HERZING NSG 521
FUNDAMENTALS/HEALTH
ASSESSMENT EXAM 3
The nurse is performing a routine cardiac assessment. Which
technique should not be included in the assessment?
1)Auscultate heart sounds
2)Palpate pulses
3)Percuss the pericardium
4)Check capillary refill - ANSWERS-3)Percuss the pericardium
True or False-
Veins carry deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart. Veins
have one-way valves that prevent back flow of blood. Arteries carry
oxygenated blood from the heart to the body. Arteries are a high-
pressure system regulated by an internal elastic membrane, pumping
of the heart, and a muscle layer. - ANSWERS-True
Match the correct cardiac landmark name with its anatomical
location-
Aortic Left of the sternum/4th ICS
Pulmonic Left of the sternum/2nd ICS
, Erb's Point Right of sternum/2nd ICS
Triscupid Left of the sternum/3rd ICS
Mitral Left of the sternum/5th ICS - ANSWERS-Aortic- Right of
sternum/2nd ICS
Pulmonic- Left of sternum/2nd ICS
Erbs- Left of sternum/3rd ICS
Tricupsid- Left of sternum/4th ICS
Mitral- Left of sternum/5th ICS
True or False-
Venous insufficiency results in unilateral edema of the lower
extremity - ANSWERS-False (venous insufficiency is bilateral,
lymphedema is unilateral)
Name 4 risk factors for developing a UTI - ANSWERS-Wiping back
to front
Type of underwear
Bubble baths
Inability to completely void
Type of birth control
Not urinating after sexual intercourse
Amount of fluid intake
FUNDAMENTALS/HEALTH
ASSESSMENT EXAM 3
The nurse is performing a routine cardiac assessment. Which
technique should not be included in the assessment?
1)Auscultate heart sounds
2)Palpate pulses
3)Percuss the pericardium
4)Check capillary refill - ANSWERS-3)Percuss the pericardium
True or False-
Veins carry deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart. Veins
have one-way valves that prevent back flow of blood. Arteries carry
oxygenated blood from the heart to the body. Arteries are a high-
pressure system regulated by an internal elastic membrane, pumping
of the heart, and a muscle layer. - ANSWERS-True
Match the correct cardiac landmark name with its anatomical
location-
Aortic Left of the sternum/4th ICS
Pulmonic Left of the sternum/2nd ICS
, Erb's Point Right of sternum/2nd ICS
Triscupid Left of the sternum/3rd ICS
Mitral Left of the sternum/5th ICS - ANSWERS-Aortic- Right of
sternum/2nd ICS
Pulmonic- Left of sternum/2nd ICS
Erbs- Left of sternum/3rd ICS
Tricupsid- Left of sternum/4th ICS
Mitral- Left of sternum/5th ICS
True or False-
Venous insufficiency results in unilateral edema of the lower
extremity - ANSWERS-False (venous insufficiency is bilateral,
lymphedema is unilateral)
Name 4 risk factors for developing a UTI - ANSWERS-Wiping back
to front
Type of underwear
Bubble baths
Inability to completely void
Type of birth control
Not urinating after sexual intercourse
Amount of fluid intake
