CBMT PRACTICE UPDATED EXAM 2025/2026
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
▶ Fever? Answer:A rise in body temperature above normal, caused by
trauma or illness.
▶ Febrile? Answer:How a person with a fever is described.
▶ Afebrile? Answer:without fever
▶ Tympanic Temperature? Answer:The temperature reading obtained by
placing an aural (ear) thermometer in the patient's ear. 35.6-37.4℃ or
96.08-99.32℉ (in adults).
▶ Axillary Temperature? Answer:Temperature taken at the armpit. 35.5-
37℃ or 95.9-98.6℉ (in adults).
▶ Pulse Rate? Answer:the number of pulse beats per minute. 60-100 BPM
in adults.
▶ Pulse Rhythm? Answer:The time interval between heartbeats
▶ Pulse Volume? Answer:The strength of the heartbeat
▶ Pulse Amplitude? Answer:the force or quality of the pulse
▶ Pulse Symmetry? Answer:The relationship between the shapes of the
two phases of a biphasic pulse
▶ Apical Pulse? Answer:pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex
of the heart
▶ Apical Rate? Answer:Heart rate obtained from the apex of the heart
,▶ Radial Pulse? Answer:the pulse felt at the wrist
▶ Tachycardia? Answer:fast heart rate
▶ Bradycardia? Answer:slow heart rate
▶ Oxygen Saturation? Answer:A clinical measurement of the percentage of
hemoglobin that is bound with oxygen in the blood. >95% SPO₂ (in adults).
▶ Respiratory Rate? Answer:number of breaths per minute. 12-20 breaths
per minute (in adults).
▶ Tachypnea? Answer:rapid breathing
▶ Bradypnea? Answer:slow breathing
▶ Hypoventilation? Answer:ventilation of the lungs that does not fulfill the
body's gas exchange needs
▶ Hyperventilation? Answer:the condition of taking abnormally fast, deep
breaths
▶ Apnea? Answer:absence of breathing
▶ Dyspnea? Answer:difficult or labored breathing
▶ Systolic Pressure? Answer:Blood pressure in the arteries during
contraction of the ventricles.
▶ Diastolic Pressure? Answer:Blood pressure that remains between heart
contractions.
▶ Hypertension? Answer:abnormally high blood pressure
▶ Orthostatic Hypotension? Answer:Decrease in blood pressure related to
positional or postural changes from lying to sitting or standing positions
▶ Korotkoff Sounds? Answer:series of sounds that correspond to changes
in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released
, ▶ Pain Scale? Answer:a tool used to help patients describe and identify
their pain, usually using a scale of numbers 1-10.
▶ Blood Pressure? Answer:Pressure exerted by the blood upon the walls
of the blood vessels, especially arteries, usually measured by means of a
sphygmomanometer and expressed in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).
120/80 mm Hg is normal for adults.
▶ Clinical Judgement? Answer:an interpretation or conclusion about a
patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or the decision to take
action (or not), use or modify standard approaches, or improvise new ones
as deemed appropriate by the patient's response
▶ Evidence-based Practice? Answer:clinical decision making that
integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and patient
characteristics and preferences
▶ Nursing Process? Answer:1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
▶ Comprehensive Assessment? Answer:health history and complete
physical examination, usually conducted when a patient first enters a health
care setting; provides a baseline for comparing later assessment
▶ Focused Assessment? Answer:A type of physical assessment that is
typically performed on patients who have sustained nonsignificant
mechanisms of injury or on responsive medical patients. This type of
examination is based on the chief complaint and focuses on one body
system or part.
▶ Emergency Assessment? Answer:rapid focused assessment conducted
to determine potentially fatal situations
▶ Primary Data? Answer:Comes directly from the patient.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
▶ Fever? Answer:A rise in body temperature above normal, caused by
trauma or illness.
▶ Febrile? Answer:How a person with a fever is described.
▶ Afebrile? Answer:without fever
▶ Tympanic Temperature? Answer:The temperature reading obtained by
placing an aural (ear) thermometer in the patient's ear. 35.6-37.4℃ or
96.08-99.32℉ (in adults).
▶ Axillary Temperature? Answer:Temperature taken at the armpit. 35.5-
37℃ or 95.9-98.6℉ (in adults).
▶ Pulse Rate? Answer:the number of pulse beats per minute. 60-100 BPM
in adults.
▶ Pulse Rhythm? Answer:The time interval between heartbeats
▶ Pulse Volume? Answer:The strength of the heartbeat
▶ Pulse Amplitude? Answer:the force or quality of the pulse
▶ Pulse Symmetry? Answer:The relationship between the shapes of the
two phases of a biphasic pulse
▶ Apical Pulse? Answer:pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex
of the heart
▶ Apical Rate? Answer:Heart rate obtained from the apex of the heart
,▶ Radial Pulse? Answer:the pulse felt at the wrist
▶ Tachycardia? Answer:fast heart rate
▶ Bradycardia? Answer:slow heart rate
▶ Oxygen Saturation? Answer:A clinical measurement of the percentage of
hemoglobin that is bound with oxygen in the blood. >95% SPO₂ (in adults).
▶ Respiratory Rate? Answer:number of breaths per minute. 12-20 breaths
per minute (in adults).
▶ Tachypnea? Answer:rapid breathing
▶ Bradypnea? Answer:slow breathing
▶ Hypoventilation? Answer:ventilation of the lungs that does not fulfill the
body's gas exchange needs
▶ Hyperventilation? Answer:the condition of taking abnormally fast, deep
breaths
▶ Apnea? Answer:absence of breathing
▶ Dyspnea? Answer:difficult or labored breathing
▶ Systolic Pressure? Answer:Blood pressure in the arteries during
contraction of the ventricles.
▶ Diastolic Pressure? Answer:Blood pressure that remains between heart
contractions.
▶ Hypertension? Answer:abnormally high blood pressure
▶ Orthostatic Hypotension? Answer:Decrease in blood pressure related to
positional or postural changes from lying to sitting or standing positions
▶ Korotkoff Sounds? Answer:series of sounds that correspond to changes
in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released
, ▶ Pain Scale? Answer:a tool used to help patients describe and identify
their pain, usually using a scale of numbers 1-10.
▶ Blood Pressure? Answer:Pressure exerted by the blood upon the walls
of the blood vessels, especially arteries, usually measured by means of a
sphygmomanometer and expressed in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).
120/80 mm Hg is normal for adults.
▶ Clinical Judgement? Answer:an interpretation or conclusion about a
patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or the decision to take
action (or not), use or modify standard approaches, or improvise new ones
as deemed appropriate by the patient's response
▶ Evidence-based Practice? Answer:clinical decision making that
integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and patient
characteristics and preferences
▶ Nursing Process? Answer:1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
▶ Comprehensive Assessment? Answer:health history and complete
physical examination, usually conducted when a patient first enters a health
care setting; provides a baseline for comparing later assessment
▶ Focused Assessment? Answer:A type of physical assessment that is
typically performed on patients who have sustained nonsignificant
mechanisms of injury or on responsive medical patients. This type of
examination is based on the chief complaint and focuses on one body
system or part.
▶ Emergency Assessment? Answer:rapid focused assessment conducted
to determine potentially fatal situations
▶ Primary Data? Answer:Comes directly from the patient.
