NUR 529 EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS & STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
What sequence is the correct pathway for blood flow through the heart? - Correct answer ✔✔
RA, tricuspid, RV, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, LA, mitral valve, LV, aorta
If a client experiences sympathetic nervous stimulation of the heart, the nurse will observe
which changes in manifestations? - Correct answer ✔✔ INC HR
INC contractility
What is the function of the right ventricle? - Correct answer ✔✔ Pumps blood into the lungs
What happens in systole? - Correct answer ✔✔ Ventricles contract and blood is ejected from
the heart
What is the function of the pulmonic valve? - Correct answer ✔✔ Controls the direction of
blood flow from the right side of the heart to the lungs
A client is experiencing a sudden increase in heart rate resulting in less time in diastole. This can
result in which potential complication? - Correct answer ✔✔ Decreased SV
Which valves are semilunar valves? - Correct answer ✔✔ aortic and pulmonary
T wave represents what? - Correct answer ✔✔ repolarization of ventricles
The difference between the end diastolic and end systolic volumes is called what? - Correct
answer ✔✔ Stroke volume
What is preload? - Correct answer ✔✔ volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole
What sequence is the correct pathway for blood flow through the heart? - Correct answer ✔✔
RA, tricuspid, RV, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, LA, mitral valve, LV, aorta
If a client experiences sympathetic nervous stimulation of the heart, the nurse will observe
which changes in manifestations? - Correct answer ✔✔ INC HR
INC contractility
What is the function of the right ventricle? - Correct answer ✔✔ Pumps blood into the lungs
What happens in systole? - Correct answer ✔✔ Ventricles contract and blood is ejected from
the heart
What is the function of the pulmonic valve? - Correct answer ✔✔ Controls the direction of
blood flow from the right side of the heart to the lungs
A client is experiencing a sudden increase in heart rate resulting in less time in diastole. This can
result in which potential complication? - Correct answer ✔✔ Decreased SV
Which valves are semilunar valves? - Correct answer ✔✔ aortic and pulmonary
T wave represents what? - Correct answer ✔✔ repolarization of ventricles
The difference between the end diastolic and end systolic volumes is called what? - Correct
answer ✔✔ Stroke volume
What is preload? - Correct answer ✔✔ volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole