Nursing 101 Final Exam Study Guide
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
situation, background, assessment, recommendation; way to give report to the next shift - CORRECT
ANSWER - SBAR and what does it do?
patient teaching done for patient, important lab values, pertinent vitals, anything abnormal - CORRECT
ANSWER - What data needs to be passed on?
0900, 2100 - CORRECT ANSWER - military time for 9:00 AM and PM
H+H (blood count), WBC count - CORRECT ANSWER - Anemic labs
protein that carries oxygen throughout the body attaching to erythrocytes; males=13.2-16.6 g/dL,
females=11.6-15 g/dL - CORRECT ANSWER - Hemoglobin and its normal levels
proportion of erythrocytes in the blood; males=41-50%, females=36-44% - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hematocrit and its normal levels
stop bleeding if someone is injured; 150,000-450,000 - CORRECT ANSWER - Platelets and its
normal levels
responsible for protecting the body from infection; 4,500-11,000 - CORRECT ANSWER - WBCs
and its normal levels
to promote patient safety - CORRECT ANSWER - Time out
patient only - CORRECT ANSWER - Who should press the PCA button?
, PCA pump - CORRECT ANSWER - A device that allows the auto administration of pain
medication
decreased peristalsis, skin breakdown, pressure ulcers, urinary retention, lower respiratory drive/lung
expansion, hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER - complications of immobility
ambulating to chair - CORRECT ANSWER - best intervention to prevent immobile complications
Drop in blood pressure upon standing - CORRECT ANSWER - orthostatic hypotension
stand slowly - CORRECT ANSWER - priority for orthostatic hypotension after bed rest?
stand slowly, watch BP, dangle feet, watch for falls - CORRECT ANSWER - interventions for
orthostatic hypotension and ambulating
crackles on auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER - pulmonary complication in limited mobility?
patient's report - CORRECT ANSWER - most accurate indicator of pain level?
turn, cough, and deep breath - CORRECT ANSWER - intervention for crackles in the lungs
referred pain - CORRECT ANSWER - pain that is felt in a location other than where the pain
originates
Neuropathy - CORRECT ANSWER - nerve pain
chronic pain - CORRECT ANSWER - Long term (6 months or longer)
acute pain - CORRECT ANSWER - short term (6 months or less)
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
situation, background, assessment, recommendation; way to give report to the next shift - CORRECT
ANSWER - SBAR and what does it do?
patient teaching done for patient, important lab values, pertinent vitals, anything abnormal - CORRECT
ANSWER - What data needs to be passed on?
0900, 2100 - CORRECT ANSWER - military time for 9:00 AM and PM
H+H (blood count), WBC count - CORRECT ANSWER - Anemic labs
protein that carries oxygen throughout the body attaching to erythrocytes; males=13.2-16.6 g/dL,
females=11.6-15 g/dL - CORRECT ANSWER - Hemoglobin and its normal levels
proportion of erythrocytes in the blood; males=41-50%, females=36-44% - CORRECT ANSWER -
Hematocrit and its normal levels
stop bleeding if someone is injured; 150,000-450,000 - CORRECT ANSWER - Platelets and its
normal levels
responsible for protecting the body from infection; 4,500-11,000 - CORRECT ANSWER - WBCs
and its normal levels
to promote patient safety - CORRECT ANSWER - Time out
patient only - CORRECT ANSWER - Who should press the PCA button?
, PCA pump - CORRECT ANSWER - A device that allows the auto administration of pain
medication
decreased peristalsis, skin breakdown, pressure ulcers, urinary retention, lower respiratory drive/lung
expansion, hypotension - CORRECT ANSWER - complications of immobility
ambulating to chair - CORRECT ANSWER - best intervention to prevent immobile complications
Drop in blood pressure upon standing - CORRECT ANSWER - orthostatic hypotension
stand slowly - CORRECT ANSWER - priority for orthostatic hypotension after bed rest?
stand slowly, watch BP, dangle feet, watch for falls - CORRECT ANSWER - interventions for
orthostatic hypotension and ambulating
crackles on auscultation - CORRECT ANSWER - pulmonary complication in limited mobility?
patient's report - CORRECT ANSWER - most accurate indicator of pain level?
turn, cough, and deep breath - CORRECT ANSWER - intervention for crackles in the lungs
referred pain - CORRECT ANSWER - pain that is felt in a location other than where the pain
originates
Neuropathy - CORRECT ANSWER - nerve pain
chronic pain - CORRECT ANSWER - Long term (6 months or longer)
acute pain - CORRECT ANSWER - short term (6 months or less)
