NUR 218 Final Exam
NUR 218 Final Exam Review Questions
and Answers Graded A+ 2025
Hyperthermia - Correct Ans-Body temperature above 100.4 F
Hypothermia - Correct Ans-Body temperature below 95 F
Average oral temperature - Correct Ans-Normal body temperature of 98.6 F when
measured orally
Ways to measure temperature - Correct Ans-Oral, axillary, tympanic, temporal, rectal
Normal heart rate - Correct Ans-60-100 beats per minute
Bradycardia - Correct Ans-Heart rate below 60 beats per minute
Tachycardia - Correct Ans-Heart rate above 100 beats per minute
Normal respirations - Correct Ans-12-20 breaths per minute
Bradypnea - Correct Ans-Respiratory rate below 12 breaths per minute
Tachypnea - Correct Ans-Respiratory rate above 20 breaths per minute
Asepsis - Correct Ans-Prevention of infection by maintaining a clean environment
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, NUR 218 Final Exam
Infection control - Correct Ans-Practices and procedures to prevent the spread of
infection
Chain of infection - Correct Ans-Mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host,
infectious agent, source, portal of exit
Stages of infection - Correct Ans-Incubation, prodromal, illness, convalescence
Hand washing - Correct Ans-Most effective method of healthcare-associated infection
prevention
Medical asepsis - Correct Ans-Clean technique to reduce the number of microorganisms
Surgical asepsis - Correct Ans-Sterile technique to eliminate all microorganisms
Standard precautions - Correct Ans-Used for every patient, includes hand hygiene,
gloves, clean equipment, discard needles safely
Contact precautions - Correct Ans-Used for patients with infections spread by direct or
indirect contact, includes hand hygiene, gown, gloves
Droplet precautions - Correct Ans-Used for patients with infections spread by respiratory
droplets, includes hand hygiene, gown, mask, gloves
Airborne precautions - Correct Ans-Used for patients with infections spread by airborne
particles, includes hand hygiene, N95 mask, gown, gloves, eye protection
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NUR 218 Final Exam Review Questions
and Answers Graded A+ 2025
Hyperthermia - Correct Ans-Body temperature above 100.4 F
Hypothermia - Correct Ans-Body temperature below 95 F
Average oral temperature - Correct Ans-Normal body temperature of 98.6 F when
measured orally
Ways to measure temperature - Correct Ans-Oral, axillary, tympanic, temporal, rectal
Normal heart rate - Correct Ans-60-100 beats per minute
Bradycardia - Correct Ans-Heart rate below 60 beats per minute
Tachycardia - Correct Ans-Heart rate above 100 beats per minute
Normal respirations - Correct Ans-12-20 breaths per minute
Bradypnea - Correct Ans-Respiratory rate below 12 breaths per minute
Tachypnea - Correct Ans-Respiratory rate above 20 breaths per minute
Asepsis - Correct Ans-Prevention of infection by maintaining a clean environment
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, NUR 218 Final Exam
Infection control - Correct Ans-Practices and procedures to prevent the spread of
infection
Chain of infection - Correct Ans-Mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host,
infectious agent, source, portal of exit
Stages of infection - Correct Ans-Incubation, prodromal, illness, convalescence
Hand washing - Correct Ans-Most effective method of healthcare-associated infection
prevention
Medical asepsis - Correct Ans-Clean technique to reduce the number of microorganisms
Surgical asepsis - Correct Ans-Sterile technique to eliminate all microorganisms
Standard precautions - Correct Ans-Used for every patient, includes hand hygiene,
gloves, clean equipment, discard needles safely
Contact precautions - Correct Ans-Used for patients with infections spread by direct or
indirect contact, includes hand hygiene, gown, gloves
Droplet precautions - Correct Ans-Used for patients with infections spread by respiratory
droplets, includes hand hygiene, gown, mask, gloves
Airborne precautions - Correct Ans-Used for patients with infections spread by airborne
particles, includes hand hygiene, N95 mask, gown, gloves, eye protection
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