NUR 216 - HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 3
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
The student nurse explains the diagnostic tests that assist in diagnosing peripheral
vascular insufficiencies and blockages in the lymphatic system to the instructor. Which
diagnostic tests are correctly identified by the student? Select all that apply
a. Angiogram
b. CT Scan
c. Duplex Ultrasound
d. Abdominal Ultrasound
e. Magnetic Resonance Angiography - Answers - Angiogram, CT Scan, Duplex
Ultrasound, and Magnetic Resonance Angiography
The patient is an uncontrolled diabetic with peripheral vascular disease. The nurse
needs to notify the physician immediately if the patient develops which signs of arterial
or venous blockage? Select all that apply.
a. Unable to feel a pulse in an extremity
b. Edema of the extremity
c. Extremity cool to touch
d. Extremity pale and mottled
e. Severe varicose veins in an extremity - Answers - Unable to feel a pulse in an
extremity
Extremity cool to touch
Extremity pale and mottled
When palpating the carotid artery, the nurse focuses on which of the following
characteristics of the carotid pulse? Select all that apply.
a. Rate
b. Amplitude
c. Rhythm
d. Symmetry - Answers - Rate, Amplitude, and Rhythm
A patient has presetned to the urgent care center with symptoms of shortness of breath
and bilateral leg edema. He has a part medical history of congestive heart failure. What
is the purpose of inspecting for jugular vein distention (JVD)?
a. To assess for accumulation of fluid seeping into tissues
b. To assess the peripheral circulation for signs of obstruction
c. To assess for signs of increased central venous pressure
, d. To assess protruding veins resulting from incompetent valves - Answers - To assess
for sings of increased central venous pressure
Which of the following statements is true concerning the circulatory system?
a. Aneurysms are narrowing or occlusion of arteries due to atherosclerotic plaques.
b. Intermittent claudication is pain felt in the lower extremities due to decreased blood
flow
c. Peripheral artery disease is a weakening of an arterial wall that can develop within
the arterial system
d. Lymphedema is an accumulation of blood in the tissues caused by trauma to the
tissues - Answers - Intermittent claudication is pain felt in the lower extremities due to
decreased blood flow
A nurse is assessing capillary refill time using the Blanch Test. Which of the following is
a normal capillary refill time?
a. More than 3 seconds
b. Less than 3 seconds
c. Less than 2 seconds
d. More than 4 seconds - Answers - Less than 2 seconds
The patient has been diagnosed with arterial insufficiency of the lower extremities.
During inspection, you note that the patient has a 2 cm x 3 cm ulcer on the right ankle
area. Which of the following is a characteristic of an arterial ulcer?
a. It appears irregularly shaped with uneven edges
b. The skin is warm when palpated
c. The skin is edematous with fluid drainage
d. It appears "punched out" with round, smooth, well-defined borders - Answers - It
appears "punched out" with round, smooth, well-defined borders
The client complains of muscle weakness after spending a week in the hospital. What is
this called?
a. Myopathy
b. Myalgia
c. Arthritis
d. Muscular Dystrophy - Answers - Myopathy
The client reports that she has had osteoarthrosis for many years. You are inspecting
her hands/fingers and assess bilateral bony enlargement on the distal joints. What will
you document?
a. Heberden nodes on the bilateral distal joints
b. Arthritic nodes on the distal joints
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
The student nurse explains the diagnostic tests that assist in diagnosing peripheral
vascular insufficiencies and blockages in the lymphatic system to the instructor. Which
diagnostic tests are correctly identified by the student? Select all that apply
a. Angiogram
b. CT Scan
c. Duplex Ultrasound
d. Abdominal Ultrasound
e. Magnetic Resonance Angiography - Answers - Angiogram, CT Scan, Duplex
Ultrasound, and Magnetic Resonance Angiography
The patient is an uncontrolled diabetic with peripheral vascular disease. The nurse
needs to notify the physician immediately if the patient develops which signs of arterial
or venous blockage? Select all that apply.
a. Unable to feel a pulse in an extremity
b. Edema of the extremity
c. Extremity cool to touch
d. Extremity pale and mottled
e. Severe varicose veins in an extremity - Answers - Unable to feel a pulse in an
extremity
Extremity cool to touch
Extremity pale and mottled
When palpating the carotid artery, the nurse focuses on which of the following
characteristics of the carotid pulse? Select all that apply.
a. Rate
b. Amplitude
c. Rhythm
d. Symmetry - Answers - Rate, Amplitude, and Rhythm
A patient has presetned to the urgent care center with symptoms of shortness of breath
and bilateral leg edema. He has a part medical history of congestive heart failure. What
is the purpose of inspecting for jugular vein distention (JVD)?
a. To assess for accumulation of fluid seeping into tissues
b. To assess the peripheral circulation for signs of obstruction
c. To assess for signs of increased central venous pressure
, d. To assess protruding veins resulting from incompetent valves - Answers - To assess
for sings of increased central venous pressure
Which of the following statements is true concerning the circulatory system?
a. Aneurysms are narrowing or occlusion of arteries due to atherosclerotic plaques.
b. Intermittent claudication is pain felt in the lower extremities due to decreased blood
flow
c. Peripheral artery disease is a weakening of an arterial wall that can develop within
the arterial system
d. Lymphedema is an accumulation of blood in the tissues caused by trauma to the
tissues - Answers - Intermittent claudication is pain felt in the lower extremities due to
decreased blood flow
A nurse is assessing capillary refill time using the Blanch Test. Which of the following is
a normal capillary refill time?
a. More than 3 seconds
b. Less than 3 seconds
c. Less than 2 seconds
d. More than 4 seconds - Answers - Less than 2 seconds
The patient has been diagnosed with arterial insufficiency of the lower extremities.
During inspection, you note that the patient has a 2 cm x 3 cm ulcer on the right ankle
area. Which of the following is a characteristic of an arterial ulcer?
a. It appears irregularly shaped with uneven edges
b. The skin is warm when palpated
c. The skin is edematous with fluid drainage
d. It appears "punched out" with round, smooth, well-defined borders - Answers - It
appears "punched out" with round, smooth, well-defined borders
The client complains of muscle weakness after spending a week in the hospital. What is
this called?
a. Myopathy
b. Myalgia
c. Arthritis
d. Muscular Dystrophy - Answers - Myopathy
The client reports that she has had osteoarthrosis for many years. You are inspecting
her hands/fingers and assess bilateral bony enlargement on the distal joints. What will
you document?
a. Heberden nodes on the bilateral distal joints
b. Arthritic nodes on the distal joints
