NURS 612 STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH VERFIED ANSWERS
Which arterial pulse is most useful in evaluating heart activity? - Answer-Carotid
Mr. C's visual acuity is 20/50. This means that: - Answer-He can read letters while
standing 20 feet from the chart that the average person could read at 50 feet.
During the cardiac examination - Answer-the nurse can best hear the S1 heart sound by
placing the stethoscope at the patient's:, Apex of the heart.
An adult patient visits the clinic complaining of a sore throat. After assessing the throat -
Answer-the nurse documents the patient's tonsils as 4+. The nurse should explain to
the patient that 4+ tonsils are present when the nurse observes tonsils that are:,
Touching each other
When a heart valve fails to open properly - Answer-it is said to be:, Stenotic
The nurse is assessing a patient's mouth for possible oral cancer. The nurse should
explain to the patient that the most common site of oral cancer is the: - Answer-
Underneath the tongue
To perform the Rinne test - Answer-place the tuning fork on the:, On the Mastoid bone
The nurse practitioner is auscultating the carotids. What is the correct procedure? -
Answer-The Bell of the stethoscope
A palpable rushing vibration over the base of the heart at the second intercostal space
is called a - Answer-Thrill
The nurse practitioner notes a grade V systolic murmur while examining a client's
precordium. Which characteristics describe this type of murmur? - Answer-Heard with
the stethoscope partly off the chest.
If pitting edema is unilateral - Answer-you would suspect occlusion of a:, Major vein -
deep vein thrombus
The carotid pulse should coincide with which heart sound? - Answer-S1
Normal tympanic membrane color is: - Answer-Pearly grey
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as -
Answer-+1
QUESTIONS WITH VERFIED ANSWERS
Which arterial pulse is most useful in evaluating heart activity? - Answer-Carotid
Mr. C's visual acuity is 20/50. This means that: - Answer-He can read letters while
standing 20 feet from the chart that the average person could read at 50 feet.
During the cardiac examination - Answer-the nurse can best hear the S1 heart sound by
placing the stethoscope at the patient's:, Apex of the heart.
An adult patient visits the clinic complaining of a sore throat. After assessing the throat -
Answer-the nurse documents the patient's tonsils as 4+. The nurse should explain to
the patient that 4+ tonsils are present when the nurse observes tonsils that are:,
Touching each other
When a heart valve fails to open properly - Answer-it is said to be:, Stenotic
The nurse is assessing a patient's mouth for possible oral cancer. The nurse should
explain to the patient that the most common site of oral cancer is the: - Answer-
Underneath the tongue
To perform the Rinne test - Answer-place the tuning fork on the:, On the Mastoid bone
The nurse practitioner is auscultating the carotids. What is the correct procedure? -
Answer-The Bell of the stethoscope
A palpable rushing vibration over the base of the heart at the second intercostal space
is called a - Answer-Thrill
The nurse practitioner notes a grade V systolic murmur while examining a client's
precordium. Which characteristics describe this type of murmur? - Answer-Heard with
the stethoscope partly off the chest.
If pitting edema is unilateral - Answer-you would suspect occlusion of a:, Major vein -
deep vein thrombus
The carotid pulse should coincide with which heart sound? - Answer-S1
Normal tympanic membrane color is: - Answer-Pearly grey
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as -
Answer-+1
