NR 302 / NR302 ACTUAL EXAM 2
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1. During a cardiovascular assessment, the nurse knows that a thrill is✔✔ Answer Vibration that is palpable.That signifies
turbulent blood flow and accompanies loud murmurs.
2. The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the epidermal layer of skin.
Which of these statements would be included in the module?: Replaced every 4 weeks.
3. The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the dermis layer of skin. Which
of these statements would be included in the module? The dermis✔✔ Answer Contains sensory receptors.
4. The nurse is examining a patient who tells the nurse, "I sure sweat a lot, especially on my face and feet but it
doesn't have an odor." The nurse knows that this condition could be related to✔✔ Answer Eccrine glands.
5. The nurse is bathing an 80-year-old man and notices that his skin is wrinkled, thin, lax, and dry. This finding
would be related to which factor in the older adult?: An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat
6. The nurse is reviewing the anatomy and physiologic functioning of the heart. Which statement best describes what is
meant by atrial kick?: The atria contract toward the end of diastole and push the remaining blood into the ventricles.
7. During an examination, the nurse finds that a patient has excessive dryness of the skin. The best term to
describe this condition is✔✔ Answer Xerosis
8. A 13-year-old girl is interested in obtaining information about the cause of her acne. The nurse should share with
her that acne✔✔ Answer Is caused by increased sebum production.
9. When listening to heart sounds, the nurse knows the valve closures that can be heard best at the base of the heart are
✔✔ Answer Aortic and pulmonic.
, 10. The nurse keeps in mind that a thorough skin assessment is extremely important because the skin holds
information about a person's✔✔ Answer Circulatory status.
11. A patient comes in for a physical examination and complains of "freezing to death" while waiting for her
examination. The nurse notes that her skin is pale and cool and attributes this finding to✔✔ Answer Peripheral
vasoconstriction.
12. A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been confined to his recliner chair for
approximately 3 days with his feet down and he asks
the nurse to evaluate his feet. During the assessment, the nurse might expect to find✔✔ Answer Distended veins
13. The second heart sound (S2) occurs✔✔ Answer with the closure of the semilunar (aortic and pulmonic) valves and signals the end of systole. it is
loudest at the base of the heart.
14. Which of these statements describes the closure of the valves in a normal cardiac cycle?: The tricuspid valve closes
slightly later than the mitral valve.
15. The component of the conduction system referred to as the pacemaker of the heart is the✔✔ Answer Sinoatrial
(SA) node.
16. The electrical stimulus of the cardiac cycle follows which sequence?: Jaundice
17. The findings from an assessment of a 70-year-old patient with swelling in his ankles include jugular venous
pulsations 5 cm above the sternal angle when the head of his bed is elevated 45 degrees. The nurse knows that
this finding indicates✔✔ Answer Elevated pressure related to heart failure.
18. A 42-year-old woman complains that she has noticed several small, slightly raised, bright red dots on her
chest. On examination, the nurse expects that the spots are probably✔✔ Answer Senile angiomas
19. A 65-year-old man with emphysema and bronchitis has come to the clinic for a follow-up appointment. On
assessment, the nurse might expect to see which finding?: Clubbing of the nails
20. A 35-year-old pregnant woman comes to the clinic for a monthly appoint-ment. During the assessment, the
nurse notices that she has a brown patch of hyperpigmentation on her face. The nurse continues the skin
assessment aware that another finding may be✔✔ Answer Chloasma.
21. During an assessment, the nurse palpates a thrill and lift at the fifth left in-tercostal space midclavicular line. In
the same area, the nurse also auscultates a blowing, swishing sound right after the S1. These findings would be
most consistent with✔✔ Answer These findings are consistent with mitral regurgitation.
22. A 70-year-old woman who loves to garden has small, flat, brown macules over her arms and hands. She asks,
"What causes these liver spots?" The nurse tells her, "They are✔✔ Answer "Clusters of melanocytes that appear after extensive sun
100+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2026/2027 .
1. During a cardiovascular assessment, the nurse knows that a thrill is✔✔ Answer Vibration that is palpable.That signifies
turbulent blood flow and accompanies loud murmurs.
2. The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the epidermal layer of skin.
Which of these statements would be included in the module?: Replaced every 4 weeks.
3. The nurse educator is preparing an education module for the nursing staff on the dermis layer of skin. Which
of these statements would be included in the module? The dermis✔✔ Answer Contains sensory receptors.
4. The nurse is examining a patient who tells the nurse, "I sure sweat a lot, especially on my face and feet but it
doesn't have an odor." The nurse knows that this condition could be related to✔✔ Answer Eccrine glands.
5. The nurse is bathing an 80-year-old man and notices that his skin is wrinkled, thin, lax, and dry. This finding
would be related to which factor in the older adult?: An increased loss of elastin and a decrease in subcutaneous fat
6. The nurse is reviewing the anatomy and physiologic functioning of the heart. Which statement best describes what is
meant by atrial kick?: The atria contract toward the end of diastole and push the remaining blood into the ventricles.
7. During an examination, the nurse finds that a patient has excessive dryness of the skin. The best term to
describe this condition is✔✔ Answer Xerosis
8. A 13-year-old girl is interested in obtaining information about the cause of her acne. The nurse should share with
her that acne✔✔ Answer Is caused by increased sebum production.
9. When listening to heart sounds, the nurse knows the valve closures that can be heard best at the base of the heart are
✔✔ Answer Aortic and pulmonic.
, 10. The nurse keeps in mind that a thorough skin assessment is extremely important because the skin holds
information about a person's✔✔ Answer Circulatory status.
11. A patient comes in for a physical examination and complains of "freezing to death" while waiting for her
examination. The nurse notes that her skin is pale and cool and attributes this finding to✔✔ Answer Peripheral
vasoconstriction.
12. A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been confined to his recliner chair for
approximately 3 days with his feet down and he asks
the nurse to evaluate his feet. During the assessment, the nurse might expect to find✔✔ Answer Distended veins
13. The second heart sound (S2) occurs✔✔ Answer with the closure of the semilunar (aortic and pulmonic) valves and signals the end of systole. it is
loudest at the base of the heart.
14. Which of these statements describes the closure of the valves in a normal cardiac cycle?: The tricuspid valve closes
slightly later than the mitral valve.
15. The component of the conduction system referred to as the pacemaker of the heart is the✔✔ Answer Sinoatrial
(SA) node.
16. The electrical stimulus of the cardiac cycle follows which sequence?: Jaundice
17. The findings from an assessment of a 70-year-old patient with swelling in his ankles include jugular venous
pulsations 5 cm above the sternal angle when the head of his bed is elevated 45 degrees. The nurse knows that
this finding indicates✔✔ Answer Elevated pressure related to heart failure.
18. A 42-year-old woman complains that she has noticed several small, slightly raised, bright red dots on her
chest. On examination, the nurse expects that the spots are probably✔✔ Answer Senile angiomas
19. A 65-year-old man with emphysema and bronchitis has come to the clinic for a follow-up appointment. On
assessment, the nurse might expect to see which finding?: Clubbing of the nails
20. A 35-year-old pregnant woman comes to the clinic for a monthly appoint-ment. During the assessment, the
nurse notices that she has a brown patch of hyperpigmentation on her face. The nurse continues the skin
assessment aware that another finding may be✔✔ Answer Chloasma.
21. During an assessment, the nurse palpates a thrill and lift at the fifth left in-tercostal space midclavicular line. In
the same area, the nurse also auscultates a blowing, swishing sound right after the S1. These findings would be
most consistent with✔✔ Answer These findings are consistent with mitral regurgitation.
22. A 70-year-old woman who loves to garden has small, flat, brown macules over her arms and hands. She asks,
"What causes these liver spots?" The nurse tells her, "They are✔✔ Answer "Clusters of melanocytes that appear after extensive sun
