CBMT PRACTICE COMPLETE EXAM PACK
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
▶ Mood? Answer:Observations should include whether the patient's mood
is appropriate to the situation, with specific attention to the patient's facial
expressions during data collection.
▶ Gait? Answer:Observe patients when they are walking into the
examination room or at the bedside.
▶ Vital Signs? Answer:temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood
pressure
▶ Fever? Answer:A rise in body temperature above normal, caused by
trauma or illness.
▶ Febrile? Answer:How a person with a fever is described.
▶ Afebrile? Answer:without fever
▶ Tympanic Temperature? Answer:The temperature reading obtained by
placing an aural (ear) thermometer in the patient's ear. 35.6-37.4℃ or
96.08-99.32℉ (in adults).
▶ Axillary Temperature? Answer:Temperature taken at the armpit. 35.5-
37℃ or 95.9-98.6℉ (in adults).
▶ Pulse Rate? Answer:the number of pulse beats per minute. 60-100 BPM
in adults.
▶ Pulse Rhythm? Answer:The time interval between heartbeats
▶ Pulse Volume? Answer:The strength of the heartbeat
,▶ Pulse Amplitude? Answer:the force or quality of the pulse
▶ Pulse Symmetry? Answer:The relationship between the shapes of the
two phases of a biphasic pulse
▶ Apical Pulse? Answer:pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex
of the heart
▶ Apical Rate? Answer:Heart rate obtained from the apex of the heart
▶ Radial Pulse? Answer:the pulse felt at the wrist
▶ Tachycardia? Answer:fast heart rate
▶ Bradycardia? Answer:slow heart rate
▶ Oxygen Saturation? Answer:A clinical measurement of the percentage of
hemoglobin that is bound with oxygen in the blood. >95% SPO₂ (in adults).
▶ Respiratory Rate? Answer:number of breaths per minute. 12-20 breaths
per minute (in adults).
▶ Tachypnea? Answer:rapid breathing
▶ Bradypnea? Answer:slow breathing
▶ Hypoventilation? Answer:ventilation of the lungs that does not fulfill the
body's gas exchange needs
▶ Hyperventilation? Answer:the condition of taking abnormally fast, deep
breaths
▶ Apnea? Answer:absence of breathing
▶ Dyspnea? Answer:difficult or labored breathing
▶ Systolic Pressure? Answer:Blood pressure in the arteries during
contraction of the ventricles.
, ▶ Diastolic Pressure? Answer:Blood pressure that remains between heart
contractions.
▶ Hypertension? Answer:abnormally high blood pressure
▶ Orthostatic Hypotension? Answer:Decrease in blood pressure related to
positional or postural changes from lying to sitting or standing positions
▶ Korotkoff Sounds? Answer:series of sounds that correspond to changes
in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released
▶ Pain Scale? Answer:a tool used to help patients describe and identify
their pain, usually using a scale of numbers 1-10.
▶ Blood Pressure? Answer:Pressure exerted by the blood upon the walls
of the blood vessels, especially arteries, usually measured by means of a
sphygmomanometer and expressed in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).
120/80 mm Hg is normal for adults.
▶ Clinical Judgement? Answer:an interpretation or conclusion about a
patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or the decision to take
action (or not), use or modify standard approaches, or improvise new ones
as deemed appropriate by the patient's response
▶ Evidence-based Practice? Answer:clinical decision making that
integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and patient
characteristics and preferences
▶ Nursing Process? Answer:1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
▶ Comprehensive Assessment? Answer:health history and complete
physical examination, usually conducted when a patient first enters a health
care setting; provides a baseline for comparing later assessment
▶ Focused Assessment? Answer:A type of physical assessment that is
typically performed on patients who have sustained nonsignificant
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
▶ Mood? Answer:Observations should include whether the patient's mood
is appropriate to the situation, with specific attention to the patient's facial
expressions during data collection.
▶ Gait? Answer:Observe patients when they are walking into the
examination room or at the bedside.
▶ Vital Signs? Answer:temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood
pressure
▶ Fever? Answer:A rise in body temperature above normal, caused by
trauma or illness.
▶ Febrile? Answer:How a person with a fever is described.
▶ Afebrile? Answer:without fever
▶ Tympanic Temperature? Answer:The temperature reading obtained by
placing an aural (ear) thermometer in the patient's ear. 35.6-37.4℃ or
96.08-99.32℉ (in adults).
▶ Axillary Temperature? Answer:Temperature taken at the armpit. 35.5-
37℃ or 95.9-98.6℉ (in adults).
▶ Pulse Rate? Answer:the number of pulse beats per minute. 60-100 BPM
in adults.
▶ Pulse Rhythm? Answer:The time interval between heartbeats
▶ Pulse Volume? Answer:The strength of the heartbeat
,▶ Pulse Amplitude? Answer:the force or quality of the pulse
▶ Pulse Symmetry? Answer:The relationship between the shapes of the
two phases of a biphasic pulse
▶ Apical Pulse? Answer:pulse taken with a stethoscope and near the apex
of the heart
▶ Apical Rate? Answer:Heart rate obtained from the apex of the heart
▶ Radial Pulse? Answer:the pulse felt at the wrist
▶ Tachycardia? Answer:fast heart rate
▶ Bradycardia? Answer:slow heart rate
▶ Oxygen Saturation? Answer:A clinical measurement of the percentage of
hemoglobin that is bound with oxygen in the blood. >95% SPO₂ (in adults).
▶ Respiratory Rate? Answer:number of breaths per minute. 12-20 breaths
per minute (in adults).
▶ Tachypnea? Answer:rapid breathing
▶ Bradypnea? Answer:slow breathing
▶ Hypoventilation? Answer:ventilation of the lungs that does not fulfill the
body's gas exchange needs
▶ Hyperventilation? Answer:the condition of taking abnormally fast, deep
breaths
▶ Apnea? Answer:absence of breathing
▶ Dyspnea? Answer:difficult or labored breathing
▶ Systolic Pressure? Answer:Blood pressure in the arteries during
contraction of the ventricles.
, ▶ Diastolic Pressure? Answer:Blood pressure that remains between heart
contractions.
▶ Hypertension? Answer:abnormally high blood pressure
▶ Orthostatic Hypotension? Answer:Decrease in blood pressure related to
positional or postural changes from lying to sitting or standing positions
▶ Korotkoff Sounds? Answer:series of sounds that correspond to changes
in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released
▶ Pain Scale? Answer:a tool used to help patients describe and identify
their pain, usually using a scale of numbers 1-10.
▶ Blood Pressure? Answer:Pressure exerted by the blood upon the walls
of the blood vessels, especially arteries, usually measured by means of a
sphygmomanometer and expressed in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg).
120/80 mm Hg is normal for adults.
▶ Clinical Judgement? Answer:an interpretation or conclusion about a
patient's needs, concerns, or health problems, and/or the decision to take
action (or not), use or modify standard approaches, or improvise new ones
as deemed appropriate by the patient's response
▶ Evidence-based Practice? Answer:clinical decision making that
integrates the best available research with clinical expertise and patient
characteristics and preferences
▶ Nursing Process? Answer:1. Assessment
2. Diagnosis
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
▶ Comprehensive Assessment? Answer:health history and complete
physical examination, usually conducted when a patient first enters a health
care setting; provides a baseline for comparing later assessment
▶ Focused Assessment? Answer:A type of physical assessment that is
typically performed on patients who have sustained nonsignificant
