NUR 631 EXAM 2 EXAMINATION TEST
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED Q
AND A 2026
◉ during an assessment of a 68-year-old man with a recent onset of
right-sided weakness, the nurse hears a blowing, swishing sounds
with the bell of the stethoscope over the left carotid artery. This
would indicated:
a. valvular disorder
b. blood flow turbulence
c. fluid volume overload
d. ventricular hypertrophy
Answer: b. blood flow turbulence
◉ during an inspection of the precordium of an adult pt, the nurse
notices the chest moving in a forceful manner along the sternal
border. this finding most likely suggest a(n):
a. normal heart
b. systolic murmur
c. enlargement of the left ventricle
, d. enlargement of the right ventricle
Answer: d. enlargement of the right ventricle
◉ During an assessment of a healthy adult, where would the nurse
expect to palpate the apical impulse?
a. Third L ICS at MCL
b. Fourth L ICS at sternal border
c. Fourth L ICS anterior axillary line
d. Fifth L ICS MCL
Answer: d. Fifth L ICS MCL
◉ the nurse is examining a pt who has possible cardiac enlargement.
Which statement about percussion of the heart is true?
a. percussion is a useful tool for outlining the heart borders
b. percussion is easier in pts who are obese
c. studies show that percussed cardiac borders do not correlate well
with the true cardiac border
d. only expert health care providers should attempt percussion of
the heart
Answer: c. studies show that percussed cardiac borders do not
correlate well with the true cardiac border
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED Q
AND A 2026
◉ during an assessment of a 68-year-old man with a recent onset of
right-sided weakness, the nurse hears a blowing, swishing sounds
with the bell of the stethoscope over the left carotid artery. This
would indicated:
a. valvular disorder
b. blood flow turbulence
c. fluid volume overload
d. ventricular hypertrophy
Answer: b. blood flow turbulence
◉ during an inspection of the precordium of an adult pt, the nurse
notices the chest moving in a forceful manner along the sternal
border. this finding most likely suggest a(n):
a. normal heart
b. systolic murmur
c. enlargement of the left ventricle
, d. enlargement of the right ventricle
Answer: d. enlargement of the right ventricle
◉ During an assessment of a healthy adult, where would the nurse
expect to palpate the apical impulse?
a. Third L ICS at MCL
b. Fourth L ICS at sternal border
c. Fourth L ICS anterior axillary line
d. Fifth L ICS MCL
Answer: d. Fifth L ICS MCL
◉ the nurse is examining a pt who has possible cardiac enlargement.
Which statement about percussion of the heart is true?
a. percussion is a useful tool for outlining the heart borders
b. percussion is easier in pts who are obese
c. studies show that percussed cardiac borders do not correlate well
with the true cardiac border
d. only expert health care providers should attempt percussion of
the heart
Answer: c. studies show that percussed cardiac borders do not
correlate well with the true cardiac border
