NUR 352 FINAL EXAM | COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
how do you assess pain? - ANS ✔✔Ask about pain based on a scale of 0-10
PQRSTU
P-palliative or provoking factors
Q- the quality of pain (stabbing/aching)
R- the region of pain/ does it radiate?
S- severity of pain
T- timing of the pain
U- how does it affect you?
what kinds of things should you be specifically looking for when doing a general survey? - ANS
✔✔gender, race, age, body type, posture, gait, movement, dress, odor, mood, speech, signs of abuse,
substance abuse
normal vital signs - ANS ✔✔HR: 60-100
RR: 12-20
O2 SAT: 95-100
TEMP: 96.8-100.4 F. 36-38 C
BP: 120/80
what can cause temperature alterations? - ANS ✔✔Age, Exercise, Hormone level, Circadian rhythm,
Stress, Environment, Temperature alterations
example of what disease need contact precautions - ANS ✔✔MRSA, Clostridium difficile, Shigella
what do you put in place for contact precautions - ANS ✔✔Private room or cohort patients, gloves,
gowns; patients may leave their room for procedures or therapy if infectious material is contained or
covered and placed in a clean gown and hands cleaned
example of what disease need droplet precautions - ANS ✔✔Diphtheria (pharyngeal), rubella,
streptococcal pharyngitis, pneumonia or scarlet fever
what do you put in place for droplet precautions - ANS ✔✔Private-room or cohort patients; mask or
respirator (refer to agency policy)
examples of disease that require airborne precautions - ANS ✔✔Measles, chickenpox (varicella),
disseminated varicella zoster, pulmonary or laryngeal tuberculosis
what do you put in place for airborne precautions - ANS ✔✔Private-room, negative-pressure airflow of
at least 6 to 12 exchanges per hour via HEPA filtration; mask or respiratory protection device, N95
respirator
examples of treatment that require protective precautions - ANS ✔✔Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell
transplants
, what do you put in place for protective precautions - ANS ✔✔Private room; positive airflow with >12 air
exchanges per hour; HEPA filtration for incoming air; mask to be worn by patient when out of room
during times of construction in area
elements of SBAR? - ANS ✔✔Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation
order of fastest absorbing to slowest absorbing - ANS ✔✔IV
IM
SUB Q
ORAL
what needle gauge and length for intradermal - ANS ✔✔25 to 27
Three-eighths to five-eighths of an inch
what needle gauge and length is used of SUBQ - ANS ✔✔25 to 27
Three-eighths to five-eighths of an inch
what needle gauge and length is used of IM - ANS ✔✔20 to 25
One to 1 ½ inches
what is surgical asepsis - ANS ✔✔the process of creating and maintaining an area that is completely free
of pathogens
important things to remember with surgical asepsis - ANS ✔✔open packages away from you first
if the package is broken or expired dont use it
if the sterile field becomes wet, must restart process
once you start sterile procedure, you cant touch anything outside the sterile field
difference between surgical and medical asepsis - ANS ✔✔surgical asepsis used for- parenteral
medication administration, insertion of urinary catheters, surgical procedures, sterile dressing changes:
USED TO TO ELIMINATE ALL PATHOGENS
administering oral medications, managing NG tubes, providing personal hygiene: USED TO REDUCE
PATHOGENS
what are the most common safety risks related to infants? - ANS ✔✔choking
SIDS
car safety (being left in the car)
water safety (drownings)
what are the most common safety risks for young adults? - ANS ✔✔occupational stress
substance abuse
work life imbalance
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
how do you assess pain? - ANS ✔✔Ask about pain based on a scale of 0-10
PQRSTU
P-palliative or provoking factors
Q- the quality of pain (stabbing/aching)
R- the region of pain/ does it radiate?
S- severity of pain
T- timing of the pain
U- how does it affect you?
what kinds of things should you be specifically looking for when doing a general survey? - ANS
✔✔gender, race, age, body type, posture, gait, movement, dress, odor, mood, speech, signs of abuse,
substance abuse
normal vital signs - ANS ✔✔HR: 60-100
RR: 12-20
O2 SAT: 95-100
TEMP: 96.8-100.4 F. 36-38 C
BP: 120/80
what can cause temperature alterations? - ANS ✔✔Age, Exercise, Hormone level, Circadian rhythm,
Stress, Environment, Temperature alterations
example of what disease need contact precautions - ANS ✔✔MRSA, Clostridium difficile, Shigella
what do you put in place for contact precautions - ANS ✔✔Private room or cohort patients, gloves,
gowns; patients may leave their room for procedures or therapy if infectious material is contained or
covered and placed in a clean gown and hands cleaned
example of what disease need droplet precautions - ANS ✔✔Diphtheria (pharyngeal), rubella,
streptococcal pharyngitis, pneumonia or scarlet fever
what do you put in place for droplet precautions - ANS ✔✔Private-room or cohort patients; mask or
respirator (refer to agency policy)
examples of disease that require airborne precautions - ANS ✔✔Measles, chickenpox (varicella),
disseminated varicella zoster, pulmonary or laryngeal tuberculosis
what do you put in place for airborne precautions - ANS ✔✔Private-room, negative-pressure airflow of
at least 6 to 12 exchanges per hour via HEPA filtration; mask or respiratory protection device, N95
respirator
examples of treatment that require protective precautions - ANS ✔✔Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell
transplants
, what do you put in place for protective precautions - ANS ✔✔Private room; positive airflow with >12 air
exchanges per hour; HEPA filtration for incoming air; mask to be worn by patient when out of room
during times of construction in area
elements of SBAR? - ANS ✔✔Situation
Background
Assessment
Recommendation
order of fastest absorbing to slowest absorbing - ANS ✔✔IV
IM
SUB Q
ORAL
what needle gauge and length for intradermal - ANS ✔✔25 to 27
Three-eighths to five-eighths of an inch
what needle gauge and length is used of SUBQ - ANS ✔✔25 to 27
Three-eighths to five-eighths of an inch
what needle gauge and length is used of IM - ANS ✔✔20 to 25
One to 1 ½ inches
what is surgical asepsis - ANS ✔✔the process of creating and maintaining an area that is completely free
of pathogens
important things to remember with surgical asepsis - ANS ✔✔open packages away from you first
if the package is broken or expired dont use it
if the sterile field becomes wet, must restart process
once you start sterile procedure, you cant touch anything outside the sterile field
difference between surgical and medical asepsis - ANS ✔✔surgical asepsis used for- parenteral
medication administration, insertion of urinary catheters, surgical procedures, sterile dressing changes:
USED TO TO ELIMINATE ALL PATHOGENS
administering oral medications, managing NG tubes, providing personal hygiene: USED TO REDUCE
PATHOGENS
what are the most common safety risks related to infants? - ANS ✔✔choking
SIDS
car safety (being left in the car)
water safety (drownings)
what are the most common safety risks for young adults? - ANS ✔✔occupational stress
substance abuse
work life imbalance
