HALL MARK FINAL EXAM | BSN 2025-2026 |
C0MPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the follow would require a follow up? - ✔◻✔◻An adult with respirtations of 10 breaths per
minute
Which of the following vital signs recorded for an older adult would be considered acceptable (within
normal limits)? - ✔◻✔◻Temp 97.0° F, P-60, R-16, BP 116/78, O2 sat 95%.
Which of the following situations may affect a patients vital signs? - ✔◻✔◻Time of day
Moving from lying to a standing postion
Pain rated as a 7 on a scale of 1-10
Why is it necessay to take a patients vital signs preoperatively? - ✔◻✔◻To verify the patients not
experiencing any complications
To provide a set of vital signs for comparison during and after surgery.
The NAP reports to the nurse a 65 year old patient's BP is 160/98. What is the appropriate initial
response of the nurse? - ✔◻✔◻Assess the patient's BP
Which patient would it be appropriate for the nurse to delegate vital signs? - ✔◻✔◻Elderly nursing
home resident
The nurse has delegated the task of temperature assessment to the NAP. Which information should be
provided to the NAP? - ✔◻✔◻-The type of temperature required
-The frequency for taking or monitoring the temperature
-What changes to report immediately to the nurse
,Who would you expect to have the lowest body temperature?
A) A 16 year old who ran 1 mile
B) An 80 year old who walked 1/2 mile
C) A toddler who is febrile
D) A child playing softball - ✔◻✔◻B. 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?
A) "Ask the patient not to eat, drink, or smoke for 15 minutes and then assess the patient's oral
temperature"
B) "Since the soup was not hot, go ahead and take the patient's temperature."
C) "Change to the red thermometer probe and take the patient's temperature rectally."
D) "Take the patient's temperature using the axillary route and when you record the reading, add 1°F." -
✔◻✔◻A) "Ask the patient not to eat, drink, or smoke for 15 minutes and then assess the patient's oral
temperature
For which patient would a tympanic thermometer be the preferred thermometer to use?
A) A marathon runner who developed weakness during the race.
B) A newborn in the intensive care unit that requires continuous temperature monitoring.
C) A child who had tubes surgically placed in the ears.
D) A tachypneic patient who is receiving oxygen by nasal cannula. - ✔◻✔◻D) A tachypneic patient who
is receiving oxygen by nasal cannula.
Which of the following patients would need frequent assessment of their temperature? (Select all that
apply.)
,A) A patient receiving a blood transfusion for chronic anemia
B) An elderly patient who needs assistance with feeding and dressing
C) A 43 year old female who has undergone a hysterectomy
D) A child who is small for his age
E) A 19 year old with a while blood cell count of 15,000/mm - ✔◻✔◻A) A patient receiving a blood
transfusion for chronic anemia
A 43-year-old female who has undergone a hysterectomy. Correct
E) A 19 year old with a while blood cell count of 15,000/mm
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.)
A) Place the patient's feet in a tub of cool water with ice.
B) Apply a hyperthermia blanket as ordered.
C) Remove the patient's blankets.
D) Limit the patient's fluid intakeE) Administer an antipyretic to the patient as ordered - ✔◻✔◻C)
Remove the patient's blankets.
E) 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.)
A) The NAP inserts the red-tipped electronic thermometer probe into the patient's mouth after applying
a probe cover.
B) The NAP wipes the single-use chemical dot thermometer and places it back in the patient's drawer for
future use.
C) The NAP waits until a tone sounds to read the tympanic thermometer.
, D) The NAP uses a blue-tipped electronic probe for assessing a patient's axillary temperature.E) The NAP
pulls the pinna up, back, and out in an adult when inserting the tympanic thermometer. - ✔◻✔◻A)
The NAP inserts the red-tipped electronic thermometer probe into the patient's mouth after applying a
probe cover. Correct
B) The NAP wipes the single-use chemical dot thermometer and places it back in the patient's drawer for
future use. Correct
Identify the factors that may have an effect on an 82-year-old patient's temperature: (Select all that
apply.)
A) Drinking a cold glass of water
B) Participation in strenuous physical therapy exercises
C) Infection
D) Room Temperature
E) Patient's height - ✔◻✔◻A) Drinking a cold glass of water
B) Participation in strenuous physical therapy exercises
C) Infection
D) Room Temperature
If a 52-year-old patient has a normal temperature, what range should the patient's temperature fall
within?
A) 37-39 °C (98.6-102.2 °F)
B) 96.8-100.4 °F (36-38 °C)
C) 35-36 °C (95-96.8 °F)
D) 96.8-98.6 °F (36-37 °C) - ✔◻✔◻B) 96.8-100.4 °F (36-38 °C)
C0MPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which of the follow would require a follow up? - ✔◻✔◻An adult with respirtations of 10 breaths per
minute
Which of the following vital signs recorded for an older adult would be considered acceptable (within
normal limits)? - ✔◻✔◻Temp 97.0° F, P-60, R-16, BP 116/78, O2 sat 95%.
Which of the following situations may affect a patients vital signs? - ✔◻✔◻Time of day
Moving from lying to a standing postion
Pain rated as a 7 on a scale of 1-10
Why is it necessay to take a patients vital signs preoperatively? - ✔◻✔◻To verify the patients not
experiencing any complications
To provide a set of vital signs for comparison during and after surgery.
The NAP reports to the nurse a 65 year old patient's BP is 160/98. What is the appropriate initial
response of the nurse? - ✔◻✔◻Assess the patient's BP
Which patient would it be appropriate for the nurse to delegate vital signs? - ✔◻✔◻Elderly nursing
home resident
The nurse has delegated the task of temperature assessment to the NAP. Which information should be
provided to the NAP? - ✔◻✔◻-The type of temperature required
-The frequency for taking or monitoring the temperature
-What changes to report immediately to the nurse
,Who would you expect to have the lowest body temperature?
A) A 16 year old who ran 1 mile
B) An 80 year old who walked 1/2 mile
C) A toddler who is febrile
D) A child playing softball - ✔◻✔◻B. 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?
A) "Ask the patient not to eat, drink, or smoke for 15 minutes and then assess the patient's oral
temperature"
B) "Since the soup was not hot, go ahead and take the patient's temperature."
C) "Change to the red thermometer probe and take the patient's temperature rectally."
D) "Take the patient's temperature using the axillary route and when you record the reading, add 1°F." -
✔◻✔◻A) "Ask the patient not to eat, drink, or smoke for 15 minutes and then assess the patient's oral
temperature
For which patient would a tympanic thermometer be the preferred thermometer to use?
A) A marathon runner who developed weakness during the race.
B) A newborn in the intensive care unit that requires continuous temperature monitoring.
C) A child who had tubes surgically placed in the ears.
D) A tachypneic patient who is receiving oxygen by nasal cannula. - ✔◻✔◻D) A tachypneic patient who
is receiving oxygen by nasal cannula.
Which of the following patients would need frequent assessment of their temperature? (Select all that
apply.)
,A) A patient receiving a blood transfusion for chronic anemia
B) An elderly patient who needs assistance with feeding and dressing
C) A 43 year old female who has undergone a hysterectomy
D) A child who is small for his age
E) A 19 year old with a while blood cell count of 15,000/mm - ✔◻✔◻A) A patient receiving a blood
transfusion for chronic anemia
A 43-year-old female who has undergone a hysterectomy. Correct
E) A 19 year old with a while blood cell count of 15,000/mm
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.)
A) Place the patient's feet in a tub of cool water with ice.
B) Apply a hyperthermia blanket as ordered.
C) Remove the patient's blankets.
D) Limit the patient's fluid intakeE) Administer an antipyretic to the patient as ordered - ✔◻✔◻C)
Remove the patient's blankets.
E) 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.)
A) The NAP inserts the red-tipped electronic thermometer probe into the patient's mouth after applying
a probe cover.
B) The NAP wipes the single-use chemical dot thermometer and places it back in the patient's drawer for
future use.
C) The NAP waits until a tone sounds to read the tympanic thermometer.
, D) The NAP uses a blue-tipped electronic probe for assessing a patient's axillary temperature.E) The NAP
pulls the pinna up, back, and out in an adult when inserting the tympanic thermometer. - ✔◻✔◻A)
The NAP inserts the red-tipped electronic thermometer probe into the patient's mouth after applying a
probe cover. Correct
B) The NAP wipes the single-use chemical dot thermometer and places it back in the patient's drawer for
future use. Correct
Identify the factors that may have an effect on an 82-year-old patient's temperature: (Select all that
apply.)
A) Drinking a cold glass of water
B) Participation in strenuous physical therapy exercises
C) Infection
D) Room Temperature
E) Patient's height - ✔◻✔◻A) Drinking a cold glass of water
B) Participation in strenuous physical therapy exercises
C) Infection
D) Room Temperature
If a 52-year-old patient has a normal temperature, what range should the patient's temperature fall
within?
A) 37-39 °C (98.6-102.2 °F)
B) 96.8-100.4 °F (36-38 °C)
C) 35-36 °C (95-96.8 °F)
D) 96.8-98.6 °F (36-37 °C) - ✔◻✔◻B) 96.8-100.4 °F (36-38 °C)
