NURS 132 TEST BANK EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED AND 100 % ANSWERS (DETAILED AND ELABORATED)
A+ GRADED LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
1. lightly pigmented: persistent,
non-blanchable redness, itchy,
painful, warm or cooler, firm or
boggy, all skin still intact
2. pressure injury: partial
thickness loss of dermis
(outermost skin layer), present
as a shallow open ulcer, can be
list the four stages of
pressure injuries with red or pink, can be open or
explanation intact (blister)
3. pressure injury: full thickness
skin loss, bone tendon or
muscle won't be shown, may
see thick yellow tissue (sloth),
might be some wound
tunneling/undermining
4. pressure injury: most severe,
full thickness skin loss with
exposed bone muscle or
tendon, can have sloth or black
necrotic tissue, typically
tunneling/undermining
unstageable:full tissue and thickness loss so can't determine
extent.
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1. Before touching a patient
2. Before a procedure
What are the 5 moments of 3. After a procedure or body fluid exposure risk
hand hygiene? 4. After touching a patient
5. After touching a patient's surroundings
What are some precaution single room, gloves, gown, single use equipment or
should be in placed with a reprocess when reused, and mask + eye protection
patient that has a contact when necessary.
spreading infection?
What are some precaution single room with negative pressure, P2 mask, singe use
should be in placed with a or reprocess equipment when reused, and eye
patient that has a airborne protection when necessary.
spreading infection?
What are some precaution single room, surgical mask, single use equipment or
should be in placed with a reprocess on reuse, and eye protection when
patient that has a droplet necessary.
spreading infection?
The primary survey is Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure
comprised of?
True or false, is respiratory True
rate assessed as part of
breathing in the A-E primary
survey?
True or false, Assessing a False, it's assessed as part of Exposure.
patient's temperature is a part
of assessing disability in the A-
E Primary Survey?
What is the normal range for a 60-100 bpm
Pulse rate (beats per minute)
for an adult?
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The term Bradypnoea is best rate of breathing is regular but abnormally slow (less than 12 BPM)
described as?
Can an apical pulse be auscultated
palpated or auscultated?
Heat produced - heat lost = True
Body T°
what's the difference subjective data is personal data based off a persons
between subjective and feelings, opinion, and perspective while objective is
objective data? factual information based off facts and evidence.
Wong-Baker faces scale for children over 3
measuring pain is best used
for what age group?
In the PQRSTU Mnemonic - Severity
what does the 'S' stand
for?
True or False, Vasodilation False, it reduces bp.
affects blood pressure by
increasing blood pressure
Blood pressure is CO (cardiac output)
determined by BP=
____ x SVR (vascular
resistance)
When pumping up the blood 30
pressure cuff
- you will pump it mmHg
ABOVE the
palpated systolic pressure
A= airway
B=
What do all the letters in
breathing
primary survey A- E
C=
assessment stand for?
circulation
D=
disability
E=
exposure
What does it mean by Assess level of consciousness and consider blood
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disability in the primary glucose, GCS, and pupillary response.
survey A-E assessment?
What does it mean by Assess temp and head to toe examination and consider
exposure in the primary things like urine output, pain score, wounds.
survey A-E assessment?
What are the vital signs? temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, and
SpO2/oxygen
What is palpitation? method of feeling with the fingers or hands during a physical
examination
1. for radial pulse, it's detected with pads of fingertips
Give two examples of when
palpation is used
2.Palm can be used to detect vibration i.e on a patients back
a method of tapping body parts with fingers, hands, or
what is percussion?
small instruments as part of a physical examination
listening to the sounds of the body during a physical
What is auscultation?
examination, typically with a stethoscope.
When would a nurse use the when listening to a patients heart or breathing.
technique auscultation?
What is inspection? process of careful observation and visual examination of a
patient.
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