NURS 101 FINAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ACCURATE SOLUTION (DETAILED & ELABORATED) |GET IT 100% ACCURATE 2025 / 2026 TEST

NURS 101 FINAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ACCURATE SOLUTION (DETAILED & ELABORATED) |GET IT 100% ACCURATE 2025 / 2026 TEST How many years is your nursing license good for? Correct Answer Must be renewed every 2 years with at least 30hrs of CE. Where can you find laws and regulations for nurses in each state? Correct Answer Scope of practice: Nurse practice act Incident reports go into a patient's chart. (T/F) Correct Answer False What is the normal pH of blood? Correct Answer 7.35-7.45 What is the normal PaCO2? 1 Correct Answer 35-45 What is the normal HCO3- Correct Answer 22-26 pH: 7.48 paCO2: 58 HCO3: 23 Correct Answer Respiratory Alkalosis What is the normal blood glucose? Correct Answer 70-110 mg/dL What is the normal Albumin? Correct Answer 3.5-5.0 What is normal BUN? 2 Correct Answer 10-20 mg/dL What is the normal CREA? Correct Answer 0.5-1.2 What are the four ways to lose heat? Correct Answer Radiation: diffusion/dissemination of heat by electromagnetic waves (regular exposure) Conduction: Transfer of heat to another object during direct contact (touch) Convection: Dissemination of heat by motion between areas of unequal density (air movement) Evaporation: Conversion of a liquid to a vapor (sweating) What is meant by basal metabolic rate? Correct Answer The expenditure of energy when at rest 3 When is metabolism the slowest? Correct Answer Late afternoon. Where can you find the Apical pulse? Correct Answer 5th intercostal space, mid-clavicular line Normal temperature parameter? Correct Answer 35.9-38°C (96.7-100.5°F) Normal pulse rate? Correct Answer 60-100 bpm Normal pulse pressure? Correct Answer 30-50 Sp02 saturations should be between what? 4 Correct Answer 95%-100% Where can the heart sound S1 be heard the loudest and what does it indicate? Correct Answer At the apex of the heart Closure of the AV valves (beginning of systole) Where can the heart sound S2 be heard the loudest and what does it indicate? Correct Answer At the base of the heart Closure of the semi-lunar valves (end of systole) What does ADPIE stand for in the nursing process? Correct Answer Assessment Diagnosis Planning Implementation Evaluation 5 In what order to you don PPE? Correct Answer Gown -- Mask -- Goggles -- Gloves What is decorticate posturing? Correct Answer Flexion of the arm and legs pulled toward the core of the body. Remember the core. What is decerebrate posturing? Correct Answer Hands pushed to sides and body hyper-extended. Arms are stiffly extended, adducted & hyperpronated. Hyperextension of the legs with plantar flexion of the feet. (May indicate more serious damage.) What enzyme is found in cardiac muscle? Correct Answer CK-MB - will be elevated in situations of MI up to 2-3 days after. Which reflex is normal until the age of 2 years old? 6 Correct Answer Babinski reflex (Plantar reflex) What is the normal Na+ value? Correct Answer 135-145 What is the normal K+ value? Correct Answer 3.5-5