NR302 ACTUAL EXAM 3 |COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS | 2026
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1. Which activities should be part of the physical assessment for the cardiovascular system?
A. Checking for pupillary response
B. Listening to lung sounds
C. Palpation of the abdomen
D. Listening for carotid bruits
E. Checking pedal pulses: D. Listening for carotid bruits
E. Checking pedal pulses
2. When assessing an individual for cardiovascular risk factors, the nurse inquires about which health conditions or
lifestyle practices?
A. Tobacco use
B. Diabetes
C. Asthma
D. Coronary artery diseaseE. Obesity
F. Hypertension: A. Tobacco use
B. Diabetes
D. Coronary artery disease
E. Obesity
F. Hypertension
,3. Which statement about dietary practices requires follow-up during the initial assessment of a client's recent episodes
of chest pain?
A. "Honestly, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables has not been that bad."
B. "My wife is cooking at least one meatless meal a day for me."
C. "I hate not being able to use salt at the table."
D. "I eat bacon and eggs every morning for breakfast.": D. "I eat bacon and eggs every morning for breakfast."
4. Which items asked during the health history assessment provide information about the cardiovascular system?
A. Family history of stroke
B. Childhood rheumatic illness
C. Food allergies
D. Color of urine
E. Number of children
F. Swelling in legs: A. Family history of stroke
B. Childhood rheumatic illness
F. Swelling in legs
5. The nurse inspects the chest wall for ____, palpates the chest wall to identify the correct location for ___, and uses
the diaphragm and bell of the ____ to
assess the heart rate, rhythm, and sounds.: Visual pulsations, cardiac auscultation, stethoscope
6. Location: 2nd ICS, right sternal border
Sound best heard: Closing of aortic valve
Blood flow: From left ventricle into aorta
S2 louder than S1: Aortic valve
, 7. Location: 2nd ICS, left sternal border
Sound best heard: Closing of pulmonic valve
Blood flow: From right ventricle into pulmonary artery
S2 louder than S1: Pulmonic valve
8. Location: 3rd ICS, left sternal border Sound best heard: Closing of all valves
Blood flow: Through all valves
S2=S1: Erb's Point
9. Location: 4th ICS, left sternal border
Sound best heard: Closing of tricuspid valve
Blood flow: From right atrium to right ventricle
S1 louder than S2: Tricuspid valve
10. Location: 5th ICS, midclavicular line
Sound best heard: Closing of mitral valve
Blood flow: From left atrium to left ventricle
S1 louder than S2: Mitral valve
11. Which abnormal heart sound is caused by one or more of the valves not opening or closing correctly?: Murmur
12. A client with no history of cardiovascular disease comes into the ambulatory clinic with flu-like symptoms. The
client suddenly complains of chest pain.
Which question would best help a nurse determine the most likely source of the client's chest pain?
A. "Can you rate the pain on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the worst?"
B. "Does the pain get worse when you breathe in?"
C. "Do you have any current or previous problems with your heart?"
D. "Can you describe the pain to me?": B. "Does the pain get worse when you breathe in?"
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1. Which activities should be part of the physical assessment for the cardiovascular system?
A. Checking for pupillary response
B. Listening to lung sounds
C. Palpation of the abdomen
D. Listening for carotid bruits
E. Checking pedal pulses: D. Listening for carotid bruits
E. Checking pedal pulses
2. When assessing an individual for cardiovascular risk factors, the nurse inquires about which health conditions or
lifestyle practices?
A. Tobacco use
B. Diabetes
C. Asthma
D. Coronary artery diseaseE. Obesity
F. Hypertension: A. Tobacco use
B. Diabetes
D. Coronary artery disease
E. Obesity
F. Hypertension
,3. Which statement about dietary practices requires follow-up during the initial assessment of a client's recent episodes
of chest pain?
A. "Honestly, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables has not been that bad."
B. "My wife is cooking at least one meatless meal a day for me."
C. "I hate not being able to use salt at the table."
D. "I eat bacon and eggs every morning for breakfast.": D. "I eat bacon and eggs every morning for breakfast."
4. Which items asked during the health history assessment provide information about the cardiovascular system?
A. Family history of stroke
B. Childhood rheumatic illness
C. Food allergies
D. Color of urine
E. Number of children
F. Swelling in legs: A. Family history of stroke
B. Childhood rheumatic illness
F. Swelling in legs
5. The nurse inspects the chest wall for ____, palpates the chest wall to identify the correct location for ___, and uses
the diaphragm and bell of the ____ to
assess the heart rate, rhythm, and sounds.: Visual pulsations, cardiac auscultation, stethoscope
6. Location: 2nd ICS, right sternal border
Sound best heard: Closing of aortic valve
Blood flow: From left ventricle into aorta
S2 louder than S1: Aortic valve
, 7. Location: 2nd ICS, left sternal border
Sound best heard: Closing of pulmonic valve
Blood flow: From right ventricle into pulmonary artery
S2 louder than S1: Pulmonic valve
8. Location: 3rd ICS, left sternal border Sound best heard: Closing of all valves
Blood flow: Through all valves
S2=S1: Erb's Point
9. Location: 4th ICS, left sternal border
Sound best heard: Closing of tricuspid valve
Blood flow: From right atrium to right ventricle
S1 louder than S2: Tricuspid valve
10. Location: 5th ICS, midclavicular line
Sound best heard: Closing of mitral valve
Blood flow: From left atrium to left ventricle
S1 louder than S2: Mitral valve
11. Which abnormal heart sound is caused by one or more of the valves not opening or closing correctly?: Murmur
12. A client with no history of cardiovascular disease comes into the ambulatory clinic with flu-like symptoms. The
client suddenly complains of chest pain.
Which question would best help a nurse determine the most likely source of the client's chest pain?
A. "Can you rate the pain on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the worst?"
B. "Does the pain get worse when you breathe in?"
C. "Do you have any current or previous problems with your heart?"
D. "Can you describe the pain to me?": B. "Does the pain get worse when you breathe in?"
