NURS 108 FINAL PAPER 2025 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GUARANTEE A+
✔✔A patient with tachycardia MOST likely has a/an:
A. Elevated temperature
B. Elevated blood pressure
C. Fast pulse
D. Increased respiratory rate - ✔✔C
✔✔In a blood pressure measurement of 132/86, the number 86 is the:
A. Bradycardia
B. Tachycardia
C. Diastolic
D. Systolic - ✔✔D
✔✔Of the following, which person is MOST likely to develop hypertension based on risk
factors?
A. Underweight 12-year-old Indian female student
B. Obese 40-year-old African American male smoker
C. 30-year-old Asian male distance runner who works as an air traffic controller
D. 45-year-old Caucasian mother of triplets who is on a low carbohydrate diet - ✔✔B
✔✔The LEAST accurate route for measuring temperature is:
A. Aural
B. Axillary
C. Oral
D. Rectal - ✔✔B
✔✔A febrile patient will exhibit a/an:
A. Elevated pulse
B. Elevated temperature
C. Normal pulse
D. Normal temperature - ✔✔B
✔✔The terms, weak and thready, are MOST usually associated with which vital sign
measurement?
A. Blood pressure
B. Pulse
C. Respirations
D. Temperature - ✔✔B
✔✔How does the pulse rate and respiratory rate of a healthy toddler compare to that of
a healthy 21-year-old?
A. Higher pulse, equal respirations
, B. Lower pulse, lower respirations
C. Lower pulse, lower respirations
D. Higher pulse, higher respirations - ✔✔D
✔✔Mrs. McFlurry tells you she is having difficulty breathing. Which of the following vital
signs should the nurse aide measure:
A. Respirations
B. SPO2
C. Pulse
D. All the Above - ✔✔D
✔✔Fast heart beat, over 100 bpm
A. tachycardia
B. bradycardia
C. tachypnea
D. bradypnea - ✔✔A
✔✔You assess a pulse of 24 for 15 seconds, what is the pulse rate for one minute?
A. 48/minute
B. 96/minute
C. 108/minute
D. 120/minute - ✔✔B
✔✔What is the normal range for SPO2?
A. 90%-100%
B. 100%-110%
C. 92%-100%
D. 80%-100% - ✔✔C
✔✔A patient had a sudden drop of 20mmHg in systolic pressure and 10mmHg in a
diastolic pressure when the patient moves from a lying to sitting to a standing position.
What is this called?
A. Hypotension
B. Orthostatic hypotension
C. Hypertension
D. None of the above - ✔✔B
✔✔___________________can be counted most accurately if a patient is not aware of
the procedure
A. Weight
B. Height
C. Vision
D. Respirations - ✔✔D
GUARANTEE A+
✔✔A patient with tachycardia MOST likely has a/an:
A. Elevated temperature
B. Elevated blood pressure
C. Fast pulse
D. Increased respiratory rate - ✔✔C
✔✔In a blood pressure measurement of 132/86, the number 86 is the:
A. Bradycardia
B. Tachycardia
C. Diastolic
D. Systolic - ✔✔D
✔✔Of the following, which person is MOST likely to develop hypertension based on risk
factors?
A. Underweight 12-year-old Indian female student
B. Obese 40-year-old African American male smoker
C. 30-year-old Asian male distance runner who works as an air traffic controller
D. 45-year-old Caucasian mother of triplets who is on a low carbohydrate diet - ✔✔B
✔✔The LEAST accurate route for measuring temperature is:
A. Aural
B. Axillary
C. Oral
D. Rectal - ✔✔B
✔✔A febrile patient will exhibit a/an:
A. Elevated pulse
B. Elevated temperature
C. Normal pulse
D. Normal temperature - ✔✔B
✔✔The terms, weak and thready, are MOST usually associated with which vital sign
measurement?
A. Blood pressure
B. Pulse
C. Respirations
D. Temperature - ✔✔B
✔✔How does the pulse rate and respiratory rate of a healthy toddler compare to that of
a healthy 21-year-old?
A. Higher pulse, equal respirations
, B. Lower pulse, lower respirations
C. Lower pulse, lower respirations
D. Higher pulse, higher respirations - ✔✔D
✔✔Mrs. McFlurry tells you she is having difficulty breathing. Which of the following vital
signs should the nurse aide measure:
A. Respirations
B. SPO2
C. Pulse
D. All the Above - ✔✔D
✔✔Fast heart beat, over 100 bpm
A. tachycardia
B. bradycardia
C. tachypnea
D. bradypnea - ✔✔A
✔✔You assess a pulse of 24 for 15 seconds, what is the pulse rate for one minute?
A. 48/minute
B. 96/minute
C. 108/minute
D. 120/minute - ✔✔B
✔✔What is the normal range for SPO2?
A. 90%-100%
B. 100%-110%
C. 92%-100%
D. 80%-100% - ✔✔C
✔✔A patient had a sudden drop of 20mmHg in systolic pressure and 10mmHg in a
diastolic pressure when the patient moves from a lying to sitting to a standing position.
What is this called?
A. Hypotension
B. Orthostatic hypotension
C. Hypertension
D. None of the above - ✔✔B
✔✔___________________can be counted most accurately if a patient is not aware of
the procedure
A. Weight
B. Height
C. Vision
D. Respirations - ✔✔D
