Nurs 251 exam 3 2026 Questions and
Answers
a nurse in a provider's office is preparing to auscultate and percuss a client's thorax
as part of a comprehensive physical examination. which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
A. rhonchi
B.crackles
C. resonance
D. tactile fremitus
E. bronchovesicular sounds - Correct answer-C.resonance
D. tactile fremitus
E. bronchovesicular sounds
During an abdominal examination, a nurse in a provider's office determines that a
client has abdominal distention. the protrusion is at the midline, the skin over the
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,area is taut, and the nurse notes no involvement of the flanks. Which of the
following possible causes of distention should the nurse suspect?
A. fat
B. fluid
C. flatus
D. hernias - Correct answer-C. flatus
During a cardiovascular examination, a nurse in a providers office places the
diaphragm of the stethoscope on the left midclavicular line at the fifth intercostal
space. which of the following heart sounds is the nurse attempting to auscultate?
A. ventricular gallop
B. closure of the mitral valve
C. closure of the pulmonic valve
D. closure of the tricuspid valve
E. murmur - Correct answer-B. closure of the mitral valve
D. closure of the tricuspid valve
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,a nurse in a provider's office is preparing to auscultate and percuss a client's
abdomen as part of a comprehensive physical examination. which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
A. tympany
B. high-pitched clicks
C. borborygmi
D.friction rubs
E. bruits - Correct answer-A. tympany
B. high-pitched clicks
a nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following knee surgery. which of
the following should the nurse examine to assess the client's peripheral vascular
system?
A. range of motion
B. skin color
C. edema
D. skin lesion
E. skin temperature - Correct answer-B. skin color
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, C. edema
E. skin temperature
cloudiness to the eyes - Correct answer-opacity
what cranial nerves deal with the eye - Correct answer-2,3,4,5,6,7
When palpating for the apical pulse of a patient, where should the "normal"
location be?
A) 5th ICS, MCL
B) 6th ICS, MAL
C) 3rd ICS, just left of the midsternal line
D) 2nd ICS, left of the sternum - Correct answer-A) 5th ICS, MCL
How would you characterize a Grade VI cardiac murmur?
A) Very loud, heard with stethoscope only
B) Very loud, audible with stethoscope not in direct contact with chest
C) Very faint
D) Loud, no thrill - Correct answer-B) Very loud, audible with stethoscope not in
direct contact with chest
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Answers
a nurse in a provider's office is preparing to auscultate and percuss a client's thorax
as part of a comprehensive physical examination. which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
A. rhonchi
B.crackles
C. resonance
D. tactile fremitus
E. bronchovesicular sounds - Correct answer-C.resonance
D. tactile fremitus
E. bronchovesicular sounds
During an abdominal examination, a nurse in a provider's office determines that a
client has abdominal distention. the protrusion is at the midline, the skin over the
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,area is taut, and the nurse notes no involvement of the flanks. Which of the
following possible causes of distention should the nurse suspect?
A. fat
B. fluid
C. flatus
D. hernias - Correct answer-C. flatus
During a cardiovascular examination, a nurse in a providers office places the
diaphragm of the stethoscope on the left midclavicular line at the fifth intercostal
space. which of the following heart sounds is the nurse attempting to auscultate?
A. ventricular gallop
B. closure of the mitral valve
C. closure of the pulmonic valve
D. closure of the tricuspid valve
E. murmur - Correct answer-B. closure of the mitral valve
D. closure of the tricuspid valve
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,a nurse in a provider's office is preparing to auscultate and percuss a client's
abdomen as part of a comprehensive physical examination. which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
A. tympany
B. high-pitched clicks
C. borborygmi
D.friction rubs
E. bruits - Correct answer-A. tympany
B. high-pitched clicks
a nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following knee surgery. which of
the following should the nurse examine to assess the client's peripheral vascular
system?
A. range of motion
B. skin color
C. edema
D. skin lesion
E. skin temperature - Correct answer-B. skin color
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, C. edema
E. skin temperature
cloudiness to the eyes - Correct answer-opacity
what cranial nerves deal with the eye - Correct answer-2,3,4,5,6,7
When palpating for the apical pulse of a patient, where should the "normal"
location be?
A) 5th ICS, MCL
B) 6th ICS, MAL
C) 3rd ICS, just left of the midsternal line
D) 2nd ICS, left of the sternum - Correct answer-A) 5th ICS, MCL
How would you characterize a Grade VI cardiac murmur?
A) Very loud, heard with stethoscope only
B) Very loud, audible with stethoscope not in direct contact with chest
C) Very faint
D) Loud, no thrill - Correct answer-B) Very loud, audible with stethoscope not in
direct contact with chest
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