NURS 320 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED A+) |
NEW 2025
The nurse auscultates a fixed split S2, P2 louder than A2, and a medium-pitched
systolic murmur, which is clearly heard in the second left interspace of the infant.
The nurse is concerned about which condition?
a) calcification of the aortic valve
b) hypertrophy of the right ventricle
c) abnormal opening in the atrial septum
d) regurgitation of blood in the mitral valve - ANSWER abnormal opening in
the atrial septum
Suspicion of which condition prompts the nurse to perform the abdominojugular
test?
a) heart failure
b) premature ectopic beats
c) obstructive coronary artery disease
d) pathologic murmur - ANSWER heart failure
In which conditions would the nurse find cherry-red lips? Select all that apply.
ketoacidosis
aspirin poisoining
shock
hypoxemia
, carbon monoxide poisoning - ANSWER ketoacidosis, aspirin poisoning, carbon
monoxide poisoning
What color of the tympanic membrane would the nurse observe during an
otoscopic examination of a patient with chronic otitis media?
a) blue
b) bright red
c) pearly gray
d) yellow-amber - ANSWER yellow-amber
A patient complains of a burning and itching sensation of the eyelids. On
assessment, the nurse finds that lid margins have thickened and formed a crust.
Which condition would the nurse suspect?
a) chalazion
b) blepharitis
c) hordeolum
d) dacryocystitis - ANSWER blepharitis
During a vascular assessment, the nurse documents a capillary refill time of 5
seconds and knows that the patient is at risk for which condition?
a) hypoxia
b) hypovolemia
c) bilateral edema
d) peripheral vascular disease - ANSWER hypovolemia
Which examples would be functions of the tongue? Select all that apply.
CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED A+) |
NEW 2025
The nurse auscultates a fixed split S2, P2 louder than A2, and a medium-pitched
systolic murmur, which is clearly heard in the second left interspace of the infant.
The nurse is concerned about which condition?
a) calcification of the aortic valve
b) hypertrophy of the right ventricle
c) abnormal opening in the atrial septum
d) regurgitation of blood in the mitral valve - ANSWER abnormal opening in
the atrial septum
Suspicion of which condition prompts the nurse to perform the abdominojugular
test?
a) heart failure
b) premature ectopic beats
c) obstructive coronary artery disease
d) pathologic murmur - ANSWER heart failure
In which conditions would the nurse find cherry-red lips? Select all that apply.
ketoacidosis
aspirin poisoining
shock
hypoxemia
, carbon monoxide poisoning - ANSWER ketoacidosis, aspirin poisoning, carbon
monoxide poisoning
What color of the tympanic membrane would the nurse observe during an
otoscopic examination of a patient with chronic otitis media?
a) blue
b) bright red
c) pearly gray
d) yellow-amber - ANSWER yellow-amber
A patient complains of a burning and itching sensation of the eyelids. On
assessment, the nurse finds that lid margins have thickened and formed a crust.
Which condition would the nurse suspect?
a) chalazion
b) blepharitis
c) hordeolum
d) dacryocystitis - ANSWER blepharitis
During a vascular assessment, the nurse documents a capillary refill time of 5
seconds and knows that the patient is at risk for which condition?
a) hypoxia
b) hypovolemia
c) bilateral edema
d) peripheral vascular disease - ANSWER hypovolemia
Which examples would be functions of the tongue? Select all that apply.
