Nurs 251 practice exam 3 with complete
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C. resonance
D. tactile fremitus
E. bronchovesicular sounds - correct answer ✔✔a nurse in a provider's office is preparing to
auscultate and percuss a client's thorax as part of a comprehensive physical examination. which
of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. rhonchi
B. crackles
C. resonance
D. tactile fremitus
E. bronchovesicular sounds
C. flatus - correct answer ✔✔During an abdominal examination, a nurse in a provider's office
determines that a client has abdominal distention. the protrusion is at the midline, the skin over
the area is taut, and the nurse notes no involvement of the flanks. Which of the following
possible causes of distention should the nurse suspect?
A. fat
B. fluid
C. flatus
D. hernias
B. closure of the mitral valve
D. closure of the tricuspid valve - correct answer ✔✔During a cardiovascular examination, a
nurse in a providers office places the diaphragm of the stethoscope on the left midclavicular line
,at the fifth intercostal space. which of the following heart sounds is the nurse attempting to
auscultate?
A. ventricular gallop
B. closure of the mitral valve
C. closure of the pulmonic valve
D. closure of the tricuspid valve
E. murmur
A. tympany
B. high-pitched clicks - correct answer ✔✔a nurse in a provider's office is preparing to
auscultate and percuss a client's abdomen as part of a comprehensive physical examination.
which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. tympany
B. high-pitched clicks
C. borborygmi
D.friction rubs
E. bruits
B. skin color
C. edema
E. skin temperature - correct answer ✔✔a nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative
following knee surgery. which of the following should the nurse examine to assess the client's
peripheral vascular system?
A. range of motion
B. skin color
C. edema
D. skin lesion
E. skin temperature
, opacity - correct answer ✔✔cloudiness to the eyes
2,3,4,5,6,7 - correct answer ✔✔what cranial nerves deal with the eye
A) 5th ICS, MCL - correct answer ✔✔When palpating for the apical pulse of a patient, where
should the "normal" location be?
A) 5th ICS, MCL
B) 6th ICS, MAL
C) 3rd ICS, just left of the midsternal line
D) 2nd ICS, left of the sternum
B) Very loud, audible with stethoscope not in direct contact with chest - correct answer
✔✔How would you characterize a Grade VI cardiac murmur?
A) Very loud, heard with stethoscope only
B) Very loud, audible with stethoscope not in direct contact with chest
C) Very faint
D) Loud, no thrill
B) Arterial insufficiency - correct answer ✔✔During a head to toe assessment of a patient the
nurse discovers a vascular ulcer at the distal right great toe. This is most likely caused by which
of the following conditions?
A) Inadequate nutrition
B) Arterial insufficiency
C) Friction due to tight shoes
D) Venous insufficiency
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C. resonance
D. tactile fremitus
E. bronchovesicular sounds - correct answer ✔✔a nurse in a provider's office is preparing to
auscultate and percuss a client's thorax as part of a comprehensive physical examination. which
of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. rhonchi
B. crackles
C. resonance
D. tactile fremitus
E. bronchovesicular sounds
C. flatus - correct answer ✔✔During an abdominal examination, a nurse in a provider's office
determines that a client has abdominal distention. the protrusion is at the midline, the skin over
the area is taut, and the nurse notes no involvement of the flanks. Which of the following
possible causes of distention should the nurse suspect?
A. fat
B. fluid
C. flatus
D. hernias
B. closure of the mitral valve
D. closure of the tricuspid valve - correct answer ✔✔During a cardiovascular examination, a
nurse in a providers office places the diaphragm of the stethoscope on the left midclavicular line
,at the fifth intercostal space. which of the following heart sounds is the nurse attempting to
auscultate?
A. ventricular gallop
B. closure of the mitral valve
C. closure of the pulmonic valve
D. closure of the tricuspid valve
E. murmur
A. tympany
B. high-pitched clicks - correct answer ✔✔a nurse in a provider's office is preparing to
auscultate and percuss a client's abdomen as part of a comprehensive physical examination.
which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
A. tympany
B. high-pitched clicks
C. borborygmi
D.friction rubs
E. bruits
B. skin color
C. edema
E. skin temperature - correct answer ✔✔a nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative
following knee surgery. which of the following should the nurse examine to assess the client's
peripheral vascular system?
A. range of motion
B. skin color
C. edema
D. skin lesion
E. skin temperature
, opacity - correct answer ✔✔cloudiness to the eyes
2,3,4,5,6,7 - correct answer ✔✔what cranial nerves deal with the eye
A) 5th ICS, MCL - correct answer ✔✔When palpating for the apical pulse of a patient, where
should the "normal" location be?
A) 5th ICS, MCL
B) 6th ICS, MAL
C) 3rd ICS, just left of the midsternal line
D) 2nd ICS, left of the sternum
B) Very loud, audible with stethoscope not in direct contact with chest - correct answer
✔✔How would you characterize a Grade VI cardiac murmur?
A) Very loud, heard with stethoscope only
B) Very loud, audible with stethoscope not in direct contact with chest
C) Very faint
D) Loud, no thrill
B) Arterial insufficiency - correct answer ✔✔During a head to toe assessment of a patient the
nurse discovers a vascular ulcer at the distal right great toe. This is most likely caused by which
of the following conditions?
A) Inadequate nutrition
B) Arterial insufficiency
C) Friction due to tight shoes
D) Venous insufficiency
