NR 304 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND 1005 CORRECT AND WELL DETAILED ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|GRADED A+

CORRECT AND WELL DETAILED


Arteries - ANSWER B B active blood flow
B B




Veins - ANSWER
B B passive blood flow - B B B



do not have a pulse, returns to the heart via movement through the skeletal muscles
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B




Femoral pulse site - ANSWER
B B B B groin



Popliteal pulse site - ANSWER
B B B B back of knee B B




Radial pulse site - ANSWER
B B B B Located at the wrist on the thumb side
B B B B B B B




Dorsalis pedis pulse site - ANSWER
B B B B B top of foot B B




Posterior tibial pulse site - ANSWER
B B B B B on medial surface of ankle near ankle bone
B B B B B B B




Ischemia - ANSWER B B Lack of blood supply, causes pain
B B B B B




Necrosis - ANSWER B B long term lack of blood supply, tissue death
B B B B B B B




Axillary lymph nodes - ANSWER
B B B B located under the arms in the armpits
B B B B B B




Cervical lymph nodes - ANSWER
B B B B located along the sides of the neck B B B B B B




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,Epitrochlear lymph nodes - ANSWER B B B B Epitrochlear lymph nodes- B B



drains from the hand and forearm
B B B B B B




Inguinal lymph nodes - B B B



B ANSWER located in the inguinal (groin) area of the lower abdomen
B B B B B B B B B




Children and Lymph Nodes - ANSWER
B B B B B nodes can be enlarged with no pain/infection
B B B B B B




Pregnancy and PV - ANSWER B B B B dependent edema, varicose veins B B B




Peripheral artery disease - B B B



ANSWER
B A form of peripheral vascular disease in which there is partial or total blockag
B B B B B B B B B B B B B



e of an artery, usually one leading to a leg or arm. 50% of cases are African Americans. RF: smo
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



king, HTN, diabetes
B B




Intermittent claudication - B B



ANSWER
B when walking, muscle needs more O2 blood, and you have any kind of occlusi B B B B B B B B B B B B B



on, when walking pain is increased
B B B B B




Pulse Scale - ANSWERB B B 0: absent
B




1+: weakB




2+: normal
B




3+: increased, full, bounding
B B B




Allen test - B B



BANSWER determining the patency of the radial and ulnar arteries by compressing one a B B B B B B B B B B B B



rtery site and observing return of skin color as evidence of patency of the other artery, determ
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ine if radial artery has been damaged, press radial artery then see if ulnar artery perfuses to h
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



and




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,Venous ulcers - ANSWER B B B bleed, medial malleolus B B




Arterial (ischemic) ulcers -
B B B



B ANSWER does not bleed, has a necrotic black crust, lateral malleolus
B B B B B B B B B




Neuropathic ulcer - ANSWER B B B destroys nerve endings, burning pain/numbness
B B B B




Edema Scale - B B



B ANSWER • 1+ Mild pitting, slight indentation, no perceptible swelling of the leg
B B B B B B B B B B B




• 2+ Moderate pitting, indentation, subsides rapidly
B B B B B B




• 3+ Deep pitting, indentation remains for a short time, leg looks swollen
B B B B B B B B B B B B




• 4+ Very deep pitting, indentation lasts a long time, leg is very swollen
B B B B B B B B B B B B B




Doppler ultrasound - ANSWER B B B determine location of pulse B B B




Raynaud's disease - B B



ANSWER
B autoimmune, sporadic vasoconstriction then relaxation, happens in hands/to
B B B B B B B



es usually B




Lymphadema - ANSWER B B enlarged lymph nodes, hard edema B B B B




Varicose veins - B B



ANSWER
B abnormally swollen, twisted veins with defective valves; most often seen in th
B B B B B B B B B B B



e legs B




DVT - B



BANSWER inflammatory process, swelling, redness, heat, pain, happens from venastasis B B B B B B B B



, pooling of blood in calf
B B B B B




-tachycardia, low grade temp B B B




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, -
women on birth control who smoke are at a higher risk, and also those who are dehydrated sin
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ce blood is more viscous
B B B B




-Do not perform homan's sign test (flexing foot back)
B B B B B B B B




Anneurysm - B



ANSWER
B can be born with or develop, serious with abdominal aorta/coronary arteries/
B B B B B B B B B B



brain



Decreased Arterial Flow - ANSWER B B B B doesn't work well around gravity, blue then pallor
B B B B B B B




Decreased Venous Flow - ANSWER B B B B brown, using muscles improves B B B




What happens when valves of the veins do not work right -
B B B B B B B B B B B



B ANSWER edema/varicose veins B




Arterial insufficiency - B B



ANSWER
B not getting enough arterial blood flow = ischemic pain, usually happens on on
B B B B B B B B B B B B



e leg, leg appears shiny, hairless, red/blue then pallor, limb gets cool, pain gets better when re
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



sting since the limb doesn't need as much O2 blood flow (intermittent claudication), gravity w
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



orks for it when legs are down, causes impotence in males, can affect nails/toes
B B B B B B B B B B B B B




Venous insufficiency - B B



ANSWER
B constant, achy, fullness, pain. Pain gets better by moving. When you stand/sit B B B B B B B B B B B B



pain gets worse. Gravity works against when legs are down. Usually happens on both legs, skin
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



turns red/brown, starts below the knee to the ankle, skin is scaly, can get slits in skin (weeping
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



edema), there is no cure, no change in skin temp.
B B B B B B B B B B




Pulse - ANSWER B B rhythm, rate, symmetry, amplitude/strength
B B B




Arterial occlusion - ANSWER B B B -extreme coolness B




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