RN- REGISTERED NURSING FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
YR 2024-2025
1. The nurse is checking the range of motion in a patient's knee and knows that the knee is
capable of which movement(s)?
a. Circumduction
b. Flexion and extension
c. Inversion and eversion
d. Supination and pronation
b. Flexion and extension
2. The nurse is describing a weak, thready pulse on the documentation flow sheet. Which
statement is correct?
a. "Easily palpable; pounds under the fingertips."
b. "Greater than normal force that suddenly collapses."
c. "Hard to palpate, may fade in and out, and is easily obliterated by pressure."
d. "Rhythm is regular, but force varies with alternating beats of large and small amplitude."
c. "Hard to palpate, may fade in and out, and is easily obliterated by pressure."
3. The nurse is listening to bowel sounds. Which of these statements is true of bowel sounds?
a. Sound like two pieces of leather being rubbed together
b. Are usually high-pitched, gurgling, and irregular sounds
c. Are usually loud, high-pitched, rushing, and tinkling sounds
,d. Originate from the movement of air and fluid through the large intestine
b. Are usually high-pitched, gurgling, and irregular sounds
4. The nurse is preparing to assess the dorsalis pedis artery. Where is the correct location for
palpation?
a. Behind the knee
b. Over the lateral malleolus
c. In the groove behind the medial malleolus
d. Lateral to the extensor tendon of the great toe
d. Lateral to the extensor tendon of the great toe
5. The nurse is preparing to examine a patient who has been complaining of right lower
quadrant pain. Which technique is correct during the assessment?
a. Examine the tender area first.
b. Examine the tender area last.
c. Avoid palpating the tender area.
d. Palpate the tender area first, and then auscultate for bowel sounds.
b. Examine the tender area last.
6. The nurse is reviewing an assessment of a patient's peripheral pulses and notices that the
documentation states that the radial pulses are "2+." The nurse recognizes that this reading
indicates what type of pulse?
a. Weak
b. Absent
c. Normal
,d. Bounding
c. Normal
7. The nurse is reviewing the assessment of an aortic aneurysm. Which of these statements is
true regarding an aortic aneurysm?
a. A bruit is absent.
b. Femoral pulses are increased.
c. A pulsating mass is usually present.
d. Most are located below the umbilicus.
c. A pulsating mass is usually present.
8. The nurse is reviewing the blood supply to the arm. What major artery supplies blood to the
arm?
a. Ulnar
b. Radial
c. Brachial
d. Deep palmar
c. Brachial
9. The nurse is reviewing the risk factors for venous disease. Which of these situations best
describes a person at highest risk for the development of venous disease?
a. Person who has been on bed rest for 4 days
, b. Older adult taking anticoagulant medication
c. Woman in the second month of her first pregnancy
d. Person with a 30-year, 1 pack per day smoking habit
a. Person who has been on bed rest for 4 days
10. The nurse is reviewing venous blood flow patterns. Which of these statements best
describes the mechanism(s) by which venous blood returns to the heart?
a. Intraluminal valves ensure unidirectional flow toward the heart.
b. Contracting skeletal muscles milk blood distally toward the veins.
c. High-pressure system of the heart helps facilitate venous return.
d. Increased thoracic pressure and decreased abdominal pressure facilitate venous return to
the heart.
a. Intraluminal valves ensure unidirectional flow toward the heart.
11. The nurse is teaching a review class on the lymphatic system. Which statement by a class
participant indicates correct understanding of the material?
a. "Lymph flow is propelled by the contraction of the heart."
b. "The flow of lymph is slow, compared with that of the blood."
c. "One of the functions of the lymph is to absorb lipids from the biliary tract."
d. "Lymph vessels have no valves; therefore, lymph fluid flows freely from the tissue spaces into
the bloodstream."
b. "The flow of lymph is slow, compared with that of the blood."
12. The nurse is testing superficial reflexes on an adult patient. When stroking up the lateral
side of the sole and across the ball of the foot, the nurse notices the plantar flexion of the
toes. How should the nurse document this finding?
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
YR 2024-2025
1. The nurse is checking the range of motion in a patient's knee and knows that the knee is
capable of which movement(s)?
a. Circumduction
b. Flexion and extension
c. Inversion and eversion
d. Supination and pronation
b. Flexion and extension
2. The nurse is describing a weak, thready pulse on the documentation flow sheet. Which
statement is correct?
a. "Easily palpable; pounds under the fingertips."
b. "Greater than normal force that suddenly collapses."
c. "Hard to palpate, may fade in and out, and is easily obliterated by pressure."
d. "Rhythm is regular, but force varies with alternating beats of large and small amplitude."
c. "Hard to palpate, may fade in and out, and is easily obliterated by pressure."
3. The nurse is listening to bowel sounds. Which of these statements is true of bowel sounds?
a. Sound like two pieces of leather being rubbed together
b. Are usually high-pitched, gurgling, and irregular sounds
c. Are usually loud, high-pitched, rushing, and tinkling sounds
,d. Originate from the movement of air and fluid through the large intestine
b. Are usually high-pitched, gurgling, and irregular sounds
4. The nurse is preparing to assess the dorsalis pedis artery. Where is the correct location for
palpation?
a. Behind the knee
b. Over the lateral malleolus
c. In the groove behind the medial malleolus
d. Lateral to the extensor tendon of the great toe
d. Lateral to the extensor tendon of the great toe
5. The nurse is preparing to examine a patient who has been complaining of right lower
quadrant pain. Which technique is correct during the assessment?
a. Examine the tender area first.
b. Examine the tender area last.
c. Avoid palpating the tender area.
d. Palpate the tender area first, and then auscultate for bowel sounds.
b. Examine the tender area last.
6. The nurse is reviewing an assessment of a patient's peripheral pulses and notices that the
documentation states that the radial pulses are "2+." The nurse recognizes that this reading
indicates what type of pulse?
a. Weak
b. Absent
c. Normal
,d. Bounding
c. Normal
7. The nurse is reviewing the assessment of an aortic aneurysm. Which of these statements is
true regarding an aortic aneurysm?
a. A bruit is absent.
b. Femoral pulses are increased.
c. A pulsating mass is usually present.
d. Most are located below the umbilicus.
c. A pulsating mass is usually present.
8. The nurse is reviewing the blood supply to the arm. What major artery supplies blood to the
arm?
a. Ulnar
b. Radial
c. Brachial
d. Deep palmar
c. Brachial
9. The nurse is reviewing the risk factors for venous disease. Which of these situations best
describes a person at highest risk for the development of venous disease?
a. Person who has been on bed rest for 4 days
, b. Older adult taking anticoagulant medication
c. Woman in the second month of her first pregnancy
d. Person with a 30-year, 1 pack per day smoking habit
a. Person who has been on bed rest for 4 days
10. The nurse is reviewing venous blood flow patterns. Which of these statements best
describes the mechanism(s) by which venous blood returns to the heart?
a. Intraluminal valves ensure unidirectional flow toward the heart.
b. Contracting skeletal muscles milk blood distally toward the veins.
c. High-pressure system of the heart helps facilitate venous return.
d. Increased thoracic pressure and decreased abdominal pressure facilitate venous return to
the heart.
a. Intraluminal valves ensure unidirectional flow toward the heart.
11. The nurse is teaching a review class on the lymphatic system. Which statement by a class
participant indicates correct understanding of the material?
a. "Lymph flow is propelled by the contraction of the heart."
b. "The flow of lymph is slow, compared with that of the blood."
c. "One of the functions of the lymph is to absorb lipids from the biliary tract."
d. "Lymph vessels have no valves; therefore, lymph fluid flows freely from the tissue spaces into
the bloodstream."
b. "The flow of lymph is slow, compared with that of the blood."
12. The nurse is testing superficial reflexes on an adult patient. When stroking up the lateral
side of the sole and across the ball of the foot, the nurse notices the plantar flexion of the
toes. How should the nurse document this finding?
