SCF NURSING LEVEL 1 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the Five vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Body Temp, Pulse Rate, Respiratory Rate, Blood
Pressure, and Pain
What is acceptable temperature range? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅97.6 - 99.6
What does pyrexia mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Fever
Heat Exhaustion vs Heat Stroke - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Heat exhaustion: nausea vomiting, pale, cold,
and clamy.
Heat stroke: hot, red, and dry; loss or change of consciousness
What kind patients should avoid rectal temperatures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Rectal surgery and cardiac
conditions (Vagal Nerve)
Healthy resting heart rate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅60 - 100 bpm
pulse dificit - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Fails to transmit pulse wave, inefficient contraction of the heart
Bradycarida - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pulse <60 bpm
Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pulse >100 bpm
Ventilation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Movement of gases in and out of the lungs
Diffusion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveoli and red
blood cells
Perfusion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Distribution of red blood cells to and from the pulmonary capillaries
,Inspiration is _______
Expiration is ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Active
Passive
Normal respiratory rate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅12 - 20 bpm
Eupnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Normal breathing
Bradypnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅<12 breaths/min
Tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅>20 breaths/min
Apnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Absence of breathing
Dsypnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Difficulty breathing
Healthy BP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅<120/<80
Pulse pressure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
Name of blood pressure cuff - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sphygmomanometer
Auscultatory gap - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A brief period when Korotkoff sounds disappear during
auscultation of blood pressure; common with hypertension
How to find the starting point for BP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Palpate radial pulse, pump up BP cuff until
no longer can be felt and add 30 mmHg to number
, Proper size for BP cuff: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅40% circumference and 2/3 length
Too large BP cuff causes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False lower reading
Too small BP cuff causes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False higher reading
ANA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protection, promotion, and optimizing of health and abilities; prevention
of illness and injury
ADOPIE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcome identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Nurse Practive Act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Regulate scope of nursing practice
How often do you remove restraints and for how long - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Every 2 hours and
remove for 5 minutes
Latrogenic HAI - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅From a procedure in a hospital
Exogenous HAI - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅From microorganisms outside the individual
Endogenous HAI - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When patient's normal flora becomes altered and an
overgrowth results (C.diff)
Medical asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Absence of pathogenic microorganisms
What are the Five vital signs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Body Temp, Pulse Rate, Respiratory Rate, Blood
Pressure, and Pain
What is acceptable temperature range? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅97.6 - 99.6
What does pyrexia mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Fever
Heat Exhaustion vs Heat Stroke - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Heat exhaustion: nausea vomiting, pale, cold,
and clamy.
Heat stroke: hot, red, and dry; loss or change of consciousness
What kind patients should avoid rectal temperatures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Rectal surgery and cardiac
conditions (Vagal Nerve)
Healthy resting heart rate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅60 - 100 bpm
pulse dificit - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Fails to transmit pulse wave, inefficient contraction of the heart
Bradycarida - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pulse <60 bpm
Tachycardia - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Pulse >100 bpm
Ventilation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Movement of gases in and out of the lungs
Diffusion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Movement of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveoli and red
blood cells
Perfusion - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Distribution of red blood cells to and from the pulmonary capillaries
,Inspiration is _______
Expiration is ______ - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Active
Passive
Normal respiratory rate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅12 - 20 bpm
Eupnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Normal breathing
Bradypnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅<12 breaths/min
Tachypnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅>20 breaths/min
Apnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Absence of breathing
Dsypnea - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Difficulty breathing
Healthy BP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅<120/<80
Pulse pressure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Difference between systolic and diastolic pressure
Name of blood pressure cuff - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sphygmomanometer
Auscultatory gap - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A brief period when Korotkoff sounds disappear during
auscultation of blood pressure; common with hypertension
How to find the starting point for BP - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Palpate radial pulse, pump up BP cuff until
no longer can be felt and add 30 mmHg to number
, Proper size for BP cuff: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅40% circumference and 2/3 length
Too large BP cuff causes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False lower reading
Too small BP cuff causes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False higher reading
ANA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Protection, promotion, and optimizing of health and abilities; prevention
of illness and injury
ADOPIE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcome identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Nurse Practive Act - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Regulate scope of nursing practice
How often do you remove restraints and for how long - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Every 2 hours and
remove for 5 minutes
Latrogenic HAI - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅From a procedure in a hospital
Exogenous HAI - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅From microorganisms outside the individual
Endogenous HAI - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When patient's normal flora becomes altered and an
overgrowth results (C.diff)
Medical asepsis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Absence of pathogenic microorganisms
