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NUR 206/ NUR206 EXAM 3 | QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS| GRADE A| (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
(2025/ 2026 UPDATE)
1. A patient has been admitted to the medical-surgical unit for
exacerbation of congestive heart failure. The nurse notes bilateral
+2 pitting edema and dry scaling skin. As the nurse assesses the
dorsalis pedis pulse, the nurse is unable to detect it and notes
that both feet are warm. What is the best action for the nurse to
take?
A. Call the physician immediately.
B. Assess skin turgor over the clavicle.
C. Use a Doppler and assess capillary refill.
D. Use a Doppler and assess for renal artery stenosis.: C. Use a
Doppler and assess capillary refill.
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2. In the cardiac unit, a patient awaits surgery for mitral valve
repair. As the nurse auscultates the patient's heart, the nurse will
expect to hear a murmur that is:
A. Most pronounced at the base of the heart.
B. Most pronounced over the carotid arteries.
C. Heard best at the left sternal border.
D. Heard best over the left midclavicular line.: D. Heard best over
the left midclavicular line.
3. Which structure is not contained in the LLQ of the abdomen?
A. Urinary bladder
B. Sigmoid colon
C. Spleen
D. Descending colon: C. Spleen
4. Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ): o
Ascending colon o Duodenum
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NUR 206/ NUR206 EXAM 3 | QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS| GRADE A| (VERIFIED SOLUTIONS)
(2025/ 2026 UPDATE)
1. A patient has been admitted to the medical-surgical unit for
exacerbation of congestive heart failure. The nurse notes bilateral
+2 pitting edema and dry scaling skin. As the nurse assesses the
dorsalis pedis pulse, the nurse is unable to detect it and notes
that both feet are warm. What is the best action for the nurse to
take?
A. Call the physician immediately.
B. Assess skin turgor over the clavicle.
C. Use a Doppler and assess capillary refill.
D. Use a Doppler and assess for renal artery stenosis.: C. Use a
Doppler and assess capillary refill.
NUR 206
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2. In the cardiac unit, a patient awaits surgery for mitral valve
repair. As the nurse auscultates the patient's heart, the nurse will
expect to hear a murmur that is:
A. Most pronounced at the base of the heart.
B. Most pronounced over the carotid arteries.
C. Heard best at the left sternal border.
D. Heard best over the left midclavicular line.: D. Heard best over
the left midclavicular line.
3. Which structure is not contained in the LLQ of the abdomen?
A. Urinary bladder
B. Sigmoid colon
C. Spleen
D. Descending colon: C. Spleen
4. Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ): o
Ascending colon o Duodenum
o
Gal
lbla
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Liv
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