NSG 6998 NURSING CAPSTONE TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Illness perceptions
Answer: beliefs about illness; may be brought on by cultural, spiritual,
or ethical factors
●● what does holistic care consist of
Answer: paying attention to the mind, body, and spirit of the client
●● what is the normal range for a child temperature
Answer: 96.8-99 F.
●● what is the normal range for adult temperature (tympanic/oral)
Answer: 98.6 F.
●● what is the normal range for adult temperature (rectal)
Answer: 99.5 F.
●● what is the normal range for adult temperature (axillary)
Answer: 97.7 F.
,●● pyrexia
Answer: fever
●● afebrile
Answer: without fever
●● hyperpyrexia/hyperthermia
Answer: very high fever (103-105.8 F. or above)
●● hypothermia
Answer: low body temperature (95 F. or lower)
●● factors affecting temperature
Answer: developmental level, environment, sex, exercise,
emotions/stress/hormones, circadian rhythm
●● when should you not use the oral method of obtaining a client's
temperature
Answer: if the patient has a problem with their mouth or if their mouth is
in use by medical equipment
●● what is the normal range for adult pulse
,Answer: 60-100 bpm; strong, regular
●● systole
Answer: peak of the wave; contraction of the heart
●● diastole
Answer: trough of the wave; resting phase of heart
●● stroke volume
Answer: the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction.
●● Cardiac Output (CO)
Answer: total quantity of blood pumped per minute
●● factors affecting pulse
Answer: exercise, temperature, acute pain, emotions, meds, hemorrhage,
postural changes, pulmonary conditions
●● what is something to consider about older adult's pulse?
Answer: it may take longer for the HR to rise. heart sounds may also
sometimes be muffled due to an increase in air space in the lungs
●● what is something to consider about older adult's temperature?
, Answer: it runs low
●● when should you take the apical pulse
Answer: when the radial pulse is irregular, if a patient is taking cardiac
meds, or in assessment of infants to children up to 3 years old
●● what is the normal range for adult blood pressure
Answer: 120/80
●● peripheral resistance
Answer: arterial and capillary resistance to blood flow as a result of
friction between blood and the vessel walls
●● hypotension
Answer: systolic pressure less than 100mmHg
●● prehypertension
Answer: BP of 120-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic, obtained with 2
readings, 6 minutes apart with patient sitting
●● hypertension
Answer: BP above 140 systolic or 90 diasolic
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● Illness perceptions
Answer: beliefs about illness; may be brought on by cultural, spiritual,
or ethical factors
●● what does holistic care consist of
Answer: paying attention to the mind, body, and spirit of the client
●● what is the normal range for a child temperature
Answer: 96.8-99 F.
●● what is the normal range for adult temperature (tympanic/oral)
Answer: 98.6 F.
●● what is the normal range for adult temperature (rectal)
Answer: 99.5 F.
●● what is the normal range for adult temperature (axillary)
Answer: 97.7 F.
,●● pyrexia
Answer: fever
●● afebrile
Answer: without fever
●● hyperpyrexia/hyperthermia
Answer: very high fever (103-105.8 F. or above)
●● hypothermia
Answer: low body temperature (95 F. or lower)
●● factors affecting temperature
Answer: developmental level, environment, sex, exercise,
emotions/stress/hormones, circadian rhythm
●● when should you not use the oral method of obtaining a client's
temperature
Answer: if the patient has a problem with their mouth or if their mouth is
in use by medical equipment
●● what is the normal range for adult pulse
,Answer: 60-100 bpm; strong, regular
●● systole
Answer: peak of the wave; contraction of the heart
●● diastole
Answer: trough of the wave; resting phase of heart
●● stroke volume
Answer: the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction.
●● Cardiac Output (CO)
Answer: total quantity of blood pumped per minute
●● factors affecting pulse
Answer: exercise, temperature, acute pain, emotions, meds, hemorrhage,
postural changes, pulmonary conditions
●● what is something to consider about older adult's pulse?
Answer: it may take longer for the HR to rise. heart sounds may also
sometimes be muffled due to an increase in air space in the lungs
●● what is something to consider about older adult's temperature?
, Answer: it runs low
●● when should you take the apical pulse
Answer: when the radial pulse is irregular, if a patient is taking cardiac
meds, or in assessment of infants to children up to 3 years old
●● what is the normal range for adult blood pressure
Answer: 120/80
●● peripheral resistance
Answer: arterial and capillary resistance to blood flow as a result of
friction between blood and the vessel walls
●● hypotension
Answer: systolic pressure less than 100mmHg
●● prehypertension
Answer: BP of 120-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic, obtained with 2
readings, 6 minutes apart with patient sitting
●● hypertension
Answer: BP above 140 systolic or 90 diasolic
