NURSING PROCEDURES PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ tympanic temp. Answer: 37.5 C, 99.5 F
▶ forehead temp. Answer: 34.4 C, 94.0 F
▶ heat production. Answer: -primary source is metabolism
-hormones, muscle movements, exercise increase metabolism
-thyroid hormone and shivering also increase heat production
- energy production decreases and heat production increases
▶ sources of heat loss. Answer: skin (primary source), evaporation of
sweat, warming and humidifying inspired air, eliminating urine and feces
▶ radiation. Answer: diffusion of heat by electromagnetic waves (such as
an uncovered head)
▶ factors affecting body temp. Answer: -circadian rhythms
-age and gender
-physical activity
-state of health
-environmental temperature
▶ pulse is regulated by what?. Answer: autonomic nervous system
through cardiac sinoatrial node
▶ parasympathetic stimulation on pulse. Answer: decreases heart rate
▶ sympathetic stimulation on pulse. Answer: increases heart rate
▶ pulse rate. Answer: the number of contractions over a peripheral artery
in 1 minute
, ▶ places you can record a pulse. Answer: temporal, carotid, brachial,
radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis
▶ pulmonary ventilation. Answer: movement of air in and out of lungs
▶ diffusion. Answer: exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the
alveoli of lungs and circulating blood
▶ perfusion. Answer: exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between
circulating blood and tissue cells
▶ eupnea. Answer: normal, unlabored breathing, one respiration to four
heartbeats
▶ tachypnea. Answer: increased respiratory rate; may occur in response
to increased metabolic rate
▶ bradypnea. Answer: decreased respiratory rate; occurs in some
pathologic conditions
▶ apnea. Answer: periods when no breathing occurs
▶ dyspnea. Answer: difficult or labored breathing
▶ orthopnea. Answer: changes in breathing when sitting or standing
▶ assessing blood pressure. Answer: -listening for korotkoff sounds w/
stethoscope
-first sound is systolic
-change or cessation of sound occurs: diastolic pressure
- brachial artery and popliteal artery are commonly used
▶ major classifications of hypertension. Answer: -primary (essential):
characterized by an increase above normal in both systolic and diastolic
pressures
-secondary : caused by another disease condition like kidney disease,
aorta disorders, or adrenal cortex disorders
EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS 2026
▶ tympanic temp. Answer: 37.5 C, 99.5 F
▶ forehead temp. Answer: 34.4 C, 94.0 F
▶ heat production. Answer: -primary source is metabolism
-hormones, muscle movements, exercise increase metabolism
-thyroid hormone and shivering also increase heat production
- energy production decreases and heat production increases
▶ sources of heat loss. Answer: skin (primary source), evaporation of
sweat, warming and humidifying inspired air, eliminating urine and feces
▶ radiation. Answer: diffusion of heat by electromagnetic waves (such as
an uncovered head)
▶ factors affecting body temp. Answer: -circadian rhythms
-age and gender
-physical activity
-state of health
-environmental temperature
▶ pulse is regulated by what?. Answer: autonomic nervous system
through cardiac sinoatrial node
▶ parasympathetic stimulation on pulse. Answer: decreases heart rate
▶ sympathetic stimulation on pulse. Answer: increases heart rate
▶ pulse rate. Answer: the number of contractions over a peripheral artery
in 1 minute
, ▶ places you can record a pulse. Answer: temporal, carotid, brachial,
radial, femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, dorsalis pedis
▶ pulmonary ventilation. Answer: movement of air in and out of lungs
▶ diffusion. Answer: exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the
alveoli of lungs and circulating blood
▶ perfusion. Answer: exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between
circulating blood and tissue cells
▶ eupnea. Answer: normal, unlabored breathing, one respiration to four
heartbeats
▶ tachypnea. Answer: increased respiratory rate; may occur in response
to increased metabolic rate
▶ bradypnea. Answer: decreased respiratory rate; occurs in some
pathologic conditions
▶ apnea. Answer: periods when no breathing occurs
▶ dyspnea. Answer: difficult or labored breathing
▶ orthopnea. Answer: changes in breathing when sitting or standing
▶ assessing blood pressure. Answer: -listening for korotkoff sounds w/
stethoscope
-first sound is systolic
-change or cessation of sound occurs: diastolic pressure
- brachial artery and popliteal artery are commonly used
▶ major classifications of hypertension. Answer: -primary (essential):
characterized by an increase above normal in both systolic and diastolic
pressures
-secondary : caused by another disease condition like kidney disease,
aorta disorders, or adrenal cortex disorders
