NUR 215
Theoretical Foundation in Nursing Practice
NUR 215 Exam 2 Latest 2025/2026
REAL EXAM |ANSWERED/RATIONALE |
ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING SCORE
A SPRING-SUMMER SEMESTER
Thermo-receptors respond to
changes in temperature
auditory sense
hearing; hair cells in cochlea hear vibrations; mechanoreceptors in semicircular canals aid in
sense of balance
cutaneous receptors include
mechanoreceptors and thermo-receptors
Merkel cells
detect touch in the skin
Proprioceptors
sense body position and movements; spacial awareness
factors affecting stimulation
age, culture, meds, stress
, NUR 215
Theoretical Foundation in Nursing Practice
sensory alterations include
sensory deprivation, sensory overload, sensory deficits, dementia, delirium
5th vital sign
pain
wong-baker face model is used for who?
children and non-verbal patients
acute pain definition
sudden onset, temporary; resolves with tissue healing
physiological responses to acute pain
tachycardia, HTN, anxiety, diaphoresis, muscle tension
behavioral responses to acute pain
Grimacing, moaning, flinching, and guarding
Chronic pain definition
pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; ongoing or recurring; not resolved with tissue healing;
treatment aimed at symptom relief
physiological response to chronic pain
vitals are not altered, PT may experience depression, fatigue, and decrease level of functioning
factors that influence pain
Theoretical Foundation in Nursing Practice
NUR 215 Exam 2 Latest 2025/2026
REAL EXAM |ANSWERED/RATIONALE |
ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING SCORE
A SPRING-SUMMER SEMESTER
Thermo-receptors respond to
changes in temperature
auditory sense
hearing; hair cells in cochlea hear vibrations; mechanoreceptors in semicircular canals aid in
sense of balance
cutaneous receptors include
mechanoreceptors and thermo-receptors
Merkel cells
detect touch in the skin
Proprioceptors
sense body position and movements; spacial awareness
factors affecting stimulation
age, culture, meds, stress
, NUR 215
Theoretical Foundation in Nursing Practice
sensory alterations include
sensory deprivation, sensory overload, sensory deficits, dementia, delirium
5th vital sign
pain
wong-baker face model is used for who?
children and non-verbal patients
acute pain definition
sudden onset, temporary; resolves with tissue healing
physiological responses to acute pain
tachycardia, HTN, anxiety, diaphoresis, muscle tension
behavioral responses to acute pain
Grimacing, moaning, flinching, and guarding
Chronic pain definition
pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; ongoing or recurring; not resolved with tissue healing;
treatment aimed at symptom relief
physiological response to chronic pain
vitals are not altered, PT may experience depression, fatigue, and decrease level of functioning
factors that influence pain
