NURSING FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
HowAcanAyouAestimateAaAclient'sAtidalAvolume?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTidalAvolumeAcanAbeAestimatedAbyAobservingAtheAdepthAofAtheAclient'sArespir
ations.
WhatAisAtheArangeAofAnormalAforAanAadult'sArespiratoryArate?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAArateAofA12AtoA20AbreathsAperAminuteAisAnormalAforAadults
BesidesAtheArate,AwhatAotherAcharacteristicsAofAaAclient'sArespirationsAshouldAyouAobserve?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSDepth,Arhythm,Aeffort,AbreathAsounds,AandAchestAmovementAshouldAbeAobse
rvedAinAadditionAtoArate.
WhatAareAsomeAcommonAclinicalAsignsAassociatedAwithApoorAoxygenation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSPallorAorAcyanosisAofAtheAnails,Alips,AorAskin;Arestlessness;Aapprehension;Aconf
usion;Adizziness;Afatigue;AchangesAinApulseAandAbloodApressure;AandAdecreasedAlevelAofAconscious
nessAareAassociatedAwithApoorAoxygenation.
WhichAofAtheAKorotkoffAsoundsAwouldAyouArecordAasAtheAsystolicApressure?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSFirst
WhichAofAtheAKorotkoffAsoundsAwouldAyouArecordAasAtheAdiastolicApressure?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSFifth
AAnurseAisAauscultatingAaABP.AHeAhearsAtheAfirstAsoundAatA170AmmAHg.ATheAsoundAdisappearsAimm
ediately.AAtA150AmmAHg,AtheAsoundAappearsAagainAandAcontinuesAuntilAthereAisAsilenceAatA80AmmA
Hg.ATheApressuresAwereAtakenAinAtheAclient'sArightAarmAwhileAtheAclientAwasAlyingAdown.
A
HowAshouldAtheAnurseArecordAtheseApressures?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSBPARA,Asupine,A170/80AwithAanAauscultatoryAgapAfromA170AtoA150
,HowAdoAyouAexplainAwhatAhappened?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAnAauscultatoryAgapAoccurred.AAAgapAisAmostAcommonlyAheardAinAhypertensi
veAclients,AwhoseAsystolicAbloodApressureAisAhigherAthanAtheAadultAnormalAlimitAofA140AmmAHg.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingApatientsAhasAhypertension?AOneAwithAaABPAof:
150/80AonAtwoAseparateAoccasions
180/100AonAoneAoccasion
138/88AonAtwoAoccasionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS150/80AonAtwoAseparateAoccasions
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAclient(s)Ahas/haveAprimaryAhypertension?
ClientAA,AwhoAisAobeseAandAhasAaAhighAsodiumAintake
ClientAB,AwhoAisAinArenalAfailure
ClientAC,AwhoAhasAhypertensionAinducedAbyApregnancy
ClientAD,AwhoAhasAaAfamilyAhistoryAofAhypertensionA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSClientAD,AwhoAhasAaAfamilyAhistoryAofAhypertension
WhatAareAfiveAfunctionsAofAtheAskin?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTheAskinAservesAfiveAfunctions:Aprotection,Asensation,AtemperatureAregulatio
n,Asecretion/excretion,AandAformationAofAvitaminAD.
HowAdoesAtheAskinAhelpAregulateAbodyAtemperature?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTheAskinAcontainsAsensoryAorgansAorAreceptorsAforAheatAandAcold.ATheAskinAre
gulatesAtemperatureAthroughAtheAprocessAofAdilatingAandAconstrictingAbloodAvesselsAandAactivatin
gAorAinactivatingAsweatAglands.ATheAsweatAglandsAfoundAinAtheAaxillaeAandAexternalAgenitaliaAsecre
teAfattyAacidsAandAproteinsAandAexcreteAperspiration,AwhichAproducesAaAcoolingAeffectAasAtheAmois
tureAevaporatesAfromAtheAskin.
,WhatAchangesAtakeAplaceAinAtheAskinAasAaApersonAagesA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSWithAage,AbothAlayersAofAtheAskinAbecomeAthinnerAandAmoreAfragile.AAsAcolla
genAandAelastinAfibersAinAtheAdermisAdeteriorate,AtheAskinAbecomesAwrinkled.ASebaceousAandAswe
atAglandAactivityAdecreases,AcausingAtheAskinAtoAbecomeAdry,Ascaly,AandAitchy,AandAtemperatureAre
gulationAinAhotAweatherAbecomesAmoreAdifficult.AAsAtheAnumberAandAactivityAofAhairAfolliclesAandA
pigmentAcellsA(melanocytes)Adiminishes,AhairAbecomesAthin,AturnsAgrayAorAwhite,AandAgrowsAmor
eAslowly.ANailsAthickenAandAgrowthAdecreases.ATheseAchangesAincreaseAtheAriskAforAskinAproblems.
TrueAorAfalse:ATheAprofessionalAnurseAisAresponsibleAforAmakingAassessments.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTrue
TrueAorAfalse:AAssistingAwithAtheAbathAisAanAexcellentAtimeAtoAassessAtheApatient.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTrue
ToAinspectAforApallorAinAaAdark-
skinnedAperson,AwhichAareasAwouldAyouAassessAforAanAashenAgrayAorAyellowAcolor?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSForAdark-
skinnedApersons,AtheAconjunctivae,AbuccalAmucosa,Atongue,Alips,AnailAbeds,Apalms,AandAsolesAsho
uldAbeAassessedAforApallor.
WhatAisAtheAtermAthatAmeansA"aAbluishAcolorAofAtheAskin"?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSCyanosisAmeansAaAbluishAdiscolorationAofAtheAskin.
NameAtwoAcausesAofAerythema.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSVasodilationAandAinflammationAareAcausesAofAerythema.
WhereAcanAyouAbestAseeAjaundice?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTheAscleraAofAtheAeyesAisAtheAbestAplaceAtoAseeAjaundice
TrueAorAfalse:AHealthyAnailsAareAusuallyAclean,Asmooth,AandAconvexlyAcurvedA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTrue
, ListAatAleastAthreeAnailAchangesAthatAoccurAwithAaging.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAsAaApersonAages,AtheAnailsAthicken,AbecomeAridged,AandAmayAyellowAorAbeco
meAconcaveAinAshape.
ListAatAleastAfourAthingsAyouAshouldAteachAclientsAaboutAself-careAofAtheirAnails.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAnswer:
ClientsAshouldAbeAtaughtAtheAfollowingAself-careAofAtheirAnails:
●AInspectAtheAnailsAdaily.
●ATrimAnailsAwithAaAnailAclipperA(peopleAwithAdiabetesAorAcirculatoryAproblemsAshouldAfileAonly,Aas
AcuttingAposesAaAriskAforAinjuryAtoAtheAtissues).
●AFileAtheAnailsAstraightAacross,AroundingAtheAcornersAslightlyAtoApreventAscratching;AdoAnotAcutAde
eplyAintoAtheAlateralAcorners,AasAthisAmayAcauseAingrownAnails.
●ARemoveAhangnailsAbyAcarefullyAcuttingAthemAoff.
●ACleanAunderAtheAnailsAwithAanAorangewoodAstickAorAotherAbluntAinstrument.
●APushAbackAtheAcuticlesAgently.
●AUseAaAmoisturizingAlotionAtoAsoftenAcuticles.
●AAvoidAbitingAnails.
●AConsultAaApodiatristAforAanyAingrownAtoenailsAorAotherAnailAproblems.
●ARecommendAtoApatientsAwithAdiabetes,AcirculatoryAinsufficiency,AorAnailAproblemsAthatAtheyAse
ekAnailAcareAfromAaApodiatrist.
ListAatAleastAfourAassessmentsAyouAshouldAmakeAofAaApatient'sAhair.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTheAfollowingAassessmentsAshouldAbeAmadeAonAaApatient'sAhair:
●AUseAofAspecialAproductsAorAmedicatedAshampoos
●AHistoryAofAhairAproblemsAorAcurrentAconditionsAnecessitatingAtreatmentA(e.g.,ApediculosisA[head
Alice])
●AHistoryAorApresenceAofAdiseaseAorAtherapyAthatAaffectAtheAhairA(e.g.,Achemotherapy)
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
HowAcanAyouAestimateAaAclient'sAtidalAvolume?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTidalAvolumeAcanAbeAestimatedAbyAobservingAtheAdepthAofAtheAclient'sArespir
ations.
WhatAisAtheArangeAofAnormalAforAanAadult'sArespiratoryArate?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAArateAofA12AtoA20AbreathsAperAminuteAisAnormalAforAadults
BesidesAtheArate,AwhatAotherAcharacteristicsAofAaAclient'sArespirationsAshouldAyouAobserve?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSDepth,Arhythm,Aeffort,AbreathAsounds,AandAchestAmovementAshouldAbeAobse
rvedAinAadditionAtoArate.
WhatAareAsomeAcommonAclinicalAsignsAassociatedAwithApoorAoxygenation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSPallorAorAcyanosisAofAtheAnails,Alips,AorAskin;Arestlessness;Aapprehension;Aconf
usion;Adizziness;Afatigue;AchangesAinApulseAandAbloodApressure;AandAdecreasedAlevelAofAconscious
nessAareAassociatedAwithApoorAoxygenation.
WhichAofAtheAKorotkoffAsoundsAwouldAyouArecordAasAtheAsystolicApressure?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSFirst
WhichAofAtheAKorotkoffAsoundsAwouldAyouArecordAasAtheAdiastolicApressure?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSFifth
AAnurseAisAauscultatingAaABP.AHeAhearsAtheAfirstAsoundAatA170AmmAHg.ATheAsoundAdisappearsAimm
ediately.AAtA150AmmAHg,AtheAsoundAappearsAagainAandAcontinuesAuntilAthereAisAsilenceAatA80AmmA
Hg.ATheApressuresAwereAtakenAinAtheAclient'sArightAarmAwhileAtheAclientAwasAlyingAdown.
A
HowAshouldAtheAnurseArecordAtheseApressures?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSBPARA,Asupine,A170/80AwithAanAauscultatoryAgapAfromA170AtoA150
,HowAdoAyouAexplainAwhatAhappened?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAnAauscultatoryAgapAoccurred.AAAgapAisAmostAcommonlyAheardAinAhypertensi
veAclients,AwhoseAsystolicAbloodApressureAisAhigherAthanAtheAadultAnormalAlimitAofA140AmmAHg.
WhichAofAtheAfollowingApatientsAhasAhypertension?AOneAwithAaABPAof:
150/80AonAtwoAseparateAoccasions
180/100AonAoneAoccasion
138/88AonAtwoAoccasionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS150/80AonAtwoAseparateAoccasions
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAclient(s)Ahas/haveAprimaryAhypertension?
ClientAA,AwhoAisAobeseAandAhasAaAhighAsodiumAintake
ClientAB,AwhoAisAinArenalAfailure
ClientAC,AwhoAhasAhypertensionAinducedAbyApregnancy
ClientAD,AwhoAhasAaAfamilyAhistoryAofAhypertensionA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSClientAD,AwhoAhasAaAfamilyAhistoryAofAhypertension
WhatAareAfiveAfunctionsAofAtheAskin?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTheAskinAservesAfiveAfunctions:Aprotection,Asensation,AtemperatureAregulatio
n,Asecretion/excretion,AandAformationAofAvitaminAD.
HowAdoesAtheAskinAhelpAregulateAbodyAtemperature?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTheAskinAcontainsAsensoryAorgansAorAreceptorsAforAheatAandAcold.ATheAskinAre
gulatesAtemperatureAthroughAtheAprocessAofAdilatingAandAconstrictingAbloodAvesselsAandAactivatin
gAorAinactivatingAsweatAglands.ATheAsweatAglandsAfoundAinAtheAaxillaeAandAexternalAgenitaliaAsecre
teAfattyAacidsAandAproteinsAandAexcreteAperspiration,AwhichAproducesAaAcoolingAeffectAasAtheAmois
tureAevaporatesAfromAtheAskin.
,WhatAchangesAtakeAplaceAinAtheAskinAasAaApersonAagesA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSWithAage,AbothAlayersAofAtheAskinAbecomeAthinnerAandAmoreAfragile.AAsAcolla
genAandAelastinAfibersAinAtheAdermisAdeteriorate,AtheAskinAbecomesAwrinkled.ASebaceousAandAswe
atAglandAactivityAdecreases,AcausingAtheAskinAtoAbecomeAdry,Ascaly,AandAitchy,AandAtemperatureAre
gulationAinAhotAweatherAbecomesAmoreAdifficult.AAsAtheAnumberAandAactivityAofAhairAfolliclesAandA
pigmentAcellsA(melanocytes)Adiminishes,AhairAbecomesAthin,AturnsAgrayAorAwhite,AandAgrowsAmor
eAslowly.ANailsAthickenAandAgrowthAdecreases.ATheseAchangesAincreaseAtheAriskAforAskinAproblems.
TrueAorAfalse:ATheAprofessionalAnurseAisAresponsibleAforAmakingAassessments.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTrue
TrueAorAfalse:AAssistingAwithAtheAbathAisAanAexcellentAtimeAtoAassessAtheApatient.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTrue
ToAinspectAforApallorAinAaAdark-
skinnedAperson,AwhichAareasAwouldAyouAassessAforAanAashenAgrayAorAyellowAcolor?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSForAdark-
skinnedApersons,AtheAconjunctivae,AbuccalAmucosa,Atongue,Alips,AnailAbeds,Apalms,AandAsolesAsho
uldAbeAassessedAforApallor.
WhatAisAtheAtermAthatAmeansA"aAbluishAcolorAofAtheAskin"?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSCyanosisAmeansAaAbluishAdiscolorationAofAtheAskin.
NameAtwoAcausesAofAerythema.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSVasodilationAandAinflammationAareAcausesAofAerythema.
WhereAcanAyouAbestAseeAjaundice?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTheAscleraAofAtheAeyesAisAtheAbestAplaceAtoAseeAjaundice
TrueAorAfalse:AHealthyAnailsAareAusuallyAclean,Asmooth,AandAconvexlyAcurvedA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTrue
, ListAatAleastAthreeAnailAchangesAthatAoccurAwithAaging.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAsAaApersonAages,AtheAnailsAthicken,AbecomeAridged,AandAmayAyellowAorAbeco
meAconcaveAinAshape.
ListAatAleastAfourAthingsAyouAshouldAteachAclientsAaboutAself-careAofAtheirAnails.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSAnswer:
ClientsAshouldAbeAtaughtAtheAfollowingAself-careAofAtheirAnails:
●AInspectAtheAnailsAdaily.
●ATrimAnailsAwithAaAnailAclipperA(peopleAwithAdiabetesAorAcirculatoryAproblemsAshouldAfileAonly,Aas
AcuttingAposesAaAriskAforAinjuryAtoAtheAtissues).
●AFileAtheAnailsAstraightAacross,AroundingAtheAcornersAslightlyAtoApreventAscratching;AdoAnotAcutAde
eplyAintoAtheAlateralAcorners,AasAthisAmayAcauseAingrownAnails.
●ARemoveAhangnailsAbyAcarefullyAcuttingAthemAoff.
●ACleanAunderAtheAnailsAwithAanAorangewoodAstickAorAotherAbluntAinstrument.
●APushAbackAtheAcuticlesAgently.
●AUseAaAmoisturizingAlotionAtoAsoftenAcuticles.
●AAvoidAbitingAnails.
●AConsultAaApodiatristAforAanyAingrownAtoenailsAorAotherAnailAproblems.
●ARecommendAtoApatientsAwithAdiabetes,AcirculatoryAinsufficiency,AorAnailAproblemsAthatAtheyAse
ekAnailAcareAfromAaApodiatrist.
ListAatAleastAfourAassessmentsAyouAshouldAmakeAofAaApatient'sAhair.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSTheAfollowingAassessmentsAshouldAbeAmadeAonAaApatient'sAhair:
●AUseAofAspecialAproductsAorAmedicatedAshampoos
●AHistoryAofAhairAproblemsAorAcurrentAconditionsAnecessitatingAtreatmentA(e.g.,ApediculosisA[head
Alice])
●AHistoryAorApresenceAofAdiseaseAorAtherapyAthatAaffectAtheAhairA(e.g.,Achemotherapy)