NURS 210 FINAL REVIEW SCRIPT 2026
TESTED ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Palpation. Answer: Use of touch to assess texture, temperature,
moisture, tenderness, masses.
● Percussion. Answer: Tapping to assess density of air, fluid, or solid
structures.
● Auscultation. Answer: Listening to heart, lungs, and bowel sounds.
● Abdominal assessment order. Answer: Inspection → Auscultation →
Percussion → Palpation.
● Respiratory red flags. Answer: Tripod position, cyanosis, accessory
muscle use, nasal flaring, decreased LOC.
● Cardiac red flags. Answer: Chest pain, diaphoresis, radiating pain,
cyanosis.
● Neuro red flags. Answer: Sudden confusion, unequal pupils, slurred
speech, unilateral weakness.
,● GI red flags. Answer: Severe abdominal pain, rigid abdomen,
vomiting blood.
● GU red flags. Answer: Anuria, flank pain, hematuria.
● Skin red flags. Answer: Mottling, cyanosis, petechiae, purpura,
jaundice, rapidly spreading rash.
● Cyanosis. Answer: Bluish discoloration from poor oxygenation.
● Pallor. Answer: Pale skin from anemia or decreased blood flow.
● Jaundice. Answer: Yellowing of skin from elevated bilirubin; liver
disease.
● Petechiae. Answer: Pinpoint red/purple spots from capillary bleeding.
● Purpura. Answer: Larger purple patches from bleeding under the skin.
● Mottling. Answer: Blotchy purple pattern from poor perfusion; shock
risk.
● Erythema. Answer: Redness from inflammation or infection.
, ● Diaphoresis. Answer: Excessive sweating often from distress, cardiac
issues, or fever.
● Flank pain. Answer: Pain on the side between ribs and hip; commonly
from kidney issues.
● Normal skin findings. Answer: Warm, dry, intact, normal turgor.
● Abnormal skin findings. Answer: Cyanosis, jaundice, hypoxia signs,
pallor.
● Clubbing. Answer: Enlargement of fingertips and loss of nail angle
from chronic hypoxia.
● Early clubbing. Answer: Nail angle <160 degrees.
● Advanced clubbing. Answer: Nail angle >180 degrees with spongy
nail bed.
● Edema scale. Answer: 1+ mild; 2+ moderate; 3+ deep; 4+ very deep.
● Normal nails. Answer: Pink, smooth, capillary refill <2 seconds.
TESTED ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Palpation. Answer: Use of touch to assess texture, temperature,
moisture, tenderness, masses.
● Percussion. Answer: Tapping to assess density of air, fluid, or solid
structures.
● Auscultation. Answer: Listening to heart, lungs, and bowel sounds.
● Abdominal assessment order. Answer: Inspection → Auscultation →
Percussion → Palpation.
● Respiratory red flags. Answer: Tripod position, cyanosis, accessory
muscle use, nasal flaring, decreased LOC.
● Cardiac red flags. Answer: Chest pain, diaphoresis, radiating pain,
cyanosis.
● Neuro red flags. Answer: Sudden confusion, unequal pupils, slurred
speech, unilateral weakness.
,● GI red flags. Answer: Severe abdominal pain, rigid abdomen,
vomiting blood.
● GU red flags. Answer: Anuria, flank pain, hematuria.
● Skin red flags. Answer: Mottling, cyanosis, petechiae, purpura,
jaundice, rapidly spreading rash.
● Cyanosis. Answer: Bluish discoloration from poor oxygenation.
● Pallor. Answer: Pale skin from anemia or decreased blood flow.
● Jaundice. Answer: Yellowing of skin from elevated bilirubin; liver
disease.
● Petechiae. Answer: Pinpoint red/purple spots from capillary bleeding.
● Purpura. Answer: Larger purple patches from bleeding under the skin.
● Mottling. Answer: Blotchy purple pattern from poor perfusion; shock
risk.
● Erythema. Answer: Redness from inflammation or infection.
, ● Diaphoresis. Answer: Excessive sweating often from distress, cardiac
issues, or fever.
● Flank pain. Answer: Pain on the side between ribs and hip; commonly
from kidney issues.
● Normal skin findings. Answer: Warm, dry, intact, normal turgor.
● Abnormal skin findings. Answer: Cyanosis, jaundice, hypoxia signs,
pallor.
● Clubbing. Answer: Enlargement of fingertips and loss of nail angle
from chronic hypoxia.
● Early clubbing. Answer: Nail angle <160 degrees.
● Advanced clubbing. Answer: Nail angle >180 degrees with spongy
nail bed.
● Edema scale. Answer: 1+ mild; 2+ moderate; 3+ deep; 4+ very deep.
● Normal nails. Answer: Pink, smooth, capillary refill <2 seconds.
