NUR 505 CORRECT EXAMS QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Diabetes as a Risk Factor for HTN - ✔✔Chronic metabolic disease associated with
vascular injury.
✔✔Hyperlipidemia as a Risk Factor for HTN - ✔✔Elevated cholesterol and lipid levels
contribute to vascular disease.
✔✔Family History of Heart Disease - ✔✔Presence of cardiovascular disease in close
relatives.
✔✔HTN History Questions - ✔✔Assess history of hypertension, obesity, diabetes,
hyperlipidemia, cardiac disease, medication use, and family history.
✔✔HTN Physical Examination - ✔✔Includes blood pressure measurement, cardiac
examination, pulse assessment, evaluation for edema, and assessment for
cardiovascular complications.
✔✔Allen Test - ✔✔Assessment used to determine patency of the ulnar artery before
radial artery puncture or arterial catheter insertion.
✔✔Allen Test Step 1 - ✔✔Compress both the radial and ulnar arteries while the
patient's palm faces upward.
✔✔Allen Test Step 2 - ✔✔Have the patient open and close the fist five times and then
hold the hand open.
✔✔Allen Test Step 3 - ✔✔Release pressure on the ulnar artery while maintaining
compression of the radial artery.
✔✔Normal Allen Test - ✔✔Palmar color returns within 4-5 seconds.
, ✔✔Abnormal Allen Test - ✔✔Delayed or absent reperfusion after release of the ulnar
artery.
✔✔Pulse Amplitude 4+ - ✔✔Bounding, aneurysmal pulse.
✔✔Pulse Amplitude 3+ - ✔✔Full, increased pulse.
✔✔Pulse Amplitude 2+ - ✔✔Expected pulse amplitude.
✔✔Pulse Amplitude 1+ - ✔✔Diminished, barely palpable pulse.
✔✔Pulse Amplitude 0 - ✔✔Absent pulse.
✔✔Components of a Vascular Assessment - ✔✔Assess arterial pulses, auscultate for
bruits, inspect veins and extremities, and palpate for temperature, edema, tenderness,
and pulse quality.
✔✔Pulse Characteristics to Assess - ✔✔Rate, rhythm, contour, and amplitude.
✔✔Arteries Auscultated for Bruits - ✔✔Carotid, abdominal aorta, renal, iliac, and
femoral arteries.
✔✔Extremity Inspection Findings - ✔✔Color, skin texture, nail changes, hair distribution,
muscular atrophy, edema, ulcers, and varicosities.
✔✔Extremity Palpation Findings - ✔✔Warmth, pulse quality, tenderness, and pitting
edema.
✔✔Carotid Pulse - ✔✔Located in the neck medial to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
✔✔Brachial Pulse - ✔✔Located medial to the biceps tendon in the antecubital fossa.
✔✔Radial Pulse - ✔✔Located on the thumb side of the wrist.
✔✔Femoral Pulse - ✔✔Located below the inguinal ligament.
✔✔Popliteal Pulse - ✔✔Located behind the knee.
✔✔Dorsalis Pedis Pulse - ✔✔Located on the dorsum of the foot.
✔✔Posterior Tibial Pulse - ✔✔Located behind the medial malleolus.
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Diabetes as a Risk Factor for HTN - ✔✔Chronic metabolic disease associated with
vascular injury.
✔✔Hyperlipidemia as a Risk Factor for HTN - ✔✔Elevated cholesterol and lipid levels
contribute to vascular disease.
✔✔Family History of Heart Disease - ✔✔Presence of cardiovascular disease in close
relatives.
✔✔HTN History Questions - ✔✔Assess history of hypertension, obesity, diabetes,
hyperlipidemia, cardiac disease, medication use, and family history.
✔✔HTN Physical Examination - ✔✔Includes blood pressure measurement, cardiac
examination, pulse assessment, evaluation for edema, and assessment for
cardiovascular complications.
✔✔Allen Test - ✔✔Assessment used to determine patency of the ulnar artery before
radial artery puncture or arterial catheter insertion.
✔✔Allen Test Step 1 - ✔✔Compress both the radial and ulnar arteries while the
patient's palm faces upward.
✔✔Allen Test Step 2 - ✔✔Have the patient open and close the fist five times and then
hold the hand open.
✔✔Allen Test Step 3 - ✔✔Release pressure on the ulnar artery while maintaining
compression of the radial artery.
✔✔Normal Allen Test - ✔✔Palmar color returns within 4-5 seconds.
, ✔✔Abnormal Allen Test - ✔✔Delayed or absent reperfusion after release of the ulnar
artery.
✔✔Pulse Amplitude 4+ - ✔✔Bounding, aneurysmal pulse.
✔✔Pulse Amplitude 3+ - ✔✔Full, increased pulse.
✔✔Pulse Amplitude 2+ - ✔✔Expected pulse amplitude.
✔✔Pulse Amplitude 1+ - ✔✔Diminished, barely palpable pulse.
✔✔Pulse Amplitude 0 - ✔✔Absent pulse.
✔✔Components of a Vascular Assessment - ✔✔Assess arterial pulses, auscultate for
bruits, inspect veins and extremities, and palpate for temperature, edema, tenderness,
and pulse quality.
✔✔Pulse Characteristics to Assess - ✔✔Rate, rhythm, contour, and amplitude.
✔✔Arteries Auscultated for Bruits - ✔✔Carotid, abdominal aorta, renal, iliac, and
femoral arteries.
✔✔Extremity Inspection Findings - ✔✔Color, skin texture, nail changes, hair distribution,
muscular atrophy, edema, ulcers, and varicosities.
✔✔Extremity Palpation Findings - ✔✔Warmth, pulse quality, tenderness, and pitting
edema.
✔✔Carotid Pulse - ✔✔Located in the neck medial to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
✔✔Brachial Pulse - ✔✔Located medial to the biceps tendon in the antecubital fossa.
✔✔Radial Pulse - ✔✔Located on the thumb side of the wrist.
✔✔Femoral Pulse - ✔✔Located below the inguinal ligament.
✔✔Popliteal Pulse - ✔✔Located behind the knee.
✔✔Dorsalis Pedis Pulse - ✔✔Located on the dorsum of the foot.
✔✔Posterior Tibial Pulse - ✔✔Located behind the medial malleolus.
