AMSA-Final Exam Nursing 103 Test
Questions and All Correct Answers
2026 Updated.
Normal blood pH - Answer 7.35-7.45
Normal PaCO2 - Answer 35 to 45 mm Hg
Normal PaO2 - Answer 80 to 100 mm Hg
Normal SaO2 - Answer 92% to 100%
Normal hemoglobin (males) - Answer 14-18 g/100 mL
Normal hemoglobin (females) - Answer 12-16 g/100 mL
Normal hematocrit (male) - Answer 42-52%
Normal hematocrit (female) - Answer 37-47%
RBC (males) - Answer 4.7-6.1 million/mm3
RBC (females) - Answer 4.2-5.4 million/mm3
Normal SpO2 - Answer 95-100%
less than 90% considered hypoxemia
hematocrit ( Hct) measures - Answer proportion of your total blood volume that is
composed of red blood cells
Normal respirations (per min) - Answer 12-20
Normal Heart Rate (BPM) - Answer 60-100
1 tbsp (T) = __ tsp (t) - Answer 3
,1 oz= ___ tbsp (T) - Answer 2
1 tsp= ____mL - Answer 5
1 cup= ___ fl oz - Answer 8
1 pt= ___ fl oz - Answer 16
1 qt= ___ fl oz - Answer 32
1 qt=__ pt - Answer 2
1 pt= ___ cups - Answer 2
Subjective healthcare info - Answer can't be seen or felt
often the symptoms
usually statements from the patient
use the patients exact words
Objective healthcare info - Answer Can be seen of measured
the "signs" of the patient
info collected by senses (vision, smell, etc)
Coughing, Slurred Speech, Vomiting - Answer Objective info
Fatigue, Headache, Nervousness - Answer Subjective info
Critical Thinking Definition - Answer A continuous process characterized by open-
mindedness, continual inquiry, and perseverance, combined with a willingness to look at each
unique patients situation and determine which identified assumptions are true and relevant.
Attitudes for Critical thinking - Answer Confidence, independence, fairness, responsibility,
risk taking, discipline, perseverance, creativity, curiosity, integrity, humility
, Five components of Critical thinking - Answer Knowledge Base, Experience, Competence,
Attitudes, Standards.
Nursing Process - Answer 1. Assessment
2. Nursing Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
Assessment - Answer ask questions
Nursing Diagnosis - Answer Health care needs, objective, subjective, & lab data
Planning - Answer Goals
Implementation - Answer put plan into practice
Evaluations - Answer Did the plan work
Basic Level of C.T. in nursing - Answer Learns to accept diverse opinions and values of
experts. Follow procedure step by step.
Complex level of C.T. in nursing - Answer Learn to analyze and examine choices more
independently
Commitment level of C.T. in nursing - Answer anticipate the need to make choices without
assistance from others. accept accountability for whatever decisions you make.
General critical thinking - Answer you use the scientific method, problem solving, decision
making
Clinical inference - Answer the process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of
evidence and pervious experience with the evidence.
Clinical decision making - Answer careful reasoning so you choose the potions for the best
patient outcomes on the basis of patient conditions and priority of the problem.
Questions and All Correct Answers
2026 Updated.
Normal blood pH - Answer 7.35-7.45
Normal PaCO2 - Answer 35 to 45 mm Hg
Normal PaO2 - Answer 80 to 100 mm Hg
Normal SaO2 - Answer 92% to 100%
Normal hemoglobin (males) - Answer 14-18 g/100 mL
Normal hemoglobin (females) - Answer 12-16 g/100 mL
Normal hematocrit (male) - Answer 42-52%
Normal hematocrit (female) - Answer 37-47%
RBC (males) - Answer 4.7-6.1 million/mm3
RBC (females) - Answer 4.2-5.4 million/mm3
Normal SpO2 - Answer 95-100%
less than 90% considered hypoxemia
hematocrit ( Hct) measures - Answer proportion of your total blood volume that is
composed of red blood cells
Normal respirations (per min) - Answer 12-20
Normal Heart Rate (BPM) - Answer 60-100
1 tbsp (T) = __ tsp (t) - Answer 3
,1 oz= ___ tbsp (T) - Answer 2
1 tsp= ____mL - Answer 5
1 cup= ___ fl oz - Answer 8
1 pt= ___ fl oz - Answer 16
1 qt= ___ fl oz - Answer 32
1 qt=__ pt - Answer 2
1 pt= ___ cups - Answer 2
Subjective healthcare info - Answer can't be seen or felt
often the symptoms
usually statements from the patient
use the patients exact words
Objective healthcare info - Answer Can be seen of measured
the "signs" of the patient
info collected by senses (vision, smell, etc)
Coughing, Slurred Speech, Vomiting - Answer Objective info
Fatigue, Headache, Nervousness - Answer Subjective info
Critical Thinking Definition - Answer A continuous process characterized by open-
mindedness, continual inquiry, and perseverance, combined with a willingness to look at each
unique patients situation and determine which identified assumptions are true and relevant.
Attitudes for Critical thinking - Answer Confidence, independence, fairness, responsibility,
risk taking, discipline, perseverance, creativity, curiosity, integrity, humility
, Five components of Critical thinking - Answer Knowledge Base, Experience, Competence,
Attitudes, Standards.
Nursing Process - Answer 1. Assessment
2. Nursing Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
Assessment - Answer ask questions
Nursing Diagnosis - Answer Health care needs, objective, subjective, & lab data
Planning - Answer Goals
Implementation - Answer put plan into practice
Evaluations - Answer Did the plan work
Basic Level of C.T. in nursing - Answer Learns to accept diverse opinions and values of
experts. Follow procedure step by step.
Complex level of C.T. in nursing - Answer Learn to analyze and examine choices more
independently
Commitment level of C.T. in nursing - Answer anticipate the need to make choices without
assistance from others. accept accountability for whatever decisions you make.
General critical thinking - Answer you use the scientific method, problem solving, decision
making
Clinical inference - Answer the process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of
evidence and pervious experience with the evidence.
Clinical decision making - Answer careful reasoning so you choose the potions for the best
patient outcomes on the basis of patient conditions and priority of the problem.
