NUR 207 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 | PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
CARDIOVASCULAR SECTION - Correct answer✅✅
What are the names of all the pulses and where are they located - Correct answer✅✅ Temporal: It is
felt in the head.
Carotid: Neck under jaw
Branchial: It is felt in the elbow.
Femoral: It is felt at the groin.
Radial: Thumb side of the wrist
Popliteal: Behind the knee.
Dorsalis pedis: On the foot.
Posterior Tibialis: behind ankle
Which pulse is most commonly palpated during CPR? Why? - Correct answer✅✅ -Carotid (neck)
because it does not disappear under low blood pressure condition
What are the clinical findings associated with right sided heart failure? Left sided heart failure? - Correct
answer✅✅ Left side = Lung problems
Right side = everything else
,What is a bruit? How can it be heard? With what part of the stethoscope is it best heard? In what
patient population would you listen to this? - Correct answer✅✅ Bruit: audible vascular sound
associated with turbulent blood flow
-Auscultate the carotid artery for it
-Use the bell to listen
-Heard in adults 45 years and older w/ CVD
What are normal peripheral vascular/cardiovascular physiological changes associated with aging? -
Correct answer✅✅ -peripheral vascular = peripheral blood vessels growing more rigid w/ age,
producing a rise in systolic BP
-cardiovascular = decreased cardiac output, increased BP
What clinical findings are associated with chronic venous insufficiency? - Correct answer✅✅ Chronic
Venus Insufficiency: occurs when veins in leg are damaged
-Swelling in your ankles or legs
-leg ulcers
-tightness, muscle cramps
-skin irritation
If a pulse is found to be irregular, what should a nurse do? How long should they count the pulse for
with a regular rate versus an irregular? - Correct answer✅✅ -count the pulse for a full minute
-regular rate = 30 sec. x2 & irregular = 60 sec
In what situation(s) would you use a doppler device for pulses? - Correct answer✅✅ -doppler device =
magnifies pulsatile sounds from heart & blood vessels
, -detect weak peripheral pulses, monitor BP in infants/children, measure low BP or BP in a lower
extremity
How would you document/grade edema? How many mm of indentation corresponds to each grade? -
Correct answer✅✅ 1+ = thready, 2mm, rapid skin response
2+ = mild, 4mm, 10-15 sec. skin response
3+ = bounding, moderate, 6mm, prolonged skin response
4+ = severe, 8mm, prolonged skin response
How do you document/grade pulses? What does each grade mean? What is typically considered
"normal?" - Correct answer✅✅ 0 = absent, unable to palpate
1+ = diminished, weaker than expected
2+ = brisk, expected (normal)
3+ = increased
4+ = full volume, bounding
What are the ABCS of heart health? What does each component mean? - Correct answer✅✅ A:Take
aspirin as directed by your health care professional
B: Control BP
C: Manage cholesterol
S: smoking cessation
Where is S1 louder (what valve/area of the heart)? Where is S2 louder? - Correct answer✅✅ -S1 =
loudest @ apex (mitral/tricuspid)
AND ANSWERS
CARDIOVASCULAR SECTION - Correct answer✅✅
What are the names of all the pulses and where are they located - Correct answer✅✅ Temporal: It is
felt in the head.
Carotid: Neck under jaw
Branchial: It is felt in the elbow.
Femoral: It is felt at the groin.
Radial: Thumb side of the wrist
Popliteal: Behind the knee.
Dorsalis pedis: On the foot.
Posterior Tibialis: behind ankle
Which pulse is most commonly palpated during CPR? Why? - Correct answer✅✅ -Carotid (neck)
because it does not disappear under low blood pressure condition
What are the clinical findings associated with right sided heart failure? Left sided heart failure? - Correct
answer✅✅ Left side = Lung problems
Right side = everything else
,What is a bruit? How can it be heard? With what part of the stethoscope is it best heard? In what
patient population would you listen to this? - Correct answer✅✅ Bruit: audible vascular sound
associated with turbulent blood flow
-Auscultate the carotid artery for it
-Use the bell to listen
-Heard in adults 45 years and older w/ CVD
What are normal peripheral vascular/cardiovascular physiological changes associated with aging? -
Correct answer✅✅ -peripheral vascular = peripheral blood vessels growing more rigid w/ age,
producing a rise in systolic BP
-cardiovascular = decreased cardiac output, increased BP
What clinical findings are associated with chronic venous insufficiency? - Correct answer✅✅ Chronic
Venus Insufficiency: occurs when veins in leg are damaged
-Swelling in your ankles or legs
-leg ulcers
-tightness, muscle cramps
-skin irritation
If a pulse is found to be irregular, what should a nurse do? How long should they count the pulse for
with a regular rate versus an irregular? - Correct answer✅✅ -count the pulse for a full minute
-regular rate = 30 sec. x2 & irregular = 60 sec
In what situation(s) would you use a doppler device for pulses? - Correct answer✅✅ -doppler device =
magnifies pulsatile sounds from heart & blood vessels
, -detect weak peripheral pulses, monitor BP in infants/children, measure low BP or BP in a lower
extremity
How would you document/grade edema? How many mm of indentation corresponds to each grade? -
Correct answer✅✅ 1+ = thready, 2mm, rapid skin response
2+ = mild, 4mm, 10-15 sec. skin response
3+ = bounding, moderate, 6mm, prolonged skin response
4+ = severe, 8mm, prolonged skin response
How do you document/grade pulses? What does each grade mean? What is typically considered
"normal?" - Correct answer✅✅ 0 = absent, unable to palpate
1+ = diminished, weaker than expected
2+ = brisk, expected (normal)
3+ = increased
4+ = full volume, bounding
What are the ABCS of heart health? What does each component mean? - Correct answer✅✅ A:Take
aspirin as directed by your health care professional
B: Control BP
C: Manage cholesterol
S: smoking cessation
Where is S1 louder (what valve/area of the heart)? Where is S2 louder? - Correct answer✅✅ -S1 =
loudest @ apex (mitral/tricuspid)
