NSG 300 Exam 1 Foundations of
Nursing GCU Questions and Answers
1. What is the goal of Healthy People 2020?
ANS promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life
stages
-access to health services
-injury/violence prevention
-health for all ages
-health of communities affects overall health of nation
2. Illness perceptions
ANS beliefs about illness; may be brought on by cultural, spiritual, or ethical factors
3. what does holistic care consist of
ANS paying attention to the mind, body, and spirit of the client
4. what is the normal range for a child temperature
ANS 96.8-99 F.
5. what is the normal range for adult temperature (tympanic/oral)
ANS 98.6 F.
,6. what is the normal range for adult temperature (rectal)
ANS 99.5 F.
7. what is the normal range for adult temperature (axillary)
ANS 97.7 F.
8. pyrexia
ANS fever
9. afebrile
ANS without fever
10. hyperpyrexia/hyperthermia
ANS very high fever (103-105.8 F. or above)
11. hypothermia
ANS low body temperature (95 F. or lower)
12. factors affecting temperature
ANS developmental level, environment, sex, exercise, emo-
tions/stress/hormones, circadian rhythm
13. when should you not use the oral method of obtaining a
client's tempera- ture
,ANS if the patient has a problem with their mouth or if their mouth is in use by medical equipment
14. what is the normal range for adult pulse
ANS 60-100 bpm; strong, regular
15. systole
ANS peak of the wave; contraction of the heart
16. diastole
ANS trough of the wave; resting phase of heart
17. stroke volume
ANS the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction.
18. Cardiac Output (CO)
ANS total quantity of blood pumped per minute
19. factors affecting pulse
ANS exercise, temperature, acute pain, emotions, meds, hemorrhage, postural changes,
pulmonary conditions
20. what is something to consider about older adult's pulse?
ANS it may take longer for the HR to rise. heart sounds may also sometimes be muffled due
to an increase in air space in the lungs
, 21. what is something to consider about older adult's temperature?
ANS it runs low
22. when should you take the apical pulse
ANS when the radial pulse is irregular, if a patient is taking cardiac meds, or in
assessment of infants to children up to 3 years old
23. what is the normal range for adult blood pressure
ANS 120/80
24. peripheral resistance
ANS arterial and capillary resistance to blood flow as a result of friction between blood and the
vessel walls
25. hypotension
ANS systolic pressure less than 100mmHg
26. prehypertension
ANS BP of 120-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic, obtained with 2 readings, 6 minutes apart with
patient sitting
27. hypertension
ANS BP above 140 systolic or 90 diasolic
Nursing GCU Questions and Answers
1. What is the goal of Healthy People 2020?
ANS promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life
stages
-access to health services
-injury/violence prevention
-health for all ages
-health of communities affects overall health of nation
2. Illness perceptions
ANS beliefs about illness; may be brought on by cultural, spiritual, or ethical factors
3. what does holistic care consist of
ANS paying attention to the mind, body, and spirit of the client
4. what is the normal range for a child temperature
ANS 96.8-99 F.
5. what is the normal range for adult temperature (tympanic/oral)
ANS 98.6 F.
,6. what is the normal range for adult temperature (rectal)
ANS 99.5 F.
7. what is the normal range for adult temperature (axillary)
ANS 97.7 F.
8. pyrexia
ANS fever
9. afebrile
ANS without fever
10. hyperpyrexia/hyperthermia
ANS very high fever (103-105.8 F. or above)
11. hypothermia
ANS low body temperature (95 F. or lower)
12. factors affecting temperature
ANS developmental level, environment, sex, exercise, emo-
tions/stress/hormones, circadian rhythm
13. when should you not use the oral method of obtaining a
client's tempera- ture
,ANS if the patient has a problem with their mouth or if their mouth is in use by medical equipment
14. what is the normal range for adult pulse
ANS 60-100 bpm; strong, regular
15. systole
ANS peak of the wave; contraction of the heart
16. diastole
ANS trough of the wave; resting phase of heart
17. stroke volume
ANS the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction.
18. Cardiac Output (CO)
ANS total quantity of blood pumped per minute
19. factors affecting pulse
ANS exercise, temperature, acute pain, emotions, meds, hemorrhage, postural changes,
pulmonary conditions
20. what is something to consider about older adult's pulse?
ANS it may take longer for the HR to rise. heart sounds may also sometimes be muffled due
to an increase in air space in the lungs
, 21. what is something to consider about older adult's temperature?
ANS it runs low
22. when should you take the apical pulse
ANS when the radial pulse is irregular, if a patient is taking cardiac meds, or in
assessment of infants to children up to 3 years old
23. what is the normal range for adult blood pressure
ANS 120/80
24. peripheral resistance
ANS arterial and capillary resistance to blood flow as a result of friction between blood and the
vessel walls
25. hypotension
ANS systolic pressure less than 100mmHg
26. prehypertension
ANS BP of 120-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic, obtained with 2 readings, 6 minutes apart with
patient sitting
27. hypertension
ANS BP above 140 systolic or 90 diasolic
