NURSING 1010 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Accountability correct answer Refers to the ability to answer for one's actions,
such as the type and quality of nursing care provided which must be
professionally and legally explainable to both the patient and the employer.
Activity Tolerance correct answer The type and amount of exercise or work that a
person is able to perform without undue exertion or possible injury, and includes
data from physiological, emotional, and developmental domains.
Advance Directives correct answer Includes living wills, health care proxies, and
durable powers of attorney for health care, based on values of informed consent,
patient autonomy over end-of-life decisions, truth telling, and control over the
dying process.
Advanced Beginner correct answer A nurse who has had some level of experience
with the situation.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) correct answer The most
independently functioning nurse and has advanced education in pathophysiology,
pharmacology, and physical assessment and certification and expertise in a
specialized area of practice.
Advocacy correct answer Refers to the support of a particular cause, such as
health, safety, the rights of patients including their right to privacy and resfusal of
treatment.
Afebrile correct answer Without fever.
,American Nurses Association (ANA) correct answer Develops standards for
nursing practice, policy statements, and similar resolutions that outline the scope,
function, and role of the nurse in practice.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) correct answer Protects the rights
of people with physical or mental disabilities, prohibits discrimintation and
ensures equal opporunities foe people with disabilities in employment, state and
local government services, public accommodations, commerical facilities, and
transportation.
Anterior Hypothalamus correct answer Controls heat loss.
Anthropometric Measurements correct answer Measures of height, weight, and
skin fold thickness to evaluate muscle atrophy.
Antipyretics correct answer Medications that reduce fever by increasing heat loss
such as ibuprofen.
Apical Site correct answer 4th to 5th intercostal space at left midclavicular line.
Apnea correct answer Respirations cease for several seconds, persistent cessation
resuts in respiratory arrest.
Areas most susceptible to Frostbite correct answer Ear lobes, tip of nose, fingers,
and toes.
,Assault correct answer An intentional threat toward another person that places
the person in reasonable fear of harmful, imminent, or unwelcome contact, and
no actual contact is required for an assault to occur.
Assessment correct answer Registered nurse collects comprehensive data
pertinent to the patient's health and/or the situation.
Atelectasis correct answer Collapse of alveoli.
Autonomy correct answer An essential element of professional nursing that
involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical
orders.
Autonomy correct answer Refers to freedom from external control, the
commitment to include patients in decisions about all aspects of care, and the key
feature of patient-centered care.
Average Adult Axillary Temperature Range correct answer 36.5 C (97.7 F)
Average Adult Blood Pressure Range correct answer Systolic is less than or equal
to 120 mm Hg, and Diastolic is less than or equal to 80 mm Hg.
Average Adult Capnography (EtCO2) Range correct answer 35-45 mm Hg
Average Adult Oral/Tympanic/Temporal Temperature Range correct answer 37 C
(98.6 F)
, Average Adult Pulse Oximetry (SpO2) Range correct answer Greater than or equal
to 95%.
Average Adult Pulse Pressure Range correct answer 30 to 50 mm Hg
Average Adult Pulse Range correct answer 60 to 100 beats per minute, strong,
and regular.
Average Adult Rectal Temperature Range correct answer 37.5 C (99.5 F)
Average Adult Respirations Range correct answer 12 to 20 breaths per minute,
deep, and regular.
Average Adult Temperature Range correct answer 36 C to 38 C (96.8 F to 100.4 F)
Average Heart Rate Range for Adolescent correct answer 60 to 90 beats per
minute.
Average Heart Rate Range for Infant correct answer 120 to 160 beats per minute.
Average Heart Rate Range for Preschooler correct answer 80 to 110 beats per
minute.
Average Heart Rate Range for School-Age Child correct answer 75 to 100 beats
per minute.
ANSWERS
Accountability correct answer Refers to the ability to answer for one's actions,
such as the type and quality of nursing care provided which must be
professionally and legally explainable to both the patient and the employer.
Activity Tolerance correct answer The type and amount of exercise or work that a
person is able to perform without undue exertion or possible injury, and includes
data from physiological, emotional, and developmental domains.
Advance Directives correct answer Includes living wills, health care proxies, and
durable powers of attorney for health care, based on values of informed consent,
patient autonomy over end-of-life decisions, truth telling, and control over the
dying process.
Advanced Beginner correct answer A nurse who has had some level of experience
with the situation.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) correct answer The most
independently functioning nurse and has advanced education in pathophysiology,
pharmacology, and physical assessment and certification and expertise in a
specialized area of practice.
Advocacy correct answer Refers to the support of a particular cause, such as
health, safety, the rights of patients including their right to privacy and resfusal of
treatment.
Afebrile correct answer Without fever.
,American Nurses Association (ANA) correct answer Develops standards for
nursing practice, policy statements, and similar resolutions that outline the scope,
function, and role of the nurse in practice.
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) correct answer Protects the rights
of people with physical or mental disabilities, prohibits discrimintation and
ensures equal opporunities foe people with disabilities in employment, state and
local government services, public accommodations, commerical facilities, and
transportation.
Anterior Hypothalamus correct answer Controls heat loss.
Anthropometric Measurements correct answer Measures of height, weight, and
skin fold thickness to evaluate muscle atrophy.
Antipyretics correct answer Medications that reduce fever by increasing heat loss
such as ibuprofen.
Apical Site correct answer 4th to 5th intercostal space at left midclavicular line.
Apnea correct answer Respirations cease for several seconds, persistent cessation
resuts in respiratory arrest.
Areas most susceptible to Frostbite correct answer Ear lobes, tip of nose, fingers,
and toes.
,Assault correct answer An intentional threat toward another person that places
the person in reasonable fear of harmful, imminent, or unwelcome contact, and
no actual contact is required for an assault to occur.
Assessment correct answer Registered nurse collects comprehensive data
pertinent to the patient's health and/or the situation.
Atelectasis correct answer Collapse of alveoli.
Autonomy correct answer An essential element of professional nursing that
involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical
orders.
Autonomy correct answer Refers to freedom from external control, the
commitment to include patients in decisions about all aspects of care, and the key
feature of patient-centered care.
Average Adult Axillary Temperature Range correct answer 36.5 C (97.7 F)
Average Adult Blood Pressure Range correct answer Systolic is less than or equal
to 120 mm Hg, and Diastolic is less than or equal to 80 mm Hg.
Average Adult Capnography (EtCO2) Range correct answer 35-45 mm Hg
Average Adult Oral/Tympanic/Temporal Temperature Range correct answer 37 C
(98.6 F)
, Average Adult Pulse Oximetry (SpO2) Range correct answer Greater than or equal
to 95%.
Average Adult Pulse Pressure Range correct answer 30 to 50 mm Hg
Average Adult Pulse Range correct answer 60 to 100 beats per minute, strong,
and regular.
Average Adult Rectal Temperature Range correct answer 37.5 C (99.5 F)
Average Adult Respirations Range correct answer 12 to 20 breaths per minute,
deep, and regular.
Average Adult Temperature Range correct answer 36 C to 38 C (96.8 F to 100.4 F)
Average Heart Rate Range for Adolescent correct answer 60 to 90 beats per
minute.
Average Heart Rate Range for Infant correct answer 120 to 160 beats per minute.
Average Heart Rate Range for Preschooler correct answer 80 to 110 beats per
minute.
Average Heart Rate Range for School-Age Child correct answer 75 to 100 beats
per minute.
