NSG 261 FINAL REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
barlow-ortolani maneuver - Answers detects congenital hip dislocation in newborn
which site would be most appropriate for obtaining a routine temp. in an infant? - Answers axillary
what does nasal flaring indicate in a newborn baby? - Answers respiratory distress
what body system is most affected when a woman is pregnant and why? - Answers cardiovascular
system (the woman is carrying extra fluid, heart is being pushed up)
what should you ask while obtaining health history on a pregnant woman? (SATA- know all of these) -
Answers ask about medications, substance abuse/use, smoking, HTN, diabetes, vaginal bleeding, pre-
term labor
normal weight gain range during pregnancy - Answers 25-35 lbs
how to calculate EDD/Naegle's Rule - Answers first date of LMP - 3 months back + 7 days
common s/s of concussions (q: signs of a concussion EXCEPT) - Answers headaches, irritability,
nausea, vomiting, memory loss
s/s of type 1 diabetes - Answers polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, weight LOSS
polyuria - Answers excessive urination
polydipsia - Answers excessive thirst
polyphagia - Answers excessive hunger
anosmia - Answers decreased smell
in older adults, many body functions decrease or increase? - Answers decrease
nursing process - Answers Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
subjective data - Answers patient, parent/gaurdian, or medical chart tells you
objective data - Answers what the nurse obtains
radiating pain - Answers pain that spreads out from an area
how to assess pain for an unconscious patient - Answers facial expression, muscle tension, body
movement
PHQ9 - Answers depression screening
GAD 7 - Answers anxiety screening
what is the first step the nurse does before deciding whats going on with their patient? - Answers
assessment
functional assessment - Answers how well patients function, transfer self, and move w/ or w/out
assisstance (test ADLs)
who should not get an MRI - Answers someone with a metal implant (pacemaker, insulin pump, etc.)
pack per year cigarette smoking calculation - Answers # of PPD x year (s) smoked
adventitious breath sounds - Answers crackles, rhonchi, wheezes, plueral friction rub, stridor
3 normal lung sounds - Answers bronchial, bronchovesicular, vesicular
crackles - Answers sounds moist/wet (fluid overload), BLE edema
rhonchi - Answers thick secretions you can cough up
wheezing - Answers asthma, high-pitched, whimsical
pleural friction rub - Answers sounds like 2 leathery substances rubbing together
stridor - Answers medical emergency, high-pitched, tracheal
who do we see barrel chest with - Answers COPD/emphysema/chronic lung disease patients
upper airway functions (know all) - Answers warms, humidifies, filters air entering lungs; prevents
foreign particles from entering, conduction of air to lower airway
lower airway function - Answers for gas exchange
hirsutism - Answers excessive hair growth (ex. where you're not supposed to have it)
pruritus - Answers itching
braden scale - Answers sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction and shear
myopia - Answers nearsightedness, can't see far away
nystagmus - Answers Involuntary rapid eye movements
anisocoria (picture on exam) - Answers 2 different pupil sizes
normal BMI range - Answers 18.5-24.9
morbidly obese BMI - Answers over 40
barlow-ortolani maneuver - Answers detects congenital hip dislocation in newborn
which site would be most appropriate for obtaining a routine temp. in an infant? - Answers axillary
what does nasal flaring indicate in a newborn baby? - Answers respiratory distress
what body system is most affected when a woman is pregnant and why? - Answers cardiovascular
system (the woman is carrying extra fluid, heart is being pushed up)
what should you ask while obtaining health history on a pregnant woman? (SATA- know all of these) -
Answers ask about medications, substance abuse/use, smoking, HTN, diabetes, vaginal bleeding, pre-
term labor
normal weight gain range during pregnancy - Answers 25-35 lbs
how to calculate EDD/Naegle's Rule - Answers first date of LMP - 3 months back + 7 days
common s/s of concussions (q: signs of a concussion EXCEPT) - Answers headaches, irritability,
nausea, vomiting, memory loss
s/s of type 1 diabetes - Answers polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, weight LOSS
polyuria - Answers excessive urination
polydipsia - Answers excessive thirst
polyphagia - Answers excessive hunger
anosmia - Answers decreased smell
in older adults, many body functions decrease or increase? - Answers decrease
nursing process - Answers Assessment
Diagnosis
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
subjective data - Answers patient, parent/gaurdian, or medical chart tells you
objective data - Answers what the nurse obtains
radiating pain - Answers pain that spreads out from an area
how to assess pain for an unconscious patient - Answers facial expression, muscle tension, body
movement
PHQ9 - Answers depression screening
GAD 7 - Answers anxiety screening
what is the first step the nurse does before deciding whats going on with their patient? - Answers
assessment
functional assessment - Answers how well patients function, transfer self, and move w/ or w/out
assisstance (test ADLs)
who should not get an MRI - Answers someone with a metal implant (pacemaker, insulin pump, etc.)
pack per year cigarette smoking calculation - Answers # of PPD x year (s) smoked
adventitious breath sounds - Answers crackles, rhonchi, wheezes, plueral friction rub, stridor
3 normal lung sounds - Answers bronchial, bronchovesicular, vesicular
crackles - Answers sounds moist/wet (fluid overload), BLE edema
rhonchi - Answers thick secretions you can cough up
wheezing - Answers asthma, high-pitched, whimsical
pleural friction rub - Answers sounds like 2 leathery substances rubbing together
stridor - Answers medical emergency, high-pitched, tracheal
who do we see barrel chest with - Answers COPD/emphysema/chronic lung disease patients
upper airway functions (know all) - Answers warms, humidifies, filters air entering lungs; prevents
foreign particles from entering, conduction of air to lower airway
lower airway function - Answers for gas exchange
hirsutism - Answers excessive hair growth (ex. where you're not supposed to have it)
pruritus - Answers itching
braden scale - Answers sensory perception, moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction and shear
myopia - Answers nearsightedness, can't see far away
nystagmus - Answers Involuntary rapid eye movements
anisocoria (picture on exam) - Answers 2 different pupil sizes
normal BMI range - Answers 18.5-24.9
morbidly obese BMI - Answers over 40
