NURSING 251 EXAM 1 PSU 2026/2027 | NURSING 251 PSU
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS, STUDY GUIDE & REVIEW
Spiritual Assessment - ANS✔✔ FICA (faith, importance, community, address/action)
Sociocultural Assessment - ANS✔✔ family, friends, society
Psychological Assessment - ANS✔✔ mental, emotional, and social wellbeing (coping strategies)
Physiological Assessment - ANS✔✔ appearance, health, mobility, health practices, and Vitals
Developmental Assessment - ANS✔✔ age and how it impacts a person
infancy - ANS✔✔ trust vs. mistrust
early childhood - ANS✔✔ autonomy vs. shame
late childhood - ANS✔✔ initiative vs. guilt
school age - ANS✔✔ industry vs. inferiority
adolescence - ANS✔✔ identity vs. role confusion
young adult - ANS✔✔ intimacy vs. isolation
adulthood - ANS✔✔ generativity vs. stagnation
, maturity - ANS✔✔ integrity vs. despair
Normal temperature - ANS✔✔ 37 degrees C or 98.6 degrees F; ranges from 36.5 to 37.7 C and
96.9 to 99.9 F
Normal respiratory rate - ANS✔✔ 12-20 breaths per minute
normal pulse - ANS✔✔ 60-100 bpm
Bradycardia - ANS✔✔ <60 bpm
Tachycardia - ANS✔✔ >100 bpm
normal blood pressure - ANS✔✔ 120/80 mmHg
hypotension - ANS✔✔ low blood pressure
Hypertension - ANS✔✔ high blood pressure (HTN)
Pain - ANS✔✔ subjecting data from client; rated on a scale of 0-10
Vital Signs - ANS✔✔ temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and pain
respiratory assessment - ANS✔✔ normal: relaxed, regular, automatic, silent; listen for wheezing,
pauses, etc.
EXAM 1 QUESTIONS, STUDY GUIDE & REVIEW
Spiritual Assessment - ANS✔✔ FICA (faith, importance, community, address/action)
Sociocultural Assessment - ANS✔✔ family, friends, society
Psychological Assessment - ANS✔✔ mental, emotional, and social wellbeing (coping strategies)
Physiological Assessment - ANS✔✔ appearance, health, mobility, health practices, and Vitals
Developmental Assessment - ANS✔✔ age and how it impacts a person
infancy - ANS✔✔ trust vs. mistrust
early childhood - ANS✔✔ autonomy vs. shame
late childhood - ANS✔✔ initiative vs. guilt
school age - ANS✔✔ industry vs. inferiority
adolescence - ANS✔✔ identity vs. role confusion
young adult - ANS✔✔ intimacy vs. isolation
adulthood - ANS✔✔ generativity vs. stagnation
, maturity - ANS✔✔ integrity vs. despair
Normal temperature - ANS✔✔ 37 degrees C or 98.6 degrees F; ranges from 36.5 to 37.7 C and
96.9 to 99.9 F
Normal respiratory rate - ANS✔✔ 12-20 breaths per minute
normal pulse - ANS✔✔ 60-100 bpm
Bradycardia - ANS✔✔ <60 bpm
Tachycardia - ANS✔✔ >100 bpm
normal blood pressure - ANS✔✔ 120/80 mmHg
hypotension - ANS✔✔ low blood pressure
Hypertension - ANS✔✔ high blood pressure (HTN)
Pain - ANS✔✔ subjecting data from client; rated on a scale of 0-10
Vital Signs - ANS✔✔ temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, and pain
respiratory assessment - ANS✔✔ normal: relaxed, regular, automatic, silent; listen for wheezing,
pauses, etc.