapid collection of information with life saving measures - Correct answer ✔✔
emergency
biographic data
reason for seeking care
history of present illness
past history
family history
reviewing of systems
functional assessment - Correct answer ✔✔ components of a health history
name, age, gender, relationship status, ethnic origin, occupation, and language - Correct answer
✔✔ biographic data
brief statements in the pts words, subjective (symptom) and objective (sign) - Correct answer
✔✔ reasons for seeking care
what the pt says during history taking, referred to as symptoms - Correct answer ✔✔ subjective
data
PQRST (pain assessment tool)
P: provocation/palliation
Q: quality/quantity
R: region/radiation
S: severity scale
, T: timing - Correct answer ✔✔ history of present illness (HPI)
diagnoses, past illnesses, medications, allergies
*if there are allergies, what is the reaction - Correct answer ✔✔ past medical history (HPI)
genogram, highlights diseases and conditions a patient is at risk for - Correct answer ✔✔ family
history
- review each system (skin, head, eyes, respiratory, etc..) and evaluate health promotion
activities
- evaluate past and present health of each system
- include mental and sexual health - Correct answer ✔✔ review of systems
measures a person's self care ability of general physical health
- self esteem
- activity/exercise pattern
- sleep/rest patterns
- nutrition
- coping/stress management
- personal habits (tobacco, alcohol, drugs)
- environmental screenings
- sociocultural
-> interpersonal relationships
-> resources
-> spiritual resources (FICA) - Correct answer ✔✔ functional assessment. what are the
components?
