HEALTH ASSESSMENT REVIEW QUESTIONS, WEEK 6, EXAM 2

HEALTH ASSESSMENT REVIEW QUESTIONS, WEEK 6, EXAM 2 The direction of blood flow through the heart is best described by which of these? A) Vena cava right atrium right ventricle lungs pulmonary artery left atrium left ventricle B) Right atrium right ventricle pulmonary artery lungs pulmonary vein left atrium left ventricle C) Aorta right atrium right ventricle lungs pulmonary vein left atrium left ventricle vena cava D) Right atrium right ventricle pulmonary vein lungs pulmonary artery left atrium left ventricle - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Right Atrium, Right ventricle pulmonary, artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle When listening to heart sounds, the nurse knows that the valve closures that can be heard best at the base of the heart are: A) mitral and tricuspid. B) tricuspid and aortic. C) aortic and pulmonic. D) mitral and pulmonic. - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Aortic and pulmonic Which of these statements describes the closure of the valves in a normal cardiac cycle? A) The aortic valve closes slightly before the tricuspid valve. B) The pulmonic valve closes slightly before the aortic valve. C) The tricuspid valve closes slightly later than the mitral valve. D) Both the tricuspid and pulmonic valves close at the same time. - CORRECT ANSWER -C. The tricuspid valve closes slightly later than the mitral valve Tip: - CORRECT ANSWER -S1 is louder than S2 at the apex (Tricuspid and mitral valve.) S2 is louder than S1 at the base (Aortic valve and pulmonic valve.) Sounds are equal at Erb's point When you are assessing your patient's heart sounds, you notice a murmur. You listen with the bell and would describe the murmur as moderately loud and easy to hear. Which grade would you chart? A. Grade i B. Grade v C. Grade iii D. Grade vi - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Grade iii How should the nurse document mild, slight pitting edema on the ankles of a heart failure patient? A. 1+ B. 2+ C. 3+ D. 4+ - CORRECT ANSWER -A. 1+ The nurse is presenting a class on risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Which of these are considered modifiable risk factors for MI? Select all that apply. A: Ethnicity B: Abnormal lipids