Nursing Final Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Nursing Final
Exam Questions
and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatBdataBshouldBtheBnurseBcollectBduringBtheBinterviewBportionBofBaBhealthBassess
ment?B

a.BPhysical

b.BHistorical

c.BObjective

d.BSubjectiveB-BAnswerBd.BSubjective



AB59-year-
oldBpatientBtellsBtheBnurseBthatBheBhasBulcerativeBcolitis.BHeBhasBbeenBhavingB"black
Bstools"BforBtheBlastB24Bhours.BHowBwouldBtheBnurseBbestBdocumentBhisBreasonBfor
BseekingBcare?

a.BJ.M.BisBaB59-year-oldBmanBseekingBtreatmentBforBulcerativeBcolitis.

b.BJ.M.BcameBintoBtheBclinicBcomplainingBofBhavingBblackBstoolsBforBtheBpastB24Bhou
rs.

c.BJ.M.BisBaB59-year-
oldBmanBwhoBstatesBthatBheBhasBulcerativeBcolitisBandBwantsBitBchecked.

d.BJ.M.BisBaB59-year-
oldBmanBwhoBstatesBthatBheBhasBbeenBhavingB"blackBstools"BforBtheBpastB24Bhours.
B-BAnswerBd.BJ.M.BisBaB59-year-
oldBmanBwhoBstatesBthatBheBhasBbeenBhavingB"blackBstools"BforBtheBpastB24Bhours.

,TheBnurseBisBnearingBtheBendBofBanBinterview.BWhichBstatementBisBappropriateBatBt
hisBtime?

a.B"DidBweBforgetBsomething?"

b.B"IsBthereBanythingBelseByouBwouldBlikeBtoBmention?"B

c.B"IBneedBtoBgoBonBtoBtheBnextBpatient.BI'llBbeBback."

d.B"WhileBI'mBhere,Blet'sBtalkBaboutByourBupcomingBsurgery."B-
BAnswerBb.B"IsBthereBanythingBelseByouBwouldBlikeBtoBmention?"



WhenBtheBnurseBasksBforBaBdescriptionBofBwhoBlivesBwithBaBchild,BtheBmethodBofBd
iscipline,BandBtheBsupportBsystemBofBtheBchild,BwhatBpartBofBtheBassessmentBisBbein
gBperformed?

a.BFamilyBhistory

b.BReviewBofBsystems

c.BFunctionalBassessmentB

d.BReasonBforBseekingBcareB-BAnswerBc.BFunctionalBassessment



TheBnurseBisBcomparingBtheBconceptsBofBreligionBandBspirituality.BWhichBstatementBd
escribesBanBappropriateBcomponentBofBone'sBspirituality?

a.BBeliefBinBandBtheBworshipBofBGodBorBgods

b.BBeingBcloselyBtiedBtoBone'sBethnicBbackground

c.BAttendanceBatBaBspecificBchurchBorBplaceBofBworship

d.BABconnectionBwithBsomethingBlargerBthanBoneselfBandBbeliefBinBtranscendenceB-
BAnswerBd.BABconnectionBwithBsomethingBlargerBthanBoneselfBandBbeliefBinBtranscen
dence



TheBnurseBisBtakingBanBinitialBbloodBpressureBreadingBonBaB72-year-
oldBpatientBwithBdocumentedBhypertension.BHowBshouldBtheBnurseBproceed?

a.BCuffBshouldBbeBplacedBonBtheBpatient'sBarmBandBinflatedB30BmmBHgBaboveBtheB
patient'sBpulseBrate.

b.BCuffBshouldBbeBinflatedBtoB200BmmBHgBinBanBattemptBtoBobtainBtheBmostBaccura
teBsystolicBreading.

,c.BCuffBshouldBbeBinflatedB30BmmBHgBaboveBtheBpointBatBwhichBtheBpalpatedBpulse
Bdisappears.B

d.BAfterBconfirmingBtheBpatient'sBpreviousBbloodBpressureBreadings,BtheBcuffBshouldB
beBinflatedB30BmmBHgBaboveBtheBhighestBsystolicBreadingBrecorded.B-
BAnswerBc.BCuffBshouldBbeBinflatedB30BmmBHgBaboveBtheBpointBatBwhichBtheBpalpa
tedBpulseBdisappears.



AB42-year-
oldBpatientBofBAsianBdescentBisBbeingBseenBatBtheBclinicBforBanBinitialBexamination.B
WhyBisBitBimportantBforBtheBnurseBtoBconsiderBtheBbasicsBofBtheBpatient'sBcultureBd
uringBtheBpatient'sBhealthBassessment?

a.BIdentifyBtheBcauseBofBhisBillness.

b.BMakeBaccurateBdiseaseBdiagnoses.

c.BTheBU.S.BisBbecomingBincreasinglyBdiverse.

d.BProvideBculturallyBrelevantBhealthBcare.B-
BAnswerBd.BProvideBculturallyBrelevantBhealthBcare.



TheBnurseBisBperformingBaBmentalBstatusBexamination.BWhichBstatementBisBtrueBrega
rdingBtheBassessmentBofBmentalBstatus?

a.BMentalBstatusBassessmentBdiagnosesBspecificBpsychiatricBdisorders.

b.BMentalBdisordersBoccurBinBresponseBtoBeverydayBlifeBstressors.

c.BMentalBstatusBfunctioningBisBinferredBthroughBtheBassessmentBofBanBindividual'sBb
ehaviors.B

d.BMentalBstatusBcanBbeBdirectlyBassessed,BsimilarBtoBotherBsystemsBofBtheBbodyB(e.
g.,BheartBsounds,BbreathBsounds).B-
BAnswerBc.BMentalBstatusBfunctioningBisBinferredBthroughBtheBassessmentBofBanBindi
vidual'sBbehaviors.



TheBnurseBisBassessingBaB75-year-
oldBman.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurseBexpectBwhenBperformingBtheBmentalBstatusBportion
BofBtheBassessment?

a.BWillBhaveBnoBdecreaseBinBanyBofBhisBabilities,BincludingBresponseBtime.

, b.BWillBhaveBdifficultyBonBtestsBofBremoteBmemoryBbecauseBthisBabilityBtypicallyBdecr
easesBwithBage.

c.BMayBtakeBaBlittleBlongerBtoBrespond,BbutBhisBgeneralBknowledgeBandBabilitiesBsho
uldBnotBhaveBdeclined.B

d.BWillBexhibitBaBdecreaseBinBhisBresponseBtimeBbecauseBofBtheBlossBofBlanguageBan
dBaBdecreaseBinBgeneralBknowledge.B-
BAnswerBc.BMayBtakeBaBlittleBlongerBtoBrespond,BbutBhisBgeneralBknowledgeBandBabi
litiesBshouldBnotBhaveBdeclined.



ABnurseBisBhelpingBatBaBhealthBfairBatBaBlocalBmall.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurseBkeepBin
BmindBwhenBtakingBbloodBpressuresBonBaBvarietyBofBpeople?

a.BAfterBmenopause,BbloodBpressureBreadingsBinBwomenBareBusuallyBlowerBthanBthos
eBtakenBinBmen.

b.BTheBbloodBpressureBofBanBAfrican-
AmericanBadultBisBusuallyBhigherBthanBthatBofBaBnon-
HispanicBWhiteBadultBofBtheBsameBage.B

c.BBloodBpressureBmeasurementsBinBpeopleBwhoBareBoverweightBshouldBbeBtheBsame
BasBthoseBofBpeopleBwhoBareBatBaBnormalBweight.

d.BABteenager'sBbloodBpressureBreadingBwillBbeBlowerBthanBthatBofBanBadult.B-
BAnswerBb.BTheBbloodBpressureBofBanBAfrican-
AmericanBadultBisBusuallyBhigherBthanBthatBofBaBnon-
HispanicBWhiteBadultBofBtheBsameBage.



WhichBtechniqueBisBcorrectBwhenBtheBnurseBisBassessingBtheBradialBpulseBofBaBpatie
nt?

a.BPalpateBforB1Bminute,BifBtheBrhythmBisBirregular.B

b.BPalpateBforB15BsecondsBandBmultiplyBbyB4,BifBtheBrhythmBisBregular.

c.BPalpateBforB2BfullBminutesBtoBdetectBanyBvariationBinBamplitude.

d.BPalpateBforB10BsecondsBandBmultiplyBbyB6,BifBtheBrhythmBisBregularBandBtheBpati
entBhasBnoBhistoryBofBcardiacBabnormalities.B-
BAnswerBa.BPalpateBforB1Bminute,BifBtheBrhythmBisBirregular.