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NUR 1020 Final Exam Questions and
Answers Latest 2026
Objective vs. Subjective Ans: subject is what the patient
sees/feels & observable is what can be seen or measured
donning vs. duffing Ans: donning - gown, mask, goggles,
gloves
doffing - gloves, goggles, gown, mask
focused health assessment Ans: assess a specific
problem; related history of whatever is the highest
concern right now
H.E.L.P (patient observation) Ans: Help: observe first
signs person needs help/in distress
Environmental equipment: look for any safety hazards or
equipment in the room; is it workin
Look: Examine patient thoroughly
People: who are the people in the room and what are they
doing
nosocomial Ans: hospital acquired infection
ESFT Model Ans: Used to educate provider about how
patient feels about their illness
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Explanatory model of health and illness
Social and environmental factors
Fears and concerns
Therapeutic contracting
bradycardia Ans: slow heart rate (<60 bpm)
bradypnea Ans: slow breathing <12 breaths/min
hyperthermia Ans: body temperature above normal
febrile Ans: feverish
dysrhythmia Ans: Abnormal heart rhythm (but the rate is
still in a normal range)
tachypnea Ans: abnormally rapid breathing
pulse pressure Ans: systolic pressure - diastolic pressure
(top#-bottom#)
pulse deficit Ans: the difference between the rate of an
apical pulse and the rate of a radial pulse
Romberg test Ans: measures a person's sense of balance
incentive spirometry Ans: helps remove mucus and fluids
from lungs after an illness or procedure
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stridor Ans: obstructed air flow causes high pitched
sounds when taking breath
function of potassium Ans: -assists in controlling cardiac
rate and rhythm
-helps in conduction of nerve impulses
-skeletal muscle contraction
-function of smooth muscle
function of calcium Ans: nerve impulse, blood clotting,
muscle contraction, B12 absorption
normal Potassium level Ans: 3.5-5
function of chloride Ans: maintains osmotic pressure in
blood, produces hydrochloric acid
normal chloride levels Ans: 95-105 mEq/L
Normal calcium levels Ans: 8.6-10.2 mg/dL
adverse effects of thiazides & loop diuretics Ans: Low
levels of all electrolytes; hyperglycemia, metabolic
ALKALOSIS (bicarb is retained as the sodium and water
are excreted)
Loop diuretics - causes ototoxicity (damage to ear)
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NUR 1020 Final Exam Questions and
Answers Latest 2026
Objective vs. Subjective Ans: subject is what the patient
sees/feels & observable is what can be seen or measured
donning vs. duffing Ans: donning - gown, mask, goggles,
gloves
doffing - gloves, goggles, gown, mask
focused health assessment Ans: assess a specific
problem; related history of whatever is the highest
concern right now
H.E.L.P (patient observation) Ans: Help: observe first
signs person needs help/in distress
Environmental equipment: look for any safety hazards or
equipment in the room; is it workin
Look: Examine patient thoroughly
People: who are the people in the room and what are they
doing
nosocomial Ans: hospital acquired infection
ESFT Model Ans: Used to educate provider about how
patient feels about their illness
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Explanatory model of health and illness
Social and environmental factors
Fears and concerns
Therapeutic contracting
bradycardia Ans: slow heart rate (<60 bpm)
bradypnea Ans: slow breathing <12 breaths/min
hyperthermia Ans: body temperature above normal
febrile Ans: feverish
dysrhythmia Ans: Abnormal heart rhythm (but the rate is
still in a normal range)
tachypnea Ans: abnormally rapid breathing
pulse pressure Ans: systolic pressure - diastolic pressure
(top#-bottom#)
pulse deficit Ans: the difference between the rate of an
apical pulse and the rate of a radial pulse
Romberg test Ans: measures a person's sense of balance
incentive spirometry Ans: helps remove mucus and fluids
from lungs after an illness or procedure
© 2025 All rights reserved
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stridor Ans: obstructed air flow causes high pitched
sounds when taking breath
function of potassium Ans: -assists in controlling cardiac
rate and rhythm
-helps in conduction of nerve impulses
-skeletal muscle contraction
-function of smooth muscle
function of calcium Ans: nerve impulse, blood clotting,
muscle contraction, B12 absorption
normal Potassium level Ans: 3.5-5
function of chloride Ans: maintains osmotic pressure in
blood, produces hydrochloric acid
normal chloride levels Ans: 95-105 mEq/L
Normal calcium levels Ans: 8.6-10.2 mg/dL
adverse effects of thiazides & loop diuretics Ans: Low
levels of all electrolytes; hyperglycemia, metabolic
ALKALOSIS (bicarb is retained as the sodium and water
are excreted)
Loop diuretics - causes ototoxicity (damage to ear)
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