NSG 2400 EXAM 1 FINAL PAPER 2026 STUDY
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◉ Illness perceptions.
Answer: beliefs about illness; may be brought on by cultural,
spiritual, or ethical factors
◉ what does holistic care consist of
Answer: paying attention to the mind, body, and spirit of the client
◉ what is the normal range for a child temperature
Answer: 96.8-99 F.
◉ what is the normal range for adult temperature (tympanic/oral)
Answer: 98.6 F.
◉ what is the normal range for adult temperature (rectal)
Answer: 99.5 F.
◉ what is the normal range for adult temperature (axillary)
Answer: 97.7 F.
,◉ pyrexia
Answer: fever
◉ afebrile
Answer: without fever
◉ hyperpyrexia/hyperthermia
Answer: very high fever (103-105.8 F. or above)
◉ hypothermia
Answer: low body temperature (95 F. or lower)
◉ factors affecting temperature
Answer: developmental level, environment, sex, exercise,
emotions/stress/hormones, circadian rhythm
◉ when should you not use the oral method of obtaining a client's
temperature
Answer: if the patient has a problem with their mouth or if their
mouth is in use by medical equipment
,◉ what is the normal range for adult pulse
Answer: 60-100 bpm; strong, regular
◉ systole
Answer: peak of the wave; contraction of the heart
◉ diastole
Answer: trough of the wave; resting phase of heart
◉ stroke volume
Answer: the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one
contraction.
◉ Cardiac Output (CO)
Answer: total quantity of blood pumped per minute
◉ factors affecting pulse
Answer: exercise, temperature, acute pain, emotions, meds,
hemorrhage, postural changes, pulmonary conditions
◉ what is something to consider about older adult's pulse?
, Answer: 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
◉ what is something to consider about older adult's temperature?
Answer: it runs low
◉ when should you take the apical pulse
Answer: 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
◉ what is the normal range for adult blood pressure
Answer: 120/80
◉ peripheral resistance
Answer: arterial and capillary resistance to blood flow as a result of
friction between blood and the vessel walls
◉ hypotension
Answer: systolic pressure less than 100mmHg
◉ prehypertension
GUIDE DETAILED ANSWERS READY
◉ Illness perceptions.
Answer: beliefs about illness; may be brought on by cultural,
spiritual, or ethical factors
◉ what does holistic care consist of
Answer: paying attention to the mind, body, and spirit of the client
◉ what is the normal range for a child temperature
Answer: 96.8-99 F.
◉ what is the normal range for adult temperature (tympanic/oral)
Answer: 98.6 F.
◉ what is the normal range for adult temperature (rectal)
Answer: 99.5 F.
◉ what is the normal range for adult temperature (axillary)
Answer: 97.7 F.
,◉ pyrexia
Answer: fever
◉ afebrile
Answer: without fever
◉ hyperpyrexia/hyperthermia
Answer: very high fever (103-105.8 F. or above)
◉ hypothermia
Answer: low body temperature (95 F. or lower)
◉ factors affecting temperature
Answer: developmental level, environment, sex, exercise,
emotions/stress/hormones, circadian rhythm
◉ when should you not use the oral method of obtaining a client's
temperature
Answer: if the patient has a problem with their mouth or if their
mouth is in use by medical equipment
,◉ what is the normal range for adult pulse
Answer: 60-100 bpm; strong, regular
◉ systole
Answer: peak of the wave; contraction of the heart
◉ diastole
Answer: trough of the wave; resting phase of heart
◉ stroke volume
Answer: the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one
contraction.
◉ Cardiac Output (CO)
Answer: total quantity of blood pumped per minute
◉ factors affecting pulse
Answer: exercise, temperature, acute pain, emotions, meds,
hemorrhage, postural changes, pulmonary conditions
◉ what is something to consider about older adult's pulse?
, Answer: 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
◉ what is something to consider about older adult's temperature?
Answer: it runs low
◉ when should you take the apical pulse
Answer: 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
◉ what is the normal range for adult blood pressure
Answer: 120/80
◉ peripheral resistance
Answer: arterial and capillary resistance to blood flow as a result of
friction between blood and the vessel walls
◉ hypotension
Answer: systolic pressure less than 100mmHg
◉ prehypertension
