Nursing 105 Final Exam Questions
2025-2026 All Solved Correct Graded
A+.
Cognition (orientation)
What part of brain is being tested with orientation questions - Answer Awareness of the
objective world in relation to the self, including
person, place and time
Time (day, date, season)
Place (address, city, building)
Person (name)
Situation (why are you here)
Alert - Answer able to answer questions; responsive; interactive
Lethargic - Answer not fully alert. Drifts off to sleep when not
stimulated. Can be aroused to name when called in
normal voice but looks drowsy. Responds appropriately
to questions or commands but thinking seems slow
Obtunded - Answer sleeps most of the time difficult to arouse.
Needs loud shout or vigorous shake. Acts confused when
aroused
Stupor - Answer spontaneously unconscious. Responds only to
persistent and vigorous shake or pain.
Coma - Answer completely unconscious. No response to pain or
any external/internal stimuli
Delirium - Answer clouding of consciousness. Inattentive.
,What are the components of the Glasgow Coma Scale related to eye opening? - Answer
Spontaneous (4), To speech (3), To pain (2), No response (1)
What are the components of the Glasgow Coma Scale related to motor response? - Answer
Obeys verbal command (6), Localizes pain (5), Flexion-withdrawal (4), Flexion-abnormal (3),
Extension-abnormal (2), No response (1)
What are the components of the Glasgow Coma Scale related to verbal response? - Answer
Oriented x3-appropriate (5), Conversation confused (4), Speech inappropriate (3), Speech
incomprehensible (2), No response (1)
How is the total score calculated in the Glasgow Coma Scale? - Answer By adding the scores
from eye opening, motor response, and verbal response components
What is increasing intracranial pressure? - Answer It is a life-threatening condition that occurs
when there is too much fluid or swelling around the brain.
What are the early signs of increasing intracranial pressure? - Answer Headache, blurred
vision, feeling less alert, vomiting, and changes in behavior.
What are the late signs of increasing intracranial pressure? - Answer Changes in pulse, blood
pressure, hypertension, and bradycardia.
How does increasing intracranial pressure affect pupil changes? - Answer It can cause sudden
unilateral dilated and nonreactive pupil due to pressure on cranial nerve III, leading to pupil
dilation.
What are the symptoms of delirium? - Answer Clouding of consciousness, inattentiveness, and
incoherent conversation
What is dementia characterized by? - Answer Progressive decline in mental function, primarily
seen in older adults
What is psychosis? - Answer A temporary loss of touch with reality due to a medical condition
or medication
, How do you feel? How do you usually feel?
What are some signs of delirium related to conversation? - Answer Incoherent conversation
What is a common symptom of delirium related to orientation? - Answer Disorientation
What is a symptom of delirium characterized by changes in consciousness? - Answer
Fluctuations in LOC
What are some cognitive symptoms of delirium? - Answer Problems with memory, Changes in
thinking and attention span
What are some physical symptoms of delirium? - Answer Difficulties with movement and
coordination
Vertigo - Answer Rotational spinning caused by neurologic disease in the
vestibular apparatus in the ear
Dizziness - Answer Lightheaded/ swimming sensation.
Feeling faint. Not steady, like falling or losing your
balance
What is tinnitus? - Answer Perception of sound without external source
What are some causes of tinnitus? - Answer Occurs with sensorineural hearing loss, cerumen
impaction, middle ear infection, trauma, and emotional stress
Breast dimpling - Answer Indicates skin retraction
Called a skin tether
Cancer causes fibrosis which contracts the suspensory
ligaments
2025-2026 All Solved Correct Graded
A+.
Cognition (orientation)
What part of brain is being tested with orientation questions - Answer Awareness of the
objective world in relation to the self, including
person, place and time
Time (day, date, season)
Place (address, city, building)
Person (name)
Situation (why are you here)
Alert - Answer able to answer questions; responsive; interactive
Lethargic - Answer not fully alert. Drifts off to sleep when not
stimulated. Can be aroused to name when called in
normal voice but looks drowsy. Responds appropriately
to questions or commands but thinking seems slow
Obtunded - Answer sleeps most of the time difficult to arouse.
Needs loud shout or vigorous shake. Acts confused when
aroused
Stupor - Answer spontaneously unconscious. Responds only to
persistent and vigorous shake or pain.
Coma - Answer completely unconscious. No response to pain or
any external/internal stimuli
Delirium - Answer clouding of consciousness. Inattentive.
,What are the components of the Glasgow Coma Scale related to eye opening? - Answer
Spontaneous (4), To speech (3), To pain (2), No response (1)
What are the components of the Glasgow Coma Scale related to motor response? - Answer
Obeys verbal command (6), Localizes pain (5), Flexion-withdrawal (4), Flexion-abnormal (3),
Extension-abnormal (2), No response (1)
What are the components of the Glasgow Coma Scale related to verbal response? - Answer
Oriented x3-appropriate (5), Conversation confused (4), Speech inappropriate (3), Speech
incomprehensible (2), No response (1)
How is the total score calculated in the Glasgow Coma Scale? - Answer By adding the scores
from eye opening, motor response, and verbal response components
What is increasing intracranial pressure? - Answer It is a life-threatening condition that occurs
when there is too much fluid or swelling around the brain.
What are the early signs of increasing intracranial pressure? - Answer Headache, blurred
vision, feeling less alert, vomiting, and changes in behavior.
What are the late signs of increasing intracranial pressure? - Answer Changes in pulse, blood
pressure, hypertension, and bradycardia.
How does increasing intracranial pressure affect pupil changes? - Answer It can cause sudden
unilateral dilated and nonreactive pupil due to pressure on cranial nerve III, leading to pupil
dilation.
What are the symptoms of delirium? - Answer Clouding of consciousness, inattentiveness, and
incoherent conversation
What is dementia characterized by? - Answer Progressive decline in mental function, primarily
seen in older adults
What is psychosis? - Answer A temporary loss of touch with reality due to a medical condition
or medication
, How do you feel? How do you usually feel?
What are some signs of delirium related to conversation? - Answer Incoherent conversation
What is a common symptom of delirium related to orientation? - Answer Disorientation
What is a symptom of delirium characterized by changes in consciousness? - Answer
Fluctuations in LOC
What are some cognitive symptoms of delirium? - Answer Problems with memory, Changes in
thinking and attention span
What are some physical symptoms of delirium? - Answer Difficulties with movement and
coordination
Vertigo - Answer Rotational spinning caused by neurologic disease in the
vestibular apparatus in the ear
Dizziness - Answer Lightheaded/ swimming sensation.
Feeling faint. Not steady, like falling or losing your
balance
What is tinnitus? - Answer Perception of sound without external source
What are some causes of tinnitus? - Answer Occurs with sensorineural hearing loss, cerumen
impaction, middle ear infection, trauma, and emotional stress
Breast dimpling - Answer Indicates skin retraction
Called a skin tether
Cancer causes fibrosis which contracts the suspensory
ligaments
