CARDIOVASCULAR DOCUMENTATION
PREPARATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● A nurse is inspecting and palpating the neck vessels of a client. Which
of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
(SATA)
-Visible pulsations observed in the carotid area on both sides of neck
-Full, bounding pulse noted bilaterally in the carotid arteries upon
palpation
-Distention of the Jugular vein on one side of the neck
-Flattening of the jugular vein when the client sits up right
-the left carotid artery pulse is weak. Answer: -Full, bounding pulse
noted bilaterally in the carotid arteries upon palpation
-Distention of the Jugular vein on one side of the neck
-the left carotid artery pulse is weak
● A nurse is assessing a clients jugular veins and carotid arteries. The
nurse should assist client into which position?
A.Place client in High Fowlers position
B.Have the client lay supine with head of the bed at a 45 degree angle
, C. Seated with chin touching their chest
D.Left lateral position. Answer: B.Have the client lay supine with head
of the bed at a 45 degree angle
● A nurse is preparing to perform a cardiovascular assessment. Which of
the following actions will the nurse make?
-Auscultate the apical pulse
-ask client if they have SOB
- check the color of clients skin
-auscultate bowel mobility
-inspect extremities for presence of edema. Answer: -Auscultate the
apical pulse
-ask client if they have SOB
- check the color of clients skin
-inspect extremities for presence of edema
● The nurse is assessing the anterior chest of a client. which of the
following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A.the point of maximal impulse (PMI) located at the fifth intercostal
space
B.Symmetrical chest movements during inhalation/expiration
PREPARATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● A nurse is inspecting and palpating the neck vessels of a client. Which
of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
(SATA)
-Visible pulsations observed in the carotid area on both sides of neck
-Full, bounding pulse noted bilaterally in the carotid arteries upon
palpation
-Distention of the Jugular vein on one side of the neck
-Flattening of the jugular vein when the client sits up right
-the left carotid artery pulse is weak. Answer: -Full, bounding pulse
noted bilaterally in the carotid arteries upon palpation
-Distention of the Jugular vein on one side of the neck
-the left carotid artery pulse is weak
● A nurse is assessing a clients jugular veins and carotid arteries. The
nurse should assist client into which position?
A.Place client in High Fowlers position
B.Have the client lay supine with head of the bed at a 45 degree angle
, C. Seated with chin touching their chest
D.Left lateral position. Answer: B.Have the client lay supine with head
of the bed at a 45 degree angle
● A nurse is preparing to perform a cardiovascular assessment. Which of
the following actions will the nurse make?
-Auscultate the apical pulse
-ask client if they have SOB
- check the color of clients skin
-auscultate bowel mobility
-inspect extremities for presence of edema. Answer: -Auscultate the
apical pulse
-ask client if they have SOB
- check the color of clients skin
-inspect extremities for presence of edema
● The nurse is assessing the anterior chest of a client. which of the
following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A.the point of maximal impulse (PMI) located at the fifth intercostal
space
B.Symmetrical chest movements during inhalation/expiration
