Mental & Behavioral Health Nursing NUR 2459 – Rasmussen
University – 2026 Final Exam Practice Questions with
Answers
Introduction:
This document contains final exam practice questions and answers
for the Mental & Behavioral Health Nursing course. It covers key
nursing assessment concepts including general survey techniques,
vital signs, blood pressure measurement, pulse assessment,
temperature regulation, growth and development, and clinical
interpretation of findings.
The material is structured as exam-style multiple-choice questions
with correct answers and explanations, making it useful for final
exam preparation and review of core nursing assessment
principles.
Exams Questions and Answers
18. To assess a rectal temperature accurately in an adult, the nurse
would:
a.
Use a lubricated blunt tip thermometer.
b.
,Insert the thermometer 2 to 3 inches into the rectum.
c.
Leave the thermometer in place up to 8 minutes if the patient is
febrile.
d.
Wait 2 to 3 minutes if the patient has recently smoked a cigarette. -
-- correct precise answer ---Use a lubricated blunt tip
thermometer.
19. Which technique is correct when the nurse is assessing the
radial pulse of a patient?
The pulse is counted for: --- correct precise answer ---30-second
interval multiplied by 2 is the most accurate and efficient technique
when heart rates are normal or rapid and when rhythms are
,regular. If the rhythm is irregular, then the pulse is counted for 1
full minute.
20. When assessing a patients pulse, the nurse should also notice
which of these characteristics?
a.
Force
b.
Pallor
c.
Capillary refill time
d.
, Timing in the cardiac cycle --- correct precise answer ---The pulse
is assessed for rate, rhythm, and force.
21. When assessing the pulse of a 6-year-old boy, the nurse notices
that his heart rate varies with his respiratory cycle, speeding up at
the peak of inspiration and slowing to normal with expiration. The
nurses next action would be to:
a.
Immediately notify the physician.
b.
Consider this finding normal in children and young adults.
c.
University – 2026 Final Exam Practice Questions with
Answers
Introduction:
This document contains final exam practice questions and answers
for the Mental & Behavioral Health Nursing course. It covers key
nursing assessment concepts including general survey techniques,
vital signs, blood pressure measurement, pulse assessment,
temperature regulation, growth and development, and clinical
interpretation of findings.
The material is structured as exam-style multiple-choice questions
with correct answers and explanations, making it useful for final
exam preparation and review of core nursing assessment
principles.
Exams Questions and Answers
18. To assess a rectal temperature accurately in an adult, the nurse
would:
a.
Use a lubricated blunt tip thermometer.
b.
,Insert the thermometer 2 to 3 inches into the rectum.
c.
Leave the thermometer in place up to 8 minutes if the patient is
febrile.
d.
Wait 2 to 3 minutes if the patient has recently smoked a cigarette. -
-- correct precise answer ---Use a lubricated blunt tip
thermometer.
19. Which technique is correct when the nurse is assessing the
radial pulse of a patient?
The pulse is counted for: --- correct precise answer ---30-second
interval multiplied by 2 is the most accurate and efficient technique
when heart rates are normal or rapid and when rhythms are
,regular. If the rhythm is irregular, then the pulse is counted for 1
full minute.
20. When assessing a patients pulse, the nurse should also notice
which of these characteristics?
a.
Force
b.
Pallor
c.
Capillary refill time
d.
, Timing in the cardiac cycle --- correct precise answer ---The pulse
is assessed for rate, rhythm, and force.
21. When assessing the pulse of a 6-year-old boy, the nurse notices
that his heart rate varies with his respiratory cycle, speeding up at
the peak of inspiration and slowing to normal with expiration. The
nurses next action would be to:
a.
Immediately notify the physician.
b.
Consider this finding normal in children and young adults.
c.
