NUR 218
NUR 218 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions
and Answers 2025
hyperthermia - ANSWERS-> 104 degrees Fahrenheit
febrile - ANSWERS-> 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit
hypothermia - ANSWERS-< 95 degrees Fahrenheit
how long after exercise or bathing should you take temperature? - ANSWERS-1 hour
how long after consuming hot or cold beverages or smoking should you take
temperature? - ANSWERS-30 minutes
baseline oral temperature tends to __________ slightly with age - ANSWERS-decrease
pulse rate fluctuates with __________, __________, __________, and __________ -
ANSWERS-exercise, illness, injury, and emotions
T/F: females have a higher HR than males - ANSWERS-true
causes of bradycardia: (2) - ANSWERS-resting/sitting, heart block
what is considered tachycardia? - ANSWERS-> 100 BPM
causes of tachycardia: (5) - ANSWERS-shock, hemorrhage, fever, acute pain, and
drugs
Sites for Assessing Pulses:
-
- Brachial artery
-
- Dorsalis pedis/feet
- Apical (use stethoscope, listening directly on the heart, used if the radial pulse is
irregular to see what the heart is actually doing)
- Posterior tibial - ANSWERS-- Carotid arteries
- Brachial artery
- Radial
- Dorsalis pedis/feet
- Apical
- Posterior tibial
most common way to assess pulse in emergency situations - ANSWERS-carotid
arteries
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most common way to assess pulse - ANSWERS-radial
uses a stethoscope to listen directly on the heart, used if the radial pulse is irregular to
see what the heart is actually doing - ANSWERS-apical
how do you assess the pulse of infants and children under 2? - ANSWERS-obtain by
auscultating the apical pulse for a full minute
when taking the pulse, you are assessing for...
-
- - ANSWERS-- rhythm
- intensity
regularity of the heartbeat (regular/irregular) - ANSWERS-rhythm
the strength of the pulse with each beat, often described as normal, weak, strong, or
bounding (0-4) - ANSWERS-intensity
Difficulties palpating the pulse may be due to...
-
-
- - ANSWERS-- poor circulation (use gravity and lower the arm)
- edema
- obesity (heat can help the pulse become stronger)
steady ___________ in HR as you get older (unlike temperature, which is a normal bell
curve) - ANSWERS-decrease
for infants, resting heart rate is ___________ than young children and adults -
ANSWERS-higher
for children, resting heart rates in this group continue to ___________ gradually (still
___________ than the normal 60-100 BPM) - ANSWERS-decrease
higher
Older Adults: heart rate will ___________ with age, at risk for ___________ and
___________ ___________, heart can't beat as fast during exercise as it did when you
were younger - ANSWERS-decrease
arrhythmias
heart disease
Which type of patients would have a naturally lower heart rate? - ANSWERS-older
people and athletes
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NUR 218 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions
and Answers 2025
hyperthermia - ANSWERS-> 104 degrees Fahrenheit
febrile - ANSWERS-> 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit
hypothermia - ANSWERS-< 95 degrees Fahrenheit
how long after exercise or bathing should you take temperature? - ANSWERS-1 hour
how long after consuming hot or cold beverages or smoking should you take
temperature? - ANSWERS-30 minutes
baseline oral temperature tends to __________ slightly with age - ANSWERS-decrease
pulse rate fluctuates with __________, __________, __________, and __________ -
ANSWERS-exercise, illness, injury, and emotions
T/F: females have a higher HR than males - ANSWERS-true
causes of bradycardia: (2) - ANSWERS-resting/sitting, heart block
what is considered tachycardia? - ANSWERS-> 100 BPM
causes of tachycardia: (5) - ANSWERS-shock, hemorrhage, fever, acute pain, and
drugs
Sites for Assessing Pulses:
-
- Brachial artery
-
- Dorsalis pedis/feet
- Apical (use stethoscope, listening directly on the heart, used if the radial pulse is
irregular to see what the heart is actually doing)
- Posterior tibial - ANSWERS-- Carotid arteries
- Brachial artery
- Radial
- Dorsalis pedis/feet
- Apical
- Posterior tibial
most common way to assess pulse in emergency situations - ANSWERS-carotid
arteries
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most common way to assess pulse - ANSWERS-radial
uses a stethoscope to listen directly on the heart, used if the radial pulse is irregular to
see what the heart is actually doing - ANSWERS-apical
how do you assess the pulse of infants and children under 2? - ANSWERS-obtain by
auscultating the apical pulse for a full minute
when taking the pulse, you are assessing for...
-
- - ANSWERS-- rhythm
- intensity
regularity of the heartbeat (regular/irregular) - ANSWERS-rhythm
the strength of the pulse with each beat, often described as normal, weak, strong, or
bounding (0-4) - ANSWERS-intensity
Difficulties palpating the pulse may be due to...
-
-
- - ANSWERS-- poor circulation (use gravity and lower the arm)
- edema
- obesity (heat can help the pulse become stronger)
steady ___________ in HR as you get older (unlike temperature, which is a normal bell
curve) - ANSWERS-decrease
for infants, resting heart rate is ___________ than young children and adults -
ANSWERS-higher
for children, resting heart rates in this group continue to ___________ gradually (still
___________ than the normal 60-100 BPM) - ANSWERS-decrease
higher
Older Adults: heart rate will ___________ with age, at risk for ___________ and
___________ ___________, heart can't beat as fast during exercise as it did when you
were younger - ANSWERS-decrease
arrhythmias
heart disease
Which type of patients would have a naturally lower heart rate? - ANSWERS-older
people and athletes
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