NR 302 / NR302 ACTUAL EXAM 3
90+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 .
1. Which of these statements is true regarding the vertebra prominens? The vertebra prominens is: The spinous process of
C7
2. When performing a respiratory assessment on a patient, the nurse notices a costal angle of approximately 90
degrees. The characteristic is✔✔ Answer a normal finding in a healthy adult
3. When assessing a patients lung, the nurse recalls that the left lung: Consists of two lobes
4. Which statement about the apices of the lung is true? The apices of the lungs: extend 3 to 4 cm above the inner third
of the clavicle
5. During an examination of the anterior thorax, the nurse is aware that the trachea bifurcates anteriorly at the:
Sternal Angle
6. During an assessment, the nurse knows that expected assessment findings in the normal adult lung include the presence
of✔✔ Answer Muffled voice sounds and symmetric tactile fremitus
7. The primary muscles of respiration include the✔✔ Answer Diaphragm and intercostals
8. A 65 year old patient with a history of heart failure comes to the clinic with complaints of "being awakened from
sleep with shortness of breath". Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?✔✔ Answer Assessing the other signs and symptoms
of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
9. When assessing tactile fremitus the nurse recalls that it is normal to feel tactile fremitus most intensely over
which location?✔✔ Answer Between the scapulae
10. The nurse is reviewing the technique of palpating for tactile remits with a new graduate. Which statement
, by the graduate nurse reflects a correct
understanding of tactile fremitus? Tactile fremitus✔✔ Answer Is caused by sounds generated by eh larynx
11. During percussion, the nurse knows that a dull percussion note elicited over a lung lobe most likely results from✔
✔ Answer Increased density of lung tissue
12. The nurse is observing the auscultation technique of another nurse. The correct method to use the
progressing from one auscultatory site on the thorax to another is comparison.✔✔ Answer Side to side
13. When auscultating the lungs of an adult patient, the nurse notes that low pitched, soft breath sounds are
heard over the posterior lower lobes, with
inspiration being longer than expiration. The nurse interprets these sounds-
✔✔ Answer Vesicular breath sounds are normal in that location
14. The nurse is auscultating the chest is an adult. Which technique is correct?-
✔✔ Answer Firmly holding the diaphragm of the stethoscope against the chest
15. The nurse is percussing over the lungs of a patient with pneumonia. The nurse knows that percussion over
an area of atelectasis in the lungs will reveal✔✔ Answer Dullness
16. During auscultation of the lungs, the nurse expects decreased breath sounds to be heard in which situation?
✔✔ Answer When the bronchial tree is obstructed
17. The nurse knows that a normal finding when assessing the respiratory system of an older adult✔✔ Answer
Decreased mobility of the thorax
18. A mother brings her 3 month old infant to the clinic for evaluation of a cold. She tells the nurse that he
has had a runny nose for a week. When performing the physical assessment the nurse notes that the child has
nasal flaring and sternal and intercostal retractions. The nurse's next action should be to✔✔ Answer Recognize that these are
serious signs, and contact the physician.
19. When assessing the respiratory system of a 4 year old child, which findings would the nurse expect✔✔ Answer
Presence of bronchovesicular breath sounds in the peripheral lung fields
20. When inspecting the anterior chest of an adult, the nurse should include which assessment✔✔ Answer Shape and
configuration of the chest wall
21. The nurse knows that auscultation of fine crackles would most likely be noticed in✔✔ Answer The immediate
newborn period
22. During an assessment of an adult, the nurse has noted unequal chest expansion and recognizes that this occurs in
90+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 .
1. Which of these statements is true regarding the vertebra prominens? The vertebra prominens is: The spinous process of
C7
2. When performing a respiratory assessment on a patient, the nurse notices a costal angle of approximately 90
degrees. The characteristic is✔✔ Answer a normal finding in a healthy adult
3. When assessing a patients lung, the nurse recalls that the left lung: Consists of two lobes
4. Which statement about the apices of the lung is true? The apices of the lungs: extend 3 to 4 cm above the inner third
of the clavicle
5. During an examination of the anterior thorax, the nurse is aware that the trachea bifurcates anteriorly at the:
Sternal Angle
6. During an assessment, the nurse knows that expected assessment findings in the normal adult lung include the presence
of✔✔ Answer Muffled voice sounds and symmetric tactile fremitus
7. The primary muscles of respiration include the✔✔ Answer Diaphragm and intercostals
8. A 65 year old patient with a history of heart failure comes to the clinic with complaints of "being awakened from
sleep with shortness of breath". Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?✔✔ Answer Assessing the other signs and symptoms
of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
9. When assessing tactile fremitus the nurse recalls that it is normal to feel tactile fremitus most intensely over
which location?✔✔ Answer Between the scapulae
10. The nurse is reviewing the technique of palpating for tactile remits with a new graduate. Which statement
, by the graduate nurse reflects a correct
understanding of tactile fremitus? Tactile fremitus✔✔ Answer Is caused by sounds generated by eh larynx
11. During percussion, the nurse knows that a dull percussion note elicited over a lung lobe most likely results from✔
✔ Answer Increased density of lung tissue
12. The nurse is observing the auscultation technique of another nurse. The correct method to use the
progressing from one auscultatory site on the thorax to another is comparison.✔✔ Answer Side to side
13. When auscultating the lungs of an adult patient, the nurse notes that low pitched, soft breath sounds are
heard over the posterior lower lobes, with
inspiration being longer than expiration. The nurse interprets these sounds-
✔✔ Answer Vesicular breath sounds are normal in that location
14. The nurse is auscultating the chest is an adult. Which technique is correct?-
✔✔ Answer Firmly holding the diaphragm of the stethoscope against the chest
15. The nurse is percussing over the lungs of a patient with pneumonia. The nurse knows that percussion over
an area of atelectasis in the lungs will reveal✔✔ Answer Dullness
16. During auscultation of the lungs, the nurse expects decreased breath sounds to be heard in which situation?
✔✔ Answer When the bronchial tree is obstructed
17. The nurse knows that a normal finding when assessing the respiratory system of an older adult✔✔ Answer
Decreased mobility of the thorax
18. A mother brings her 3 month old infant to the clinic for evaluation of a cold. She tells the nurse that he
has had a runny nose for a week. When performing the physical assessment the nurse notes that the child has
nasal flaring and sternal and intercostal retractions. The nurse's next action should be to✔✔ Answer Recognize that these are
serious signs, and contact the physician.
19. When assessing the respiratory system of a 4 year old child, which findings would the nurse expect✔✔ Answer
Presence of bronchovesicular breath sounds in the peripheral lung fields
20. When inspecting the anterior chest of an adult, the nurse should include which assessment✔✔ Answer Shape and
configuration of the chest wall
21. The nurse knows that auscultation of fine crackles would most likely be noticed in✔✔ Answer The immediate
newborn period
22. During an assessment of an adult, the nurse has noted unequal chest expansion and recognizes that this occurs in
