NSG 6430 COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION GUIDE 2026 FULL Q&A
STUDY SET
◉ what symptom is associated with elevated temperature.
Answer: diaphoresis
◉ what symptom is associated with hypoxemia.
Answer: cyanosis
◉ what symptom is associated with abnormal blood pressure.
Answer: chest pain
◉ health belief model.
Answer: Addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs and
behaviors
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Answer: physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-
actualization
,◉ what environment would limit bacterial growth (be bactericidal).
Answer: pH of 3.0 because most bacteria prefer an environment
with a pH from 5.0-7.0
◉ which microorganisms are associated with exogenous infection.
Answer: salmonella, staphylococci, enterococci, and streptococci
◉ what disease is communicable and can be asymptomatic.
Answer: hepatitis C virus
◉ what disease is communicable and symptomatic.
Answer: Tb
◉ what patients would be at high risk for hypothermia.
Answer: patients with cardiovascular problems, the homeless, and
patients who have ingested excess drugs or alcohol
◉ major reservoirs of HIV.
Answer: blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk (vehicles)
◉ major reservoir of hepatitis A.
Answer: feces
, ◉ A patient discharged a week ago following a stroke is currently
participating in rehabilitation sessions provided by nurses, physical
therapists, and registered dietitians in an outpatient setting. In what
level of prevention is the patient participating?.
Answer: tertiary
◉ A patient has been laid off from his construction job and has many
unpaid bills. He is going through a divorce from his marriage of 15
years and has been praying daily to help him through this difficult
time. He does not have a primary health care provider because he
has never really been sick, and his parents never took him to a
physician when he was a child. Which external variables influence
the patient's health practices?.
Answer: difficulty paying his bills and family practice of not
routinely seeing a doctor
◉ When taking care of patients, a nurse routinely asks whether they
take any vitamins or herbal medications, encourages family
members to bring in music that the patient likes to help the patient
relax, and frequently prays with her patients if that is important to
them. The nurse is practicing which model?.
Answer: holistic
◉ normal adult capnography.
EXAMINATION GUIDE 2026 FULL Q&A
STUDY SET
◉ what symptom is associated with elevated temperature.
Answer: diaphoresis
◉ what symptom is associated with hypoxemia.
Answer: cyanosis
◉ what symptom is associated with abnormal blood pressure.
Answer: chest pain
◉ health belief model.
Answer: Addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs and
behaviors
◉ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Answer: physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-
actualization
,◉ what environment would limit bacterial growth (be bactericidal).
Answer: pH of 3.0 because most bacteria prefer an environment
with a pH from 5.0-7.0
◉ which microorganisms are associated with exogenous infection.
Answer: salmonella, staphylococci, enterococci, and streptococci
◉ what disease is communicable and can be asymptomatic.
Answer: hepatitis C virus
◉ what disease is communicable and symptomatic.
Answer: Tb
◉ what patients would be at high risk for hypothermia.
Answer: patients with cardiovascular problems, the homeless, and
patients who have ingested excess drugs or alcohol
◉ major reservoirs of HIV.
Answer: blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk (vehicles)
◉ major reservoir of hepatitis A.
Answer: feces
, ◉ A patient discharged a week ago following a stroke is currently
participating in rehabilitation sessions provided by nurses, physical
therapists, and registered dietitians in an outpatient setting. In what
level of prevention is the patient participating?.
Answer: tertiary
◉ A patient has been laid off from his construction job and has many
unpaid bills. He is going through a divorce from his marriage of 15
years and has been praying daily to help him through this difficult
time. He does not have a primary health care provider because he
has never really been sick, and his parents never took him to a
physician when he was a child. Which external variables influence
the patient's health practices?.
Answer: difficulty paying his bills and family practice of not
routinely seeing a doctor
◉ When taking care of patients, a nurse routinely asks whether they
take any vitamins or herbal medications, encourages family
members to bring in music that the patient likes to help the patient
relax, and frequently prays with her patients if that is important to
them. The nurse is practicing which model?.
Answer: holistic
◉ normal adult capnography.
