NURS 612 Exam 1 Study
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
Examination to assess for extraocular muscle imbalance is conducted by: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Having the patient follow your finger through planes.
The nurse is listening to a patient's heart beat and is focusing on the second heart sound. Which
heart valves produce this sound? - CORRECT ANSWER-Aortic and pulmonic.
The nurse is auscultating the heart sounds of an adult patient. To auscultate Erb's point, the
nurse should place the stethoscope at the: - CORRECT ANSWER-Third to fifth intercostal space,
left sternal border.
When a heart valve fails to open properly, it is said to be: - CORRECT ANSWER-Stenotic.
Which arterial pulse is most useful in evaluating heart activity? - CORRECT ANSWER-Carotid
The carotid pulse should coincide with which heart sound? - CORRECT ANSWER-S1
A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of having a
myocardial infarct. During the health history interview of his family history, he relates that his
father had died of heart trouble. The most important follow-up question you should pose is
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER-What age was your father at the time of his death?
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
Examination to assess for extraocular muscle imbalance is conducted by: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Having the patient follow your finger through planes.
The nurse is listening to a patient's heart beat and is focusing on the second heart sound. Which
heart valves produce this sound? - CORRECT ANSWER-Aortic and pulmonic.
The nurse is auscultating the heart sounds of an adult patient. To auscultate Erb's point, the
nurse should place the stethoscope at the: - CORRECT ANSWER-Third to fifth intercostal space,
left sternal border.
When a heart valve fails to open properly, it is said to be: - CORRECT ANSWER-Stenotic.
Which arterial pulse is most useful in evaluating heart activity? - CORRECT ANSWER-Carotid
The carotid pulse should coincide with which heart sound? - CORRECT ANSWER-S1
A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of having a
myocardial infarct. During the health history interview of his family history, he relates that his
father had died of heart trouble. The most important follow-up question you should pose is
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER-What age was your father at the time of his death?
