age 1 of 49
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND SKILLS FOR NURSING
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>
Turgor is assessed how? .......Answer.........Grasp skin between two
fingers so it is tented it.the skin will be held for a few seconds
and than releases. Normal turgor snaps rapidly back to normal
position. Commonly checked on lower arm and abdomen.
Pleural friction rub .......Answer.........Grating or scratchy
sound.caused when irritated pleural membranes rub over each
other.
Never take a blood pressure when... .......Answer.........A dialysis
shunt or intravenous site appear. Or the side where a
mastectomy and lymph node dissection have occurred.
,age 2 of 49
Active, hyperactive, hypo active .......Answer.........Active between
bowel sounds are 2-15 seconds, hyper is faster and hypo is
slower
How long do you listen to bowel sounds? .......Answer.........Active
sounds happen every 2 -15 seconds or 5 to 30 times a
minute.hyperactive is when they are very frequent. Hypoactive is
when there are long periods of silence. Absent if no sound is
heard for 2-5 minutes.
apical pulse .......Answer.........over the apex, the pointed end of
the heart
factors affecting pulse .......Answer.........age, body build and
size, blood pressure, drugs, emotions, blood loss, exercise,
increased body temperature, pain
,age 3 of 49
orthostatic hypotension .......Answer.........-drop in blood pressure
occuring with a change from supine to standing or sitting to
standing position.
- occurs with a 15 to 20 mm hg drop.
-symptoms- faintness, dizzy, blurred vision,or syncope signifies
orthostatic.
5 components of nursing diagnosis .......Answer.........Assessment,
nursing diagnosis, planning,implementation,evaluation
Assessment .......Answer.........Is obtained from patient, the family,
the physician, tests, and info about patient from other health
professionals
Assessment .......Answer.........Collecting,organizing, documenting,
and validating data about a patients health status
, age 4 of 49
Nursing diagnosis .......Answer.........the process by which the
assessment data are sorted and analyzed so that specific actual
and potential health problems are identified.
Nursing diagnosis .......Answer.........the factors contributing to the
problems are considered, and specific nursing diagnoses are
chosen for the patients care plan
planning .......Answer.........a series of steps by which the nurse
and the patient set priorities and goals to eliminate or diminish
the identified problems. The goals are stated as specific
expected outcomes.
planning .......Answer.........the nurse and the patient collaborate
and choose specific interventions for each nursing diagnosis. the
interventions assist the patient in meething the expected
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND SKILLS FOR NURSING
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 ACCURATE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>
Turgor is assessed how? .......Answer.........Grasp skin between two
fingers so it is tented it.the skin will be held for a few seconds
and than releases. Normal turgor snaps rapidly back to normal
position. Commonly checked on lower arm and abdomen.
Pleural friction rub .......Answer.........Grating or scratchy
sound.caused when irritated pleural membranes rub over each
other.
Never take a blood pressure when... .......Answer.........A dialysis
shunt or intravenous site appear. Or the side where a
mastectomy and lymph node dissection have occurred.
,age 2 of 49
Active, hyperactive, hypo active .......Answer.........Active between
bowel sounds are 2-15 seconds, hyper is faster and hypo is
slower
How long do you listen to bowel sounds? .......Answer.........Active
sounds happen every 2 -15 seconds or 5 to 30 times a
minute.hyperactive is when they are very frequent. Hypoactive is
when there are long periods of silence. Absent if no sound is
heard for 2-5 minutes.
apical pulse .......Answer.........over the apex, the pointed end of
the heart
factors affecting pulse .......Answer.........age, body build and
size, blood pressure, drugs, emotions, blood loss, exercise,
increased body temperature, pain
,age 3 of 49
orthostatic hypotension .......Answer.........-drop in blood pressure
occuring with a change from supine to standing or sitting to
standing position.
- occurs with a 15 to 20 mm hg drop.
-symptoms- faintness, dizzy, blurred vision,or syncope signifies
orthostatic.
5 components of nursing diagnosis .......Answer.........Assessment,
nursing diagnosis, planning,implementation,evaluation
Assessment .......Answer.........Is obtained from patient, the family,
the physician, tests, and info about patient from other health
professionals
Assessment .......Answer.........Collecting,organizing, documenting,
and validating data about a patients health status
, age 4 of 49
Nursing diagnosis .......Answer.........the process by which the
assessment data are sorted and analyzed so that specific actual
and potential health problems are identified.
Nursing diagnosis .......Answer.........the factors contributing to the
problems are considered, and specific nursing diagnoses are
chosen for the patients care plan
planning .......Answer.........a series of steps by which the nurse
and the patient set priorities and goals to eliminate or diminish
the identified problems. The goals are stated as specific
expected outcomes.
planning .......Answer.........the nurse and the patient collaborate
and choose specific interventions for each nursing diagnosis. the
interventions assist the patient in meething the expected
