Nurs 210 Exam 2 questions n answers graded A+

Nurs 210 Exam 2A client has a history of emphysema. The nurse percussing the client's chest expects to hear what characteristic sound? - correct answer Hyper-resonance A nurse asks a client to say "ninety-nine" while palpating the posterior thorax. The nurse is demonstrating effective technique in assessing for what respiratory characteristic? - correct answer Tactile Fremitus Which characteristic feature of the sternum should the nurse observe in a client with the diagnosis of pectus carinatum? - correct answer Forward protrusion In palpating the chest of a client, a nurse feels a U-shaped indentation on the superior border of the manubrium. The nurse recognizes this landmark as which of the following? - correct answer Suprasternal notch A group of nurses is reviewing several electrocardiograms (ECGs). The students demonstrate understanding of the waveforms when they identify which component as indicating ventricular repolarization? - correct answer T wave A nurse expects to find which abnormal heart sound in a client diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse? - correct answer Midsystolic click A new nurse on the telemetry unit is reviewing information about how to correctly read electrocardiograms. The nurse is expected to know that the PR interval represents what event? - correct answer The time from firing of the sinoatrial (SA)node to the beginning of depolarization in the ventricle A client has engorged jugular veins. What should this finding suggest to the nurse? - correct answer right atrial pressure