2024 NSG 6020 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
2024 NSG 6020 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. You are performing a thorough cardiac examination. Which of the following chambers of the
heart can you assess by palpation?
A) Left atrium
B) Right atrium
C) Right ventricle
D) Sinus node
2. What is responsible for the inspiratory splitting of S2?
A) Closure of aortic, then pulmonic valves
B) Closure of mitral, then tricuspid valves
C) Closure of aortic, then tricuspid valves
D) Closure of mitral, then pulmonic valves
3. A 25-year-old optical technician comes to your clinic for evaluation of fatigue. As part of your
physical examination, you listen to her heart and hear a murmur only at the cardiac apex. Which
valve is most likely to be involved, based on the location of the murmur?
A) Mitral
B) Tricuspid
C) Aortic
D) Pulmonic
4. A 58-year-old teacher presents to your clinic with a complaint of breathlessness with activity.
The patient has no chronic conditions and does not take any medications, herbs, or supplements.
Which of the following symptoms is appropriate to ask about in the cardiovascular review of
,2024 NSG 6020 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
systems?
A) Abdominal pain
B) Orthopnea
C) Hematochezia
D) Tenesmus
5. You are screening people at the mall as part of a health fair. The first person who comes for
screening has a blood pressure of 132/85. How would you categorize this?
A) Normal
B) Prehypertension
C) Stage 1 hypertension
D) Stage 2 hypertension
6. You are participating in a health fair and performing cholesterol screens. One person has a
cholesterol of 225. She is concerned about her risk for developing heart disease. Which of the
following factors is used to estimate the 10-year risk of developing coronary heart disease?
A) Ethnicity
B) Alcohol intake
C) Gender
D) Asthma
2024 NSG 6020 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. You are performing a thorough cardiac examination. Which of the following chambers of the
heart can you assess by palpation?
A) Left atrium
B) Right atrium
C) Right ventricle
D) Sinus node
2. What is responsible for the inspiratory splitting of S2?
A) Closure of aortic, then pulmonic valves
B) Closure of mitral, then tricuspid valves
C) Closure of aortic, then tricuspid valves
D) Closure of mitral, then pulmonic valves
3. A 25-year-old optical technician comes to your clinic for evaluation of fatigue. As part of your
physical examination, you listen to her heart and hear a murmur only at the cardiac apex. Which
valve is most likely to be involved, based on the location of the murmur?
A) Mitral
B) Tricuspid
C) Aortic
D) Pulmonic
4. A 58-year-old teacher presents to your clinic with a complaint of breathlessness with activity.
The patient has no chronic conditions and does not take any medications, herbs, or supplements.
Which of the following symptoms is appropriate to ask about in the cardiovascular review of
,2024 NSG 6020 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
systems?
A) Abdominal pain
B) Orthopnea
C) Hematochezia
D) Tenesmus
5. You are screening people at the mall as part of a health fair. The first person who comes for
screening has a blood pressure of 132/85. How would you categorize this?
A) Normal
B) Prehypertension
C) Stage 1 hypertension
D) Stage 2 hypertension
6. You are participating in a health fair and performing cholesterol screens. One person has a
cholesterol of 225. She is concerned about her risk for developing heart disease. Which of the
following factors is used to estimate the 10-year risk of developing coronary heart disease?
A) Ethnicity
B) Alcohol intake
C) Gender
D) Asthma
