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1. Maslows level 1: physiologic needs - ANS ✓oxygen, food, water,
sex, rest, physical activity; physiologic needs are highest priority
2. Maslows level 2: safety and security needs - ANS ✓both physical
and emotional components; being protected from potential or actual
harm
3. Maslows level 3: love and belonging needs - ANS ✓often called
higher-level needs; understanding and acceptance of others in both
giving and receiving love; feeling of belonging; unmet needs produce
loneliness and isolation
4. Maslows level 4: self-esteem needs - ANS ✓need for a person to
feel good about oneself, to feel pride and a sense of accomplishment,
and to believe that others also respect and appreciate those
accomplishments; positive self-esteem facilitates the person's
confidence and independence
5. Maslows level 5: Self-Actualization - ANS ✓acceptance of self and
others as they are; each lower level must be met; focus of interest on
problems outside oneself; respect for all people; focus on strengths
and possibilities vs problems
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6. Autonomy - ANS ✓respect rights of patients to make health care
decisions
7. Nonmaleficence - ANS ✓avoid causing harm
8. Beneficence - ANS ✓benefit the patient; balance benefits against
risks and harms
9. Nurse practice acts - ANS ✓each state has its own; protects public
with legal scope of nursing practice
10. Standards - ANS ✓used as guidelines for peer review (ANA)
11. Establishing an effective nurse-patient relationship - ANS
✓-reduce anxiety through therapeutic communication, teaching, and
acceptance
-remember that the patient has concerns and needs other medical ones
-communicate with the patient as an individual
-take time to learn about the patient being admitted
-provide for the family participation in all aspects of care
12. When does discharge planning start? - ANS ✓as soon as the
patient comes in the door
13. Oral temperature for healthy adult - ANS ✓37.0 C, 98.6 F
14. Pulse rate for healthy adult - ANS ✓60-100 (80 average)
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15. Respirations for healthy adult - ANS ✓12 to 20 breaths/min
16. Average blood pressure for healthy adult - ANS ✓120/80
17. Intermittent fever - ANS ✓temperature returns to normal at
least once every 24 hours
18. Remittent fever - ANS ✓temperature does not return to
normal and fluctuates a few degrees up and down
19. Sustained or continuous fever - ANS ✓temp remains above
normal with minimal variations
20. Relapsing or recurrent fever - ANS ✓temp returns to normal
for one or more days with one or more episodes of fever, each as long
as several days
21. Rectal temp - ANS ✓37.5 C, 99.5 F
22. Axillary temp - ANS ✓36.5 C, 97.7 F
23. Tympanic temp - ANS ✓37.5 C, 99.5 F
24. Forehead temp - ANS ✓34.4 C, 94.0 F
25. Heat production - ANS ✓-primary source is metabolism
-hormones, muscle movements, exercise increase metabolism
Fundamentals of Nursing
Fundamentals
Fundamentals of Nursing Exam
Questions with Correct Verified Answers,
Already Passed! (Complete & Accurate)
1. Maslows level 1: physiologic needs - ANS ✓oxygen, food, water,
sex, rest, physical activity; physiologic needs are highest priority
2. Maslows level 2: safety and security needs - ANS ✓both physical
and emotional components; being protected from potential or actual
harm
3. Maslows level 3: love and belonging needs - ANS ✓often called
higher-level needs; understanding and acceptance of others in both
giving and receiving love; feeling of belonging; unmet needs produce
loneliness and isolation
4. Maslows level 4: self-esteem needs - ANS ✓need for a person to
feel good about oneself, to feel pride and a sense of accomplishment,
and to believe that others also respect and appreciate those
accomplishments; positive self-esteem facilitates the person's
confidence and independence
5. Maslows level 5: Self-Actualization - ANS ✓acceptance of self and
others as they are; each lower level must be met; focus of interest on
problems outside oneself; respect for all people; focus on strengths
and possibilities vs problems
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6. Autonomy - ANS ✓respect rights of patients to make health care
decisions
7. Nonmaleficence - ANS ✓avoid causing harm
8. Beneficence - ANS ✓benefit the patient; balance benefits against
risks and harms
9. Nurse practice acts - ANS ✓each state has its own; protects public
with legal scope of nursing practice
10. Standards - ANS ✓used as guidelines for peer review (ANA)
11. Establishing an effective nurse-patient relationship - ANS
✓-reduce anxiety through therapeutic communication, teaching, and
acceptance
-remember that the patient has concerns and needs other medical ones
-communicate with the patient as an individual
-take time to learn about the patient being admitted
-provide for the family participation in all aspects of care
12. When does discharge planning start? - ANS ✓as soon as the
patient comes in the door
13. Oral temperature for healthy adult - ANS ✓37.0 C, 98.6 F
14. Pulse rate for healthy adult - ANS ✓60-100 (80 average)
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15. Respirations for healthy adult - ANS ✓12 to 20 breaths/min
16. Average blood pressure for healthy adult - ANS ✓120/80
17. Intermittent fever - ANS ✓temperature returns to normal at
least once every 24 hours
18. Remittent fever - ANS ✓temperature does not return to
normal and fluctuates a few degrees up and down
19. Sustained or continuous fever - ANS ✓temp remains above
normal with minimal variations
20. Relapsing or recurrent fever - ANS ✓temp returns to normal
for one or more days with one or more episodes of fever, each as long
as several days
21. Rectal temp - ANS ✓37.5 C, 99.5 F
22. Axillary temp - ANS ✓36.5 C, 97.7 F
23. Tympanic temp - ANS ✓37.5 C, 99.5 F
24. Forehead temp - ANS ✓34.4 C, 94.0 F
25. Heat production - ANS ✓-primary source is metabolism
-hormones, muscle movements, exercise increase metabolism
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