Exam 2: NR302/ NR 302 Health Assessment I
Exam| Graded A Questions and Verified
Answers| 2023/ 2024 Update -Chamberlain
Q: A patient comes in for a physical examination and complains of “freezing to death” while
waiting for her examination. The nurse notes that her skin is pale and cool and attributes this
finding to:
Answer:
Peripheral vasoconstriction.
Q: A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been confined to his recliner
chair for approximately 3 days with his feet down and he asks the nurse to evaluate his feet.
During the assessment, the nurse might expect to find:
Answer:
Distended veins
Q: The second heart sound (S2) occurs:
Answer:
with the closure of the semilunar (aortic and pulmonic) valves and signals the end of systole. it is
loudest at the base of the heart.
Q: Which of these statements describes the closure of the valves in a normal cardiac cycle?
Answer:
The tricuspid valve closes slightly later than the mitral valve.
Q: The component of the conduction system referred to as the pacemaker of the heart is the:
Answer:
Sinoatrial (SA) node.
Q: The electrical stimulus of the cardiac cycle follows which sequence?
Answer:
Jaundice
Q: The findings from an assessment of a 70-year-old patient with swelling in his ankles include
jugular venous pulsations 5 cm above the sternal angle when the head of his bed is elevated 45
degrees. The nurse knows that this finding indicates:
Answer:
Elevated pressure related to heart failure.
Q: A 42-year-old woman complains that she has noticed several small, slightly raised, bright
red dots on her chest. On examination, the nurse expects that the spots are probably:
Answer:
Senile angiomas
Q: A 65-year-old man with emphysema and bronchitis has come to the clinic for a follow-up
appointment. On assessment, the nurse might expect to see which finding?
Answer:
Clubbing of the nails
Q: A 35-year-old pregnant woman comes to the clinic for a monthly appointment. During the
assessment, the nurse notices that she has a brown patch of hyperpigmentation on her face. The
nurse continues the skin assessment aware that another finding may be:
Answer:
Chloasma.
Q: During an assessment, the nurse palpates a thrill and lift at the fifth left intercostal space
midclavicular line. In the same area, the nurse also auscultates a blowing, swishing sound right
after the S1. These findings would be most consistent with:
Answer:
These findings are consistent with mitral regurgitation.
Q: A 70-year-old woman who loves to garden has small, flat, brown macules over her arms and
hands. She asks, “What causes these liver spots?” The nurse tells her, “They are:
Answer:
“Clusters of melanocytes that appear after extensive sun exposure.”
Q: The nurse notices that a patient has a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion that is less than 1
cm in diameter. When documenting this finding, the nurse reports this as a:
Answer:
Papule.
Q: The nurse just noted from the medical record that the patient has a lesion that is confluent in
nature. On examination, the nurse expects to find:
Answer:
Lesions that run together.