NUR310 FINALS COPY EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
General Adaptation Syndrome consists of what three stages? - ANS Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion (or recovery)
Hardiness - ANS Individual has an internal center of locus
They have a sense of meaningfulness and personal goals and values
Sense of coherence - ANS How the person sees the world and their place in it; more
powerful than hardiness
Comprehensibility
Manageability
Meaningfulness
What does stress do to NKC's, inflammatory mediators, and immunity? - ANS Suppresses all
of the above
Name 4 ways to manage stress (List of 9) - ANS Biofeedback
Relaxation
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,Imagery
Hypnosis
Therapeutic touch
4x4 breathing
Music
Prayer and encouragement
What are the three main functions of blood? - ANS 1. Transport O2, nutrients, hormones,
and waste
2. Regulate fluid electrolyte balance, acid base balance, and temperature
3. Protect through clotting and immune function
What kind of tissue is blood? - ANS Connective tissue
Where in the body is bone marrow abundant? - ANS Sternum, scapulae, clavicle, pelvis, flat
cranial bones, end of long bones
What are the two types of bone marrow? - ANS Red (produces blood cells)
Yellow (adipose)
What is the stimulator for blood cell production? - ANS Erythropoietin
What cells become blood cells? - ANS Hematopoietic stem cells
Why is bone marrow aspiration performed? - ANS To evaluate hematopoiesis or obtain a
specimen for cytopathology/chromosomal abnormality testing
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,What are the three best places for bone marrow aspiration from ideal to less ideal? - ANS 1.
Posterior iliac crest
2. Anterior iliac crest
3. Sternum
RBC lab value - ANS 4-6 million
Hgb lab value - ANS 12-18
Hct lab value - ANS 38-50
MCV lab value - ANS 80-95
MCH value - ANS 27-31
MCHC lab value - ANS 32-36
WBC lab value - ANS 5,000-10,000
Neutrophil lab value - ANS 2,500-8,000
Platelet lab value - ANS 150,000-400,000
How do blood counts change with age? - ANS Stem cells drop after 30 and again at 65
Hgb drops after middle age
WBCs don't increase as much with infection
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, Shift to the right - ANS Fewer and older WBCs
Chronic disease
Shift to the left - ANS High numbers of immature WBCs
Acute disease
MAP equation - ANS (SBP + 2DBP)/3
MAP equation - ANS (SBP + 2DBP)/3
What is a good MAP? - ANS >70
What is an MAP that needs to be watched? - ANS <70
1 oz is how many mL? - ANS 30 mL
cc's are the same as what? - ANS mL's
How many pounds are in a kilogram? - ANS 2.2 pounds
A undiagnosed chest pain patient comes in with a BNP level of 74. What do you do? -
ANS Assess other things for the cause because this is an okay BNP
An undiagnosed chest pain patient comes in with a BNP level of 126. What do you do? -
ANS Notify the doctor of possible heart failure diagnosis and assess the patient
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
General Adaptation Syndrome consists of what three stages? - ANS Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion (or recovery)
Hardiness - ANS Individual has an internal center of locus
They have a sense of meaningfulness and personal goals and values
Sense of coherence - ANS How the person sees the world and their place in it; more
powerful than hardiness
Comprehensibility
Manageability
Meaningfulness
What does stress do to NKC's, inflammatory mediators, and immunity? - ANS Suppresses all
of the above
Name 4 ways to manage stress (List of 9) - ANS Biofeedback
Relaxation
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026.
,Imagery
Hypnosis
Therapeutic touch
4x4 breathing
Music
Prayer and encouragement
What are the three main functions of blood? - ANS 1. Transport O2, nutrients, hormones,
and waste
2. Regulate fluid electrolyte balance, acid base balance, and temperature
3. Protect through clotting and immune function
What kind of tissue is blood? - ANS Connective tissue
Where in the body is bone marrow abundant? - ANS Sternum, scapulae, clavicle, pelvis, flat
cranial bones, end of long bones
What are the two types of bone marrow? - ANS Red (produces blood cells)
Yellow (adipose)
What is the stimulator for blood cell production? - ANS Erythropoietin
What cells become blood cells? - ANS Hematopoietic stem cells
Why is bone marrow aspiration performed? - ANS To evaluate hematopoiesis or obtain a
specimen for cytopathology/chromosomal abnormality testing
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,What are the three best places for bone marrow aspiration from ideal to less ideal? - ANS 1.
Posterior iliac crest
2. Anterior iliac crest
3. Sternum
RBC lab value - ANS 4-6 million
Hgb lab value - ANS 12-18
Hct lab value - ANS 38-50
MCV lab value - ANS 80-95
MCH value - ANS 27-31
MCHC lab value - ANS 32-36
WBC lab value - ANS 5,000-10,000
Neutrophil lab value - ANS 2,500-8,000
Platelet lab value - ANS 150,000-400,000
How do blood counts change with age? - ANS Stem cells drop after 30 and again at 65
Hgb drops after middle age
WBCs don't increase as much with infection
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026.
, Shift to the right - ANS Fewer and older WBCs
Chronic disease
Shift to the left - ANS High numbers of immature WBCs
Acute disease
MAP equation - ANS (SBP + 2DBP)/3
MAP equation - ANS (SBP + 2DBP)/3
What is a good MAP? - ANS >70
What is an MAP that needs to be watched? - ANS <70
1 oz is how many mL? - ANS 30 mL
cc's are the same as what? - ANS mL's
How many pounds are in a kilogram? - ANS 2.2 pounds
A undiagnosed chest pain patient comes in with a BNP level of 74. What do you do? -
ANS Assess other things for the cause because this is an okay BNP
An undiagnosed chest pain patient comes in with a BNP level of 126. What do you do? -
ANS Notify the doctor of possible heart failure diagnosis and assess the patient
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