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NUR 218 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers 2025
hyperthermia - > 104 degrees Fahrenheit
febrile - > 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit
hypothermia - < 95 degrees Fahrenheit
how long after exercise or bathing should you take temperature? - 1 hour
how long after consuming hot or cold beverages or smoking should you take
temperature? - 30 minutes
baseline oral temperature tends to __________ slightly with age - decrease
pulse rate fluctuates with __________, __________, __________, and __________ -
exercise, illness, injury, and emotions
T/F: females have a higher HR than males - true
causes of bradycardia: (2) - resting/sitting, heart block
what is considered tachycardia? - > 100 BPM
causes of tachycardia: (5) - shock, hemorrhage, fever, acute pain, and drugs
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Sites for Assessing Pulses:
-
- Brachial artery
-
- Dorsalis pedis/feet
- Apical (use stethoscope, listening directly on the heart, used if the radial pulse is
irregular to see what the heart is actually doing)
- Posterior tibial - - Carotid arteries
- Brachial artery
- Radial
- Dorsalis pedis/feet
- Apical
- Posterior tibial
most common way to assess pulse in emergency situations - carotid arteries
most common way to assess pulse - radial
uses a stethoscope to listen directly on the heart, used if the radial pulse is irregular to see
what the heart is actually doing - apical
how do you assess the pulse of infants and children under 2? - obtain by auscultating the
apical pulse for a full minute
when taking the pulse, you are assessing for...
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- - - rhythm
- intensity
regularity of the heartbeat (regular/irregular) - rhythm
the strength of the pulse with each beat, often described as normal, weak, strong, or
bounding (0-4) - intensity
Difficulties palpating the pulse may be due to...
-
-
- - - poor circulation (use gravity and lower the arm)
- edema
- obesity (heat can help the pulse become stronger)
steady ___________ in HR as you get older (unlike temperature, which is a normal bell
curve) - decrease
for infants, resting heart rate is ___________ than young children and adults - higher
for children, resting heart rates in this group continue to ___________ gradually (still
___________ than the normal 60-100 BPM) - decrease
higher
NURSING
NUR 218 Exam 1 Questions and
Answers 2025
hyperthermia - > 104 degrees Fahrenheit
febrile - > 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit
hypothermia - < 95 degrees Fahrenheit
how long after exercise or bathing should you take temperature? - 1 hour
how long after consuming hot or cold beverages or smoking should you take
temperature? - 30 minutes
baseline oral temperature tends to __________ slightly with age - decrease
pulse rate fluctuates with __________, __________, __________, and __________ -
exercise, illness, injury, and emotions
T/F: females have a higher HR than males - true
causes of bradycardia: (2) - resting/sitting, heart block
what is considered tachycardia? - > 100 BPM
causes of tachycardia: (5) - shock, hemorrhage, fever, acute pain, and drugs
NURSING
,NURSING
Sites for Assessing Pulses:
-
- Brachial artery
-
- Dorsalis pedis/feet
- Apical (use stethoscope, listening directly on the heart, used if the radial pulse is
irregular to see what the heart is actually doing)
- Posterior tibial - - Carotid arteries
- Brachial artery
- Radial
- Dorsalis pedis/feet
- Apical
- Posterior tibial
most common way to assess pulse in emergency situations - carotid arteries
most common way to assess pulse - radial
uses a stethoscope to listen directly on the heart, used if the radial pulse is irregular to see
what the heart is actually doing - apical
how do you assess the pulse of infants and children under 2? - obtain by auscultating the
apical pulse for a full minute
when taking the pulse, you are assessing for...
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, NURSING
-
- - - rhythm
- intensity
regularity of the heartbeat (regular/irregular) - rhythm
the strength of the pulse with each beat, often described as normal, weak, strong, or
bounding (0-4) - intensity
Difficulties palpating the pulse may be due to...
-
-
- - - poor circulation (use gravity and lower the arm)
- edema
- obesity (heat can help the pulse become stronger)
steady ___________ in HR as you get older (unlike temperature, which is a normal bell
curve) - decrease
for infants, resting heart rate is ___________ than young children and adults - higher
for children, resting heart rates in this group continue to ___________ gradually (still
___________ than the normal 60-100 BPM) - decrease
higher
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