Test Bank
NURS 612 ADVANCED HEALTH ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS
🩺 NURS 612 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT
1. The best position for a general head-to-toe assessment is:
A. Supine
B. Sitting upright
C. Prone
D. Lateral
Answer: B
Rationale: Sitting upright allows full respiratory,
cardiac, and head/neck assessment.
,2. The first step in all physical assessments is:
A. Auscultation
B. Inspection
C. Palpation
D. Percussion
Answer: B
Rationale: Inspection provides initial visual data
before touching the patient.
3. When examining the abdomen, auscultation should be done:
A. Last
B. First
C. After palpation
D. After percussion
Answer: B
Rationale: Palpation and percussion can alter bowel
sounds.
4. Normal adult respiratory rate is:
,A. 8–10
B. 12–20
C. 20–30
D. 30–40
Answer: B
5. A pulse deficit is assessed by comparing:
A. Radial and carotid pulses
B. Apical and radial pulses
C. Pedal and femoral pulses
D. Brachial and carotid pulses
Answer: B
Rationale: Difference indicates ineffective cardiac
contractions.
6. The apical pulse is best heard at the:
A. 2nd intercostal space right sternal border
B. 5th intercostal space midclavicular line
C. 3rd intercostal space left sternal border
D. Epigastric area
Answer: B
, 7. S1 heart sound represents:
A. Semilunar valve closure
B. AV valve closure
C. Ventricular filling
D. Atrial contraction
Answer: B
8. S2 heart sound represents:
A. AV valve closure
B. Semilunar valve closure
C. Ventricular systole only
D. Atrial systole
Answer: B
9. A bruit over an artery indicates:
A. Normal flow
B. Turbulent blood flow
C. Infection
NURS 612 ADVANCED HEALTH ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS
🩺 NURS 612 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT
1. The best position for a general head-to-toe assessment is:
A. Supine
B. Sitting upright
C. Prone
D. Lateral
Answer: B
Rationale: Sitting upright allows full respiratory,
cardiac, and head/neck assessment.
,2. The first step in all physical assessments is:
A. Auscultation
B. Inspection
C. Palpation
D. Percussion
Answer: B
Rationale: Inspection provides initial visual data
before touching the patient.
3. When examining the abdomen, auscultation should be done:
A. Last
B. First
C. After palpation
D. After percussion
Answer: B
Rationale: Palpation and percussion can alter bowel
sounds.
4. Normal adult respiratory rate is:
,A. 8–10
B. 12–20
C. 20–30
D. 30–40
Answer: B
5. A pulse deficit is assessed by comparing:
A. Radial and carotid pulses
B. Apical and radial pulses
C. Pedal and femoral pulses
D. Brachial and carotid pulses
Answer: B
Rationale: Difference indicates ineffective cardiac
contractions.
6. The apical pulse is best heard at the:
A. 2nd intercostal space right sternal border
B. 5th intercostal space midclavicular line
C. 3rd intercostal space left sternal border
D. Epigastric area
Answer: B
, 7. S1 heart sound represents:
A. Semilunar valve closure
B. AV valve closure
C. Ventricular filling
D. Atrial contraction
Answer: B
8. S2 heart sound represents:
A. AV valve closure
B. Semilunar valve closure
C. Ventricular systole only
D. Atrial systole
Answer: B
9. A bruit over an artery indicates:
A. Normal flow
B. Turbulent blood flow
C. Infection
