NSG-300 Exam 1 Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025 Graded A+
What is the goal of Healthy People 2020? - Answers promote quality of life, healthy development, and
healthy behaviors across all life stages
-access to health services
-injury/violence prevention
-health for all ages
-health of communities affects overall health of nation
Illness perceptions - Answers beliefs about illness; may be brought on by cultural, spiritual, or ethical
factors
what does holistic care consist of - Answers paying attention to the mind, body, and spirit of the client
what is the normal range for a child temperature - Answers 96.8-99 F.
what is the normal range for adult temperature (tympanic/oral) - Answers 98.6 F.
what is the normal range for adult temperature (rectal) - Answers 99.5 F.
what is the normal range for adult temperature (axillary) - Answers 97.7 F.
pyrexia - Answers fever
afebrile - Answers without fever
hyperpyrexia/hyperthermia - Answers very high fever (103-105.8 F. or above)
hypothermia - Answers low body temperature (95 F. or lower)
factors affecting temperature - Answers developmental level, environment, sex, exercise,
emotions/stress/hormones, circadian rhythm
when should you not use the oral method of obtaining a client's temperature - Answers if the patient
has a problem with their mouth or if their mouth is in use by medical equipment
what is the normal range for adult pulse - Answers 60-100 bpm; strong, regular
systole - Answers peak of the wave; contraction of the heart
diastole - Answers trough of the wave; resting phase of heart
stroke volume - Answers the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction.
Cardiac Output (CO) - Answers total quantity of blood pumped per minute
, factors affecting pulse - Answers exercise, temperature, acute pain, emotions, meds, hemorrhage,
postural changes, pulmonary conditions
what is something to consider about older adult's pulse? - Answers it may take longer for the HR to rise.
heart sounds may also sometimes be muffled due to an increase in air space in the lungs
what is something to consider about older adult's temperature? - Answers it runs low
when should you take the apical pulse - Answers when the radial pulse is irregular, if a patient is taking
cardiac meds, or in assessment of infants to children up to 3 years old
what is the normal range for adult blood pressure - Answers 120/80
peripheral resistance - Answers arterial and capillary resistance to blood flow as a result of friction
between blood and the vessel walls
hypotension - Answers systolic pressure less than 100mmHg
prehypertension - Answers BP of 120-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic, obtained with 2 readings, 6 minutes
apart with patient sitting
hypertension - Answers BP above 140 systolic or 90 diasolic
primary hypertension - Answers high BP where the cause is unknown
secondary hypertension - Answers high blood pressure caused by the effects of another disease
what is the normal range for adult respirations - Answers 12-20
apnea - Answers absence of breathing
dyspnea - Answers difficulty breathing
orthopnea - Answers difficulty breathing when lying down
rhonchi - Answers low-pitched gurgling caused by secretions in large airways; can often clear with
coughing
crackles - Answers discontinuous popping sounds heard over inspiration; high-pitched popping or low-
pitched bubbling sounds caused by fluid in alveoli
stridor - Answers strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration when an individual experiences
respiratory distress or has an obstructed airway
stertor - Answers Labored breathing that produces a snoring sound
factors that affect respirations - Answers exercise, pain, stress, smoking, fever, hemoglobin, disease,
meds, position, neurological injury
What is the goal of Healthy People 2020? - Answers promote quality of life, healthy development, and
healthy behaviors across all life stages
-access to health services
-injury/violence prevention
-health for all ages
-health of communities affects overall health of nation
Illness perceptions - Answers beliefs about illness; may be brought on by cultural, spiritual, or ethical
factors
what does holistic care consist of - Answers paying attention to the mind, body, and spirit of the client
what is the normal range for a child temperature - Answers 96.8-99 F.
what is the normal range for adult temperature (tympanic/oral) - Answers 98.6 F.
what is the normal range for adult temperature (rectal) - Answers 99.5 F.
what is the normal range for adult temperature (axillary) - Answers 97.7 F.
pyrexia - Answers fever
afebrile - Answers without fever
hyperpyrexia/hyperthermia - Answers very high fever (103-105.8 F. or above)
hypothermia - Answers low body temperature (95 F. or lower)
factors affecting temperature - Answers developmental level, environment, sex, exercise,
emotions/stress/hormones, circadian rhythm
when should you not use the oral method of obtaining a client's temperature - Answers if the patient
has a problem with their mouth or if their mouth is in use by medical equipment
what is the normal range for adult pulse - Answers 60-100 bpm; strong, regular
systole - Answers peak of the wave; contraction of the heart
diastole - Answers trough of the wave; resting phase of heart
stroke volume - Answers the amount of blood ejected from the heart in one contraction.
Cardiac Output (CO) - Answers total quantity of blood pumped per minute
, factors affecting pulse - Answers exercise, temperature, acute pain, emotions, meds, hemorrhage,
postural changes, pulmonary conditions
what is something to consider about older adult's pulse? - Answers it may take longer for the HR to rise.
heart sounds may also sometimes be muffled due to an increase in air space in the lungs
what is something to consider about older adult's temperature? - Answers it runs low
when should you take the apical pulse - Answers when the radial pulse is irregular, if a patient is taking
cardiac meds, or in assessment of infants to children up to 3 years old
what is the normal range for adult blood pressure - Answers 120/80
peripheral resistance - Answers arterial and capillary resistance to blood flow as a result of friction
between blood and the vessel walls
hypotension - Answers systolic pressure less than 100mmHg
prehypertension - Answers BP of 120-139 systolic or 80-89 diastolic, obtained with 2 readings, 6 minutes
apart with patient sitting
hypertension - Answers BP above 140 systolic or 90 diasolic
primary hypertension - Answers high BP where the cause is unknown
secondary hypertension - Answers high blood pressure caused by the effects of another disease
what is the normal range for adult respirations - Answers 12-20
apnea - Answers absence of breathing
dyspnea - Answers difficulty breathing
orthopnea - Answers difficulty breathing when lying down
rhonchi - Answers low-pitched gurgling caused by secretions in large airways; can often clear with
coughing
crackles - Answers discontinuous popping sounds heard over inspiration; high-pitched popping or low-
pitched bubbling sounds caused by fluid in alveoli
stridor - Answers strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration when an individual experiences
respiratory distress or has an obstructed airway
stertor - Answers Labored breathing that produces a snoring sound
factors that affect respirations - Answers exercise, pain, stress, smoking, fever, hemoglobin, disease,
meds, position, neurological injury
