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The anterior chest area that overlies the heart and great vessels is called the - Answer precordium The bicuspid, or mitral, valve is located - Answer between the left atrium and the left ventricle The semilunar valves are located - Answer at the exit of each ventricle at the beginni...

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Health Assessment Chapter 21
Assessing Heart and Neck Vessels
Questions And Correct Answers.
The anterior chest area that overlies the heart and great vessels is called the - Answer precordium



The bicuspid, or mitral, valve is located - Answer between the left atrium and the left ventricle



The semilunar valves are located - Answer at the exit of each ventricle at the beginning of the great
vessels



The sinoatrial node of the heart is located on the - Answer posterior wall of the right atrium



The P-wave phase of an ECG represents - Answer conduction of the impulse throughout the atria



During a cardiac examination, the nurse can best hear the S1 heart sound by placing the stethoscope at
the client's - Answer apex of the heart



The S4 heart sound can be heard - Answer during diastole



An adult client visits the clinic and tells the nurse that she feels chest pain and pain down her right arm.
The nurse should refer the client to a physician for possible - Answer angina



An adult client tells the nurse that his father died of a massive coronary attack at the age of 65. One risk
factor of coronary heart is - Answer high serum level of low-density lipoproteins



The nurse is planning a presentation about coronary heart disease for a group of middle-aged adults.
What should be in the teaching plan? - Answer lowering elevated cholesterol and BP decreases the risk
of heart attack

, The nurse is preparing to assess the cardiovascular system of an adult client with emphysema. It may be
difficult to hear the client's - Answer apical pulse (left MCL)



The nurse is planning to auscultate a female adult client's carotid arteries. The nurse should plan to -
Answer ask the client to hold her breath



While assessing an older adult client, the nurse detects a bruit over the carotid artery. A bruit is... -
Answer associated with occlusive arterial disease



Client's jugular veins are fully extended. These signs are indicative of - Answer increased venous
pressure



While palpating the apex, left sternal border, and base in an adult client, the nurse detects a thrill. The
nurse should further assess the client for... - Answer cardiac murmur



The nurse is auscultating the heart sounds of an adult client. To auscultate Erb point, the nurse should
place the stethoscope at the... - Answer third to fifth intercostal space at the left sternal border



While auscultating an adult client's heart rate and rhythm, the nurse detects an irregular pattern. The
nurse should.. - Answer refer the client to a physician



The nurse has assessed the heart sounds of an adolescent client and detects the presence of an S3 heart
sound as the beginning of the diastolic pressure. The nurse should... - Answer recognize that this
finding is normal in adolescents



While assessing an adult client, the nurse detects opening snaps early in diastole during auscultation of
the heart. The nurse should refer the client to a physician because this is usually indicative of... - Answer
mitral valve stenosis



The nurse detects paradoxical pulses in an adult client during an examination. The nurse should explain
to the client that parodical pulses are usually indicative of... - Answer obstructed lung disease

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