NURS 612 EXAM 1 ASSESSMENT EXAM 1 NEWEST
2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
Which arterial pulse is most useful in evaluating heart activity? - (correct answer)
Carotid
Mr. C's visual acuity is 20/50. This means that: - (correct answer) He can read letters
while standing 20 feet from the chart that the average person could read at 50 feet.
During the cardiac examination - (correct answer) the nurse can best hear the S1
heart sound by placing the stethoscope at the patient's:, Apex of the heart.
An adult patient visits the clinic complaining of a sore throat. After assessing the throat -
(correct answer) the nurse documents the patient's tonsils as 4+. The nurse should
explain to the patient that 4+ tonsils are present when the nurse observes tonsils that
are:, Touching each other
When a heart valve fails to open properly - (correct answer) it is said to be:, Stenotic
The nurse is assessing a patient's mouth for possible oral cancer. The nurse should
explain to the patient that the most common site of oral cancer is the: - (correct
answer) Underneath the tongue
To perform the Rinne test - (correct answer) place the tuning fork on the:, On the
Mastoid bone
The nurse practitioner is auscultating the carotids. What is the correct procedure? -
(correct answer) The Bell of the stethoscope
A palpable rushing vibration over the base of the heart at the second intercostal space
is called a - (correct answer) Thrill
The nurse practitioner notes a grade V systolic murmur while examining a client's
precordium. Which characteristics describe this type of murmur? - (correct answer)
Heard with the stethoscope partly off the chest.
If pitting edema is unilateral - (correct answer) you would suspect occlusion of a:,
Major vein - deep vein thrombus
The carotid pulse should coincide with which heart sound? - (correct answer) S1
Normal tympanic membrane color is: - (correct answer) Pearly grey
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as -
(correct answer) +1
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