NURSING 185 EXAM 2 FINAL STUDY GUIDE
2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ when does discharge planning start?. Answer: as soon as the
patient comes in the door
◉ oral temperature for healthy adult. Answer: 37.0 C, 98.6 F
◉ pulse rate for healthy adult. Answer: 60-100 (80 average)
◉ respirations for healthy adult. Answer: 12 to 20 breaths/min
◉ average blood pressure for healthy adult. Answer: 120/80
◉ intermittent fever. Answer: temperature returns to normal at least
once every 24 hours
◉ remittent fever. Answer: temperature does not return to normal
and fluctuates a few degrees up and down
◉ sustained or continuous fever. Answer: temp remains above
normal with minimal variations
,◉ relapsing or recurrent fever. Answer: temp returns to normal for
one or more days with one or more episodes of fever, each as long as
several days
◉ rectal temp. Answer: 37.5 C, 99.5 F
◉ axillary temp. Answer: 36.5 C, 97.7 F
◉ tympanic temp. Answer: 37.5 C, 99.5 F
◉ forehead temp. Answer: 34.4 C, 94.0 F
◉ heat production. Answer: -primary source is metabolism
-hormones, muscle movements, exercise increase metabolism
-thyroid hormone and shivering also increase heat production
- energy production decreases and heat production increases
◉ sources of heat loss. Answer: skin (primary source), evaporation
of sweat, warming and humidifying inspired air, eliminating urine
and feces
, ◉ radiation. Answer: diffusion of heat by electromagnetic waves
(such as an uncovered head)
◉ factors affecting body temp. Answer: -circadian rhythms
-age and gender
-physical activity
-state of health
-environmental temperature
◉ pulse is regulated by what?. Answer: autonomic nervous system
through cardiac sinoatrial node
◉ parasympathetic stimulation on pulse. Answer: decreases heart
rate
◉ sympathetic stimulation on pulse. Answer: increases heart rate
◉ pulse rate. Answer: the number of contractions over a peripheral
artery in 1 minute
◉ places you can record a pulse. Answer: temporal, carotid, brachial,
radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis
2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ when does discharge planning start?. Answer: as soon as the
patient comes in the door
◉ oral temperature for healthy adult. Answer: 37.0 C, 98.6 F
◉ pulse rate for healthy adult. Answer: 60-100 (80 average)
◉ respirations for healthy adult. Answer: 12 to 20 breaths/min
◉ average blood pressure for healthy adult. Answer: 120/80
◉ intermittent fever. Answer: temperature returns to normal at least
once every 24 hours
◉ remittent fever. Answer: temperature does not return to normal
and fluctuates a few degrees up and down
◉ sustained or continuous fever. Answer: temp remains above
normal with minimal variations
,◉ relapsing or recurrent fever. Answer: temp returns to normal for
one or more days with one or more episodes of fever, each as long as
several days
◉ rectal temp. Answer: 37.5 C, 99.5 F
◉ axillary temp. Answer: 36.5 C, 97.7 F
◉ tympanic temp. Answer: 37.5 C, 99.5 F
◉ forehead temp. Answer: 34.4 C, 94.0 F
◉ heat production. Answer: -primary source is metabolism
-hormones, muscle movements, exercise increase metabolism
-thyroid hormone and shivering also increase heat production
- energy production decreases and heat production increases
◉ sources of heat loss. Answer: skin (primary source), evaporation
of sweat, warming and humidifying inspired air, eliminating urine
and feces
, ◉ radiation. Answer: diffusion of heat by electromagnetic waves
(such as an uncovered head)
◉ factors affecting body temp. Answer: -circadian rhythms
-age and gender
-physical activity
-state of health
-environmental temperature
◉ pulse is regulated by what?. Answer: autonomic nervous system
through cardiac sinoatrial node
◉ parasympathetic stimulation on pulse. Answer: decreases heart
rate
◉ sympathetic stimulation on pulse. Answer: increases heart rate
◉ pulse rate. Answer: the number of contractions over a peripheral
artery in 1 minute
◉ places you can record a pulse. Answer: temporal, carotid, brachial,
radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis
