NUR 210 EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027
1. A nurse is performing a health history on a patient with chronic pain. Which statement by
the patient represents ‘Subjective Data’?
A. The patient’s heart rate is 105 beats per minute.
B. The patient grimaces when moving in bed.
C. The patient’s skin is warm and dry to the touch.
D. The patient states, ‘My hip feels like it is burning.’
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Subjective data consists of information provided by the patient
that cannot be directly observed by the nurse, such as feelings or perceptions of pain. Heart
rate, grimacing, and skin temperature are objective data.
2. When performing a physical assessment, the nurse utilizes percussion to evaluate the
patient’s lungs. Which sound is considered normal over healthy lung tissue?
A. Tympany
B. Hyperresonance
C. Dullness
,D. Resonance
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Resonance is a low-pitched, hollow sound heard over normal
lung tissue. Tympany is heard over the abdomen, dullness over solid organs like the liver,
and hyperresonance in cases of emphysema or pneumothorax.
3. A nurse is caring for a client with a localized bacterial infection. Which of the following is
the most important technique to break the ‘Chain of Infection’ at the ‘Mode of Transmission’
link?
A. Performing meticulous hand hygiene
B. Wearing a mask for all patient contact
C. Administering prescribed antibiotics
D. Sterilizing all surgical instruments
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Hand hygiene is the single most effective way to prevent the
spread of microorganisms and break the mode of transmission link in the chain of
infection.
4. Which ethical principle is the nurse upholding when they keep a promise to return to the
patient’s room in 15 minutes to reassess pain?
A. Autonomy
, B. Nonmaleficence
C. Justice
D. Fidelity
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Fidelity refers to faithfulness or the agreement to keep
promises. Autonomy is self-determination; Justice is fairness; Nonmaleficence is the duty to
do no harm.
5. The nurse is assessing a patient’s blood pressure and finds the cuff is too narrow for the
patient’s arm circumference. What effect will this have on the reading?
A. The reading will be falsely high.
B. The reading will be falsely low.
C. The systolic will be low, but diastolic will be high.
D. The cuff size does not affect the reading.
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Using a blood pressure cuff that is too small or narrow results in
a falsely high reading because the cuff must be inflated more to occlude the artery.
6. A patient is admitted with a diagnosis of Clostridium difficile (C. diff). Which precaution
should the nurse implement?
A. Standard precautions only
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027
1. A nurse is performing a health history on a patient with chronic pain. Which statement by
the patient represents ‘Subjective Data’?
A. The patient’s heart rate is 105 beats per minute.
B. The patient grimaces when moving in bed.
C. The patient’s skin is warm and dry to the touch.
D. The patient states, ‘My hip feels like it is burning.’
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Subjective data consists of information provided by the patient
that cannot be directly observed by the nurse, such as feelings or perceptions of pain. Heart
rate, grimacing, and skin temperature are objective data.
2. When performing a physical assessment, the nurse utilizes percussion to evaluate the
patient’s lungs. Which sound is considered normal over healthy lung tissue?
A. Tympany
B. Hyperresonance
C. Dullness
,D. Resonance
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Resonance is a low-pitched, hollow sound heard over normal
lung tissue. Tympany is heard over the abdomen, dullness over solid organs like the liver,
and hyperresonance in cases of emphysema or pneumothorax.
3. A nurse is caring for a client with a localized bacterial infection. Which of the following is
the most important technique to break the ‘Chain of Infection’ at the ‘Mode of Transmission’
link?
A. Performing meticulous hand hygiene
B. Wearing a mask for all patient contact
C. Administering prescribed antibiotics
D. Sterilizing all surgical instruments
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Hand hygiene is the single most effective way to prevent the
spread of microorganisms and break the mode of transmission link in the chain of
infection.
4. Which ethical principle is the nurse upholding when they keep a promise to return to the
patient’s room in 15 minutes to reassess pain?
A. Autonomy
, B. Nonmaleficence
C. Justice
D. Fidelity
Answer: D
Conceptual Explanation: Fidelity refers to faithfulness or the agreement to keep
promises. Autonomy is self-determination; Justice is fairness; Nonmaleficence is the duty to
do no harm.
5. The nurse is assessing a patient’s blood pressure and finds the cuff is too narrow for the
patient’s arm circumference. What effect will this have on the reading?
A. The reading will be falsely high.
B. The reading will be falsely low.
C. The systolic will be low, but diastolic will be high.
D. The cuff size does not affect the reading.
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: Using a blood pressure cuff that is too small or narrow results in
a falsely high reading because the cuff must be inflated more to occlude the artery.
6. A patient is admitted with a diagnosis of Clostridium difficile (C. diff). Which precaution
should the nurse implement?
A. Standard precautions only
