BSN 206 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING
FUNDAMENTALS HALLMARK FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026
UPDATE
Which patient would it be appropriate for the nurse to delegate vital
signs?
Patient transferred from ICU.
Elderly nursing home resident.
New admission to the hospital.
Patient with recent complaint of headache. - Answer-Elderly nursing
home resident
Which person would be expected to have the lowest body temperature?
An 80-year-old who walked half a mile.
A child playing softball.
A 16-year-old who ran 1 mile.
A toddler who is febrile. - Answer-An 80 year old who walked half a
mile
,The NAP is preparing to measure a patient's vital signs. The patient
reports having eaten a bowl of warm soup. The NAP asks the RN what
he should do. What is the best response?
"Change to the red thermometer probe and take the patient's temperature
rectally."
"Take the patient's temperature using the axillary route and when you
record the reading, add 1°F."
"Since the soup was not hot, go ahead and take the patient's
temperature."
"Ask the patient not to eat, drink, or smoke for 20 minutes and then
assess the patient's oral temperature." - Answer-Ask the patient to not
eat, drink, or smoke for 20 minutes then assess the patient's oral
temperature
For which patient would a tympanic thermometer be the preferred
thermometer to use?
A marathon runner who developed weakness during the race.
A tachypneic patient who is receiving oxygen by nasal cannula.
A pediatric patient who had tubes surgically placed in the ears.
A newborn that requires continuous temperature monitoring. - Answer-
A tachypneic patient who is receiving oxygen by nasal cannula
Which of the following patients would require frequent assessment of
their temperature? (Select all that apply.)
A young adult with a white blood count of 15,000/mm3.
An adult female in the recovery room following a hysterectomy.
,A patient receiving a blood transfusion for chronic anemia.
A child who is below the normal height and weight for his age.
An elderly patient who needs assistance with feeding and dressing. -
Answer-A young adult with a white blood count of 15,000/mm3
An adult female in the recovery room following a hysterectomy
A patient receiving a blood transfusion for chronic anemia
The NAP reports that the patient's temperature is 39° C (102.2 °F).
Which of the following are appropriate nursing actions? (Select all that
apply.)
Remove the patient's blankets.
Limit the patient's fluid intake.
Apply a hyperthermia blanket as ordered.
Administer an antipyretic to the patient as ordered.
Place the patient's feet in a tub of cool water with ice. - Answer-Remove
the patient's blankets
Administer an antipyretic to the patient as ordered
Which of the following actions, if made by the NAP, would require
intervention and further instruction by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
The NAP uses a blue-tipped electronic probe for assessing a patient's
axillary temperature.
The NAP wipes the single-use chemical dot thermometer and places it
back in the patient's drawer for future use.
, The NAP inserts the red-tipped electronic thermometer probe into the
patient's mouth after applying a probe cover.
The NAP pulls the pinna up, back, and out in an adult when inserting the
tympanic thermometer.
The NAP waits un - Answer-The NAP wipes the single-use chemical dot
thermometer and places it back in the patient's drawer for future use
The NAP inserts the red=tipped electronic thermometer probe into the
patient's mouth after applying a probe cover
Identify the factors that may have an effect on an elderly patient's
temperature: (Select all that apply.)
Participation in physical therapy exercises.
Room temperature.
Drinking a cold glass of water.
Patient's height.
Infection. - Answer-Participation in physical therapy exercises
room temperature
drinking a cold glass of water
infection
If a 52-year-old patient has a normal temperature, what range should the
patient's temperature fall within?
96.8-98.6 °F (36-37 °C)
Correct! 96.8-100.4 °F (36-38 °C)
37-39 °C (98.6-102.2 °F)
FUNDAMENTALS HALLMARK FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST 2025-2026
UPDATE
Which patient would it be appropriate for the nurse to delegate vital
signs?
Patient transferred from ICU.
Elderly nursing home resident.
New admission to the hospital.
Patient with recent complaint of headache. - Answer-Elderly nursing
home resident
Which person would be expected to have the lowest body temperature?
An 80-year-old who walked half a mile.
A child playing softball.
A 16-year-old who ran 1 mile.
A toddler who is febrile. - Answer-An 80 year old who walked half a
mile
,The NAP is preparing to measure a patient's vital signs. The patient
reports having eaten a bowl of warm soup. The NAP asks the RN what
he should do. What is the best response?
"Change to the red thermometer probe and take the patient's temperature
rectally."
"Take the patient's temperature using the axillary route and when you
record the reading, add 1°F."
"Since the soup was not hot, go ahead and take the patient's
temperature."
"Ask the patient not to eat, drink, or smoke for 20 minutes and then
assess the patient's oral temperature." - Answer-Ask the patient to not
eat, drink, or smoke for 20 minutes then assess the patient's oral
temperature
For which patient would a tympanic thermometer be the preferred
thermometer to use?
A marathon runner who developed weakness during the race.
A tachypneic patient who is receiving oxygen by nasal cannula.
A pediatric patient who had tubes surgically placed in the ears.
A newborn that requires continuous temperature monitoring. - Answer-
A tachypneic patient who is receiving oxygen by nasal cannula
Which of the following patients would require frequent assessment of
their temperature? (Select all that apply.)
A young adult with a white blood count of 15,000/mm3.
An adult female in the recovery room following a hysterectomy.
,A patient receiving a blood transfusion for chronic anemia.
A child who is below the normal height and weight for his age.
An elderly patient who needs assistance with feeding and dressing. -
Answer-A young adult with a white blood count of 15,000/mm3
An adult female in the recovery room following a hysterectomy
A patient receiving a blood transfusion for chronic anemia
The NAP reports that the patient's temperature is 39° C (102.2 °F).
Which of the following are appropriate nursing actions? (Select all that
apply.)
Remove the patient's blankets.
Limit the patient's fluid intake.
Apply a hyperthermia blanket as ordered.
Administer an antipyretic to the patient as ordered.
Place the patient's feet in a tub of cool water with ice. - Answer-Remove
the patient's blankets
Administer an antipyretic to the patient as ordered
Which of the following actions, if made by the NAP, would require
intervention and further instruction by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
The NAP uses a blue-tipped electronic probe for assessing a patient's
axillary temperature.
The NAP wipes the single-use chemical dot thermometer and places it
back in the patient's drawer for future use.
, The NAP inserts the red-tipped electronic thermometer probe into the
patient's mouth after applying a probe cover.
The NAP pulls the pinna up, back, and out in an adult when inserting the
tympanic thermometer.
The NAP waits un - Answer-The NAP wipes the single-use chemical dot
thermometer and places it back in the patient's drawer for future use
The NAP inserts the red=tipped electronic thermometer probe into the
patient's mouth after applying a probe cover
Identify the factors that may have an effect on an elderly patient's
temperature: (Select all that apply.)
Participation in physical therapy exercises.
Room temperature.
Drinking a cold glass of water.
Patient's height.
Infection. - Answer-Participation in physical therapy exercises
room temperature
drinking a cold glass of water
infection
If a 52-year-old patient has a normal temperature, what range should the
patient's temperature fall within?
96.8-98.6 °F (36-37 °C)
Correct! 96.8-100.4 °F (36-38 °C)
37-39 °C (98.6-102.2 °F)
