NURS 612 Advanced Health Assessment
2025 – Complete Exam 2 Practice
Questions with Verified Answers
Introduction:
This document contains comprehensive Exam 2 practice
questions and verified answers for NURS 612 Advanced Health
Assessment (2025). It covers cardiovascular, respiratory,
lymphatic, endocrine, dermatologic, neurologic, wound
healing, cellular adaptation, genetics, oncology, stress
response, and head-to-toe assessment topics in a multiple-
choice format.
The material is structured for efficient exam preparation and
aligns with advanced nursing assessment competencies and
pathophysiology integration. It includes both clinical reasoning
questions and foundational science concepts relevant to
advanced practice nursing students.
Exam Questions and Answers:
In a young child, the examiner notes a systolic ejection
murmur that is loud, harsh, and high in pitch heard over the
second intercostal space along the left sternal border. What
problem should the examiner suspect?
,a. Mitral valve prolapse
b. Mitral valve stenosis
c. Coarctation of the aorta
d. Atrial septal defect -Answer:-d. Atrial septal defect
To hear low-pitched filling sounds of the heart, the examiner
should place the patient in a
a. Supine position and listen with the bell of the stethoscope
b. Sitting position and listen with the diaphragm of the
stethoscope
c. Sitting position and listen with the bell of the stethoscope
d. Left lateral recumbent position and listen with the bell of
the stethoscope -Answer:-d. Left lateral recumbent position
and listen with the bell of the stethoscope
The carotid artery is considered the most suitable artery for
evaluation of cardiac function because it
a. Is the largest artery in the peripheral vascular system
b. Is the most pliable artery in the peripheral vascular system
c. Is the most accessible artery close to the heart
,d. Has the thickest layer of smooth muscle within the vessel
walls -Answer:-c. Is the most accessible artery close to the
heart
The purpose of the great vessels is to
a. Provide a reservoir for blood volume to be used in times of
stress
b. Circulate the blood to and from the body and the lungs
c. Quickly and efficiently move blood in and out of the heart
d. Send blood to the lungs for large-scale reoxygenation -
Answer:-b. Circulate the blood to and from the body and the
lungs
Pregnant women may experience palmar erythema and spider
telangiectasis as a result of
a. Peripheral vasodilation with decreased vascular resistance
b. Peripheral vasoconstriction
c. Increased peripheral resistance
d. Diminished cardiac output and peripheral vascular
resistance -Answer:-a. Peripheral vasodilation with decreased
vascular resistance
, Why would an examiner perform an Allen test on a patient?
a. To evaluate risk of thrombophlebitis
b. To detect cyclic differences in the pulse wave
c. To check patency of the ulnar artery
d. To monitor for development of a bruit -Answer:-c. To check
patency of the ulnar artery
A bounding pulse would be expected in an infant with what
condition?
a. Coarctation of the aorta
b. Patent ductus arteriosus
c. Venous hum
d. Right-sided heart failure -Answer:-b. Patent ductus
arteriosus
Which word best describes a 3+ amplitude pulse?
a. Diminished
b. Normal
c. Full
d. Bounding -Answer:-c. Full
2025 – Complete Exam 2 Practice
Questions with Verified Answers
Introduction:
This document contains comprehensive Exam 2 practice
questions and verified answers for NURS 612 Advanced Health
Assessment (2025). It covers cardiovascular, respiratory,
lymphatic, endocrine, dermatologic, neurologic, wound
healing, cellular adaptation, genetics, oncology, stress
response, and head-to-toe assessment topics in a multiple-
choice format.
The material is structured for efficient exam preparation and
aligns with advanced nursing assessment competencies and
pathophysiology integration. It includes both clinical reasoning
questions and foundational science concepts relevant to
advanced practice nursing students.
Exam Questions and Answers:
In a young child, the examiner notes a systolic ejection
murmur that is loud, harsh, and high in pitch heard over the
second intercostal space along the left sternal border. What
problem should the examiner suspect?
,a. Mitral valve prolapse
b. Mitral valve stenosis
c. Coarctation of the aorta
d. Atrial septal defect -Answer:-d. Atrial septal defect
To hear low-pitched filling sounds of the heart, the examiner
should place the patient in a
a. Supine position and listen with the bell of the stethoscope
b. Sitting position and listen with the diaphragm of the
stethoscope
c. Sitting position and listen with the bell of the stethoscope
d. Left lateral recumbent position and listen with the bell of
the stethoscope -Answer:-d. Left lateral recumbent position
and listen with the bell of the stethoscope
The carotid artery is considered the most suitable artery for
evaluation of cardiac function because it
a. Is the largest artery in the peripheral vascular system
b. Is the most pliable artery in the peripheral vascular system
c. Is the most accessible artery close to the heart
,d. Has the thickest layer of smooth muscle within the vessel
walls -Answer:-c. Is the most accessible artery close to the
heart
The purpose of the great vessels is to
a. Provide a reservoir for blood volume to be used in times of
stress
b. Circulate the blood to and from the body and the lungs
c. Quickly and efficiently move blood in and out of the heart
d. Send blood to the lungs for large-scale reoxygenation -
Answer:-b. Circulate the blood to and from the body and the
lungs
Pregnant women may experience palmar erythema and spider
telangiectasis as a result of
a. Peripheral vasodilation with decreased vascular resistance
b. Peripheral vasoconstriction
c. Increased peripheral resistance
d. Diminished cardiac output and peripheral vascular
resistance -Answer:-a. Peripheral vasodilation with decreased
vascular resistance
, Why would an examiner perform an Allen test on a patient?
a. To evaluate risk of thrombophlebitis
b. To detect cyclic differences in the pulse wave
c. To check patency of the ulnar artery
d. To monitor for development of a bruit -Answer:-c. To check
patency of the ulnar artery
A bounding pulse would be expected in an infant with what
condition?
a. Coarctation of the aorta
b. Patent ductus arteriosus
c. Venous hum
d. Right-sided heart failure -Answer:-b. Patent ductus
arteriosus
Which word best describes a 3+ amplitude pulse?
a. Diminished
b. Normal
c. Full
d. Bounding -Answer:-c. Full
