Health Assessment Exam 3 test bank Exam
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A nurse is having difficulty palpating the femoral pulse on an adult client. Which of the
following would be most appropriate for the nurse to do?
A) Ask another nurse to assess the pulse.
B) Listen for femoral bruits.
C) Perform the Allen's test.
D) Assess the popliteal pulse. - answer>>>b
The nurse elicits a positive Homans' sign in a client's right leg. Which of the following
might the nurse suspect?
A) Arterial occlusion
B) Venous insufficiency
C) Varicose veins
D) Thrombophlebitis - answer>>>d
When assessing a client for possible varicose veins, which of the following would the
nurse do?
A) Have the client stand for the exam
B) Tell the client to raise his or her leg
C) Dorsiflex the client's foot
D) Obtain the ankle-brachial index - answer>>>a
A group of students is reviewing information about the lymph nodes of the lower
extremity and the areas drained by them. The students demonstrate the need for
additional teaching when they identify which area as being drained by the superficial
inguinal nodes?
A) Legs
B) External genitalia
C) Upper abdomen
D) Buttocks - answer>>>d
,The nurse is preparing to palpate the posterior tibial pulse. At which location would the
nurse expect to palpate?
A) Just behind the knee
B) At the top of the foot
C) In the groin area
D) Behind the ankle - answer>>>d
An instructor is observing a student assess a client's capillary refill. Which action by the
student indicates the proper technique?
A) Student gently compresses the wrist area on the side of the thumb
B) Student compresses the client's nailbed until it blanches
C) Student applies firm pressure to the hand, noting any indentation
D) Student asks client to turn hands slowly over and back - answer>>>b
A nurse is determining a client's ankle-brachial index. Which result would indicate to the
nurse that the client if free of arterial occlusion?
A) 0.5
B) 0.7
C) 0.9
D) 1.1 - answer>>>d
Assessment of a client's radial pulse reveals that it is bounding and does not disappear
with moderate pressure. The nurse documents the pulse amplitude as which of the
following?
A) 1+
B) 2+
C) 3+
D) 4+ - answer>>>b
The nurse measures the circumference of a client's arms because of lymphedema in the
right arm. The nurse obtains a difference of 6 cm between the right and left arms. The
nurse would document this finding as which state of lymphedema?
A) 0
B) I
C) II
D) III - answer>>>d
, A nurse obtains the following information: right arm brachial pressure, 160; left arm
brachial pressure, 150; right ankle pressure, 80; left ankle pressure, 94. The nurse
determines that the right ankle-brachial index would be which of the following?
A) 0.50
B) 0.53
C) 0.59
D) 0.63 - answer>>>a
A nurse prepares to perform the manual compression test on a client with which of the
following?
A) Venous ulcer
B) Arterial occlusion
C) Varicose veins
D) Lymphedema - answer>>>c
While inspecting the lower extremities of a client, the nurse observes an ulcer. Which of
the following would lead the nurse to suspect that the ulcer is the result of arterial
insufficiency? Select all that apply.
A) Irregular border
B) Deep
C) Circular in shape
D) Moderate leg edema
E) Client report of severe pain - answer>>>b c e
The nurse determines that a client's edema of the lower extremities is most likely due to
lymphedema based on which of the following?
A) Pitting edema
B) Ulceration of the skin
C) Areas of pigmentation
D) Bilaterally present - answer>>>d
When describing the major arteries of the arms and legs, which of the following would
the instructor identify as the major supplier of blood to the arms?
A) Radial artery
B) Brachial artery
C) Femoral artery
D) Ulnar artery - answer>>>b
2025–2026 Accurate Exam 160 Questions and
Verified Correct Answers JUST RELEASED
A nurse is having difficulty palpating the femoral pulse on an adult client. Which of the
following would be most appropriate for the nurse to do?
A) Ask another nurse to assess the pulse.
B) Listen for femoral bruits.
C) Perform the Allen's test.
D) Assess the popliteal pulse. - answer>>>b
The nurse elicits a positive Homans' sign in a client's right leg. Which of the following
might the nurse suspect?
A) Arterial occlusion
B) Venous insufficiency
C) Varicose veins
D) Thrombophlebitis - answer>>>d
When assessing a client for possible varicose veins, which of the following would the
nurse do?
A) Have the client stand for the exam
B) Tell the client to raise his or her leg
C) Dorsiflex the client's foot
D) Obtain the ankle-brachial index - answer>>>a
A group of students is reviewing information about the lymph nodes of the lower
extremity and the areas drained by them. The students demonstrate the need for
additional teaching when they identify which area as being drained by the superficial
inguinal nodes?
A) Legs
B) External genitalia
C) Upper abdomen
D) Buttocks - answer>>>d
,The nurse is preparing to palpate the posterior tibial pulse. At which location would the
nurse expect to palpate?
A) Just behind the knee
B) At the top of the foot
C) In the groin area
D) Behind the ankle - answer>>>d
An instructor is observing a student assess a client's capillary refill. Which action by the
student indicates the proper technique?
A) Student gently compresses the wrist area on the side of the thumb
B) Student compresses the client's nailbed until it blanches
C) Student applies firm pressure to the hand, noting any indentation
D) Student asks client to turn hands slowly over and back - answer>>>b
A nurse is determining a client's ankle-brachial index. Which result would indicate to the
nurse that the client if free of arterial occlusion?
A) 0.5
B) 0.7
C) 0.9
D) 1.1 - answer>>>d
Assessment of a client's radial pulse reveals that it is bounding and does not disappear
with moderate pressure. The nurse documents the pulse amplitude as which of the
following?
A) 1+
B) 2+
C) 3+
D) 4+ - answer>>>b
The nurse measures the circumference of a client's arms because of lymphedema in the
right arm. The nurse obtains a difference of 6 cm between the right and left arms. The
nurse would document this finding as which state of lymphedema?
A) 0
B) I
C) II
D) III - answer>>>d
, A nurse obtains the following information: right arm brachial pressure, 160; left arm
brachial pressure, 150; right ankle pressure, 80; left ankle pressure, 94. The nurse
determines that the right ankle-brachial index would be which of the following?
A) 0.50
B) 0.53
C) 0.59
D) 0.63 - answer>>>a
A nurse prepares to perform the manual compression test on a client with which of the
following?
A) Venous ulcer
B) Arterial occlusion
C) Varicose veins
D) Lymphedema - answer>>>c
While inspecting the lower extremities of a client, the nurse observes an ulcer. Which of
the following would lead the nurse to suspect that the ulcer is the result of arterial
insufficiency? Select all that apply.
A) Irregular border
B) Deep
C) Circular in shape
D) Moderate leg edema
E) Client report of severe pain - answer>>>b c e
The nurse determines that a client's edema of the lower extremities is most likely due to
lymphedema based on which of the following?
A) Pitting edema
B) Ulceration of the skin
C) Areas of pigmentation
D) Bilaterally present - answer>>>d
When describing the major arteries of the arms and legs, which of the following would
the instructor identify as the major supplier of blood to the arms?
A) Radial artery
B) Brachial artery
C) Femoral artery
D) Ulnar artery - answer>>>b
