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This document contains exam preparation material for Health Assessment Exam 2, covering essential nursing assessment concepts, patient evaluation techniques, and clinical examination topics. It is designed to help nursing students review important health assessment principles and prepare for course assessments. The material supports exam readiness by reinforcing core nursing skills, assessment methods, and clinical knowledge.

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NURS 2092 HA EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2023/2024 UPDATE A+
Week 5 Review Questions:

1. A palpable vibration increased with lobar pneumonia is also known as:
c. Fremitus

2. Your patient is exhibiting rapid shallow breathing, with a respiratory rate >
24
respirations per minute. Which of the following conditions are they experiencing?
b. Tachypnea

3. Which of the following terms is used to describe a decreased level of oxygen (O2) in the
blood?
c. Hypoxemia

4. Upon receiving the patient’s lab results, the nurse notes the patient has an
increased level
of carbon dioxide in the blood. Which of the following conditions would the patient be?
b. Hypercapnia

5. The nurse is auscultating a patient’s lungs and hears discontinuous,
high-pitched, short,
popping sounds heard during inspiration, and not cleared by coughing. These are
described as:
c. Crackles

6. The nurse is assessing a patient’s lungs by using the percussion technique. Which
sound
would the nurse expect to hear over healthy lung tissue?
a. Resonance
7. A clinical manifestation common in an individual with chronic obstructive
pulmonary
disease (COPD) is
b. Pursed lip breathing

8. Which of the following are functions of the respiratory system? (Select all that
apply)
a. Supplying oxygen to the body for energy production b. Removing
carbon dioxide as a waste product
d. Maintaining acid-base balance e.
Maintenance of heat exchange

9. Stridor is a high pitched, inspiratory crowing sound commonly associated with
a. Upper airway obstruction

, NURS 2092 HA EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2023/2024 UPDATE A+
10. Which of the following correctly expresses the relationship to the lobes of the lungs
and
their anatomic position?
c. Lower lobes-posterior chest

11. The function of the trachea and bronchi is to
a. Transport gases between the environment and the lung parenchyma

12. Which of the following chest configurations is an exaggerated posterior curvature
of the
thoracic spine that is associated with aging and physical fitness?
c. Kyphosis

13. The nurse is observing the auscultation technique of another nurse. The correct
method to use when progressing from one auscultatory site on the thorax to another
is comparison.
a. Side-to-side

14. The nurse is listening to the breath sounds of a patient with severe asthma. Air
passing
through narrowed bronchioles would produce which of these adventitious sounds?
a. Wheezes

15. A patient has been admitted to the emergency department with a possible medical
diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. The nurse expects to see which assessment findings
related to this condition?
c. Chest pain that is worse on deep inspiration and dyspnea

Week 6 Review Questions:

1. Freshly oxygenated blood enters the heart through the , and is
pumped out to the body
through the .
b. Left atrium; aorta

2. When listening to heart sounds, the nurse knows that the valve closures that can be
heard
best at the base of the heart are:
c. Aortic and pulmonic

3. The nurse is asking the client for subjective data before performing a
cardiac and great
vessel assessment. Which of the following should the nurse ask?
Select all that apply
a. Do you ever have any dyspnea? b. Have
you noticed any edema? e. Have you had any

, NURS 2092 HA EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2023/2024 UPDATE A+
chest pain?

, NURS 2092 HA EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2023/2024 UPDATE A+
4. The nurse is teaching the patient about health promotion of the cardiovascular
system.
Which of the following statements would indicate a need for further teaching?
c. “Even though my dad had a heart attack, I don’t need to get screened for heart issues earlier
than anyone else.”

5. How should the nurse document mild, slight pitting edema on the ankles of a heart
failure
patient?
a. 1+

6. The nurse is educating the client about risk factors for cardiovascular
disease. Which of
the following risk factors for cardiovascular disease are modifiable?
Select all that apply. A:
Abnormal lipids B:
Smoking
D: Hypertension E:
Diabetes

7. Which of the following is an appropriate position to have the patient assume
when
auscultating for extra heart sounds or murmurs?
A. Roll toward the left side

8. Which statement is true regarding the arterial system?
B. The arterial system is a high-pressure system.

9. When assessing a patient the nurse is unable to palpate the left dorsalis pedis pulse.
What
should the nurse do first?
B) Use the doppler to assess the pulse
10. A 67-year-old patient states that he recently began to have pain in his left calf when
climbing the 10 stairs to his apartment. This pain is relieved by sitting for approximately
2 minutes; then he is able to resume his activities. The nurse interprets that this patient is
most likely experiencing:
A. Intermittent Claudication.

11. The nurse is preparing to perform a modified Allen test. Which is an appropriate
reason
for this test?
C. To evaluate the adequacy of collateral circulation before cannulating the radial artery

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