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NURS 502 EXAM 3 NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ||VERIFIED EXAM!!!(VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|NEWEST EXAM!!!
In assessing a patient's major risk factors for heart
disease, which would the nurse practitioner want to
include when taking a history? - ANSWER-smoking,
hypertension, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol
During the inspection of the precordium of an adult patient,
the nurse practitioner notices the chest moving forcefully
along the 4th to 5th left intercostal space at the
midclavicular line. This finding most likely suggests: -
ANSWER-Enlargement of the right ventricle
During the assessment of a healthy adult, where would the
nurse practitioner expect to palpate the apical impulse? -
ANSWER-5th intercostal space at the midclavicular line
The nurse practitioner notes an irregular rhythm while
counting the apical pulse on a 16-year-old patient. The
rate speeds up on inspiration and slows on expiration.
What is the practitioner's response? - ANSWER-No other
response is needed because this is normal
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Which of the following best describes what is meant by
atrial kick? - ANSWER-The atria contract towards the end
of diastole and push the remaining blood into the
ventricles
The findings from an assessment of a 70-year-old patient
with swelling in the ankles include jugular venous
pulsations 5 cm above the sternal angle when the head of
the bed is elevated 45 degrees. The nurse practitioner
knows that this finding indicates: - ANSWER-increased
pressure in the right side of the heart
Which valves are at the apex of the heart? - ANSWER-
mitral and tricuspid
The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is
known as the: - ANSWER-Temporomandibular joint
The nurse practitioner is checking the range of motion in a
patient's knee and knows that the knee is capable of the
following movements: - ANSWER-Flexion and extension
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The nurse practitioner explains the mechanism of the
growth of long bones to a mother of a toddler. The
practitioner explains that bones increase in width or
diameter by deposition of new bony tissue around the
shafts, and lengthening occurs at the: - ANSWER-
Epiphyses
A patient who is 8 months pregnant comments that they
noticed a change in posture and has lower back pain. The
nurse practitioner tells her that a posture shift during
pregnancy to compensate for the enlarging fetus. This shift
in posture is known as: - ANSWER-Lordosis
An 85-year-old patient comments during their annual
physical that they seem to be getting shorter as they age.
The nurse practitioner explains that decreased height
occurs with aging because: - ANSWER-Of the shortening
of the vetebral column
A teenager has arrived complaining of pain in the left wrist.
They were playing basketball and fell, landing on the left
hand. The nurse practitioner examines the hand and
would expect a fracture if they complain: - ANSWER-Of
sharp pain that increases with movement
NURS 502 EXAM 3 NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ||VERIFIED EXAM!!!(VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|NEWEST EXAM!!!
In assessing a patient's major risk factors for heart
disease, which would the nurse practitioner want to
include when taking a history? - ANSWER-smoking,
hypertension, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol
During the inspection of the precordium of an adult patient,
the nurse practitioner notices the chest moving forcefully
along the 4th to 5th left intercostal space at the
midclavicular line. This finding most likely suggests: -
ANSWER-Enlargement of the right ventricle
During the assessment of a healthy adult, where would the
nurse practitioner expect to palpate the apical impulse? -
ANSWER-5th intercostal space at the midclavicular line
The nurse practitioner notes an irregular rhythm while
counting the apical pulse on a 16-year-old patient. The
rate speeds up on inspiration and slows on expiration.
What is the practitioner's response? - ANSWER-No other
response is needed because this is normal
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Which of the following best describes what is meant by
atrial kick? - ANSWER-The atria contract towards the end
of diastole and push the remaining blood into the
ventricles
The findings from an assessment of a 70-year-old patient
with swelling in the ankles include jugular venous
pulsations 5 cm above the sternal angle when the head of
the bed is elevated 45 degrees. The nurse practitioner
knows that this finding indicates: - ANSWER-increased
pressure in the right side of the heart
Which valves are at the apex of the heart? - ANSWER-
mitral and tricuspid
The articulation of the mandible and the temporal bone is
known as the: - ANSWER-Temporomandibular joint
The nurse practitioner is checking the range of motion in a
patient's knee and knows that the knee is capable of the
following movements: - ANSWER-Flexion and extension
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The nurse practitioner explains the mechanism of the
growth of long bones to a mother of a toddler. The
practitioner explains that bones increase in width or
diameter by deposition of new bony tissue around the
shafts, and lengthening occurs at the: - ANSWER-
Epiphyses
A patient who is 8 months pregnant comments that they
noticed a change in posture and has lower back pain. The
nurse practitioner tells her that a posture shift during
pregnancy to compensate for the enlarging fetus. This shift
in posture is known as: - ANSWER-Lordosis
An 85-year-old patient comments during their annual
physical that they seem to be getting shorter as they age.
The nurse practitioner explains that decreased height
occurs with aging because: - ANSWER-Of the shortening
of the vetebral column
A teenager has arrived complaining of pain in the left wrist.
They were playing basketball and fell, landing on the left
hand. The nurse practitioner examines the hand and
would expect a fracture if they complain: - ANSWER-Of
sharp pain that increases with movement
