NU650 2026 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Pulmonic . Answer: 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border
◉ Tricupsid . Answer: 4th intercoastal space, left sternal border
◉ Mitral . Answer: 5th intercoastal space, midclavicular line
◉ Fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line . Answer: Where
would you expect to palpate an apical pulse?
◉ Left lateral decubitus . Answer: Ask the patient to assume what
position to assess for mitral stenosis
◉ Sitting, leaning forward, after full exhalation . Answer: Ask the
patient to assume what position to assess for aortic regurgitation
◉ 2+ . Answer: Normal radial pulse documentation
, ◉ Hold their breath and then place the diaphragm of the
stethoscope near the upper end of the thyroid cartilage below the
angle of the jaw . Answer: To assess the for a carotid bruit
◉ Center the bladder of the cuff over the brachial artery, placing the
patient's arm above arm level . Answer: Which technique ensures an
accurate blood pressure measurement
◉ S1 to be louder than S2 . Answer: Auscultating heart sounds at the
mitral area of the anterior chest what sounds would you hear
◉ diastolic murmur . Answer: between S2 and S1
◉ Systolic murmur . Answer: between S1 and S2
◉ crescendo Murmur . Answer: Builds on sound
◉ Palmar pallor . Answer: Positive Allen Test; Potentially indicating
an occlusion
◉ Brownish discoloration or ulcers just
above the malleolus . Answer: An objective finding of LE for chronic
venous insufficiency as a differential diagnosis
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Pulmonic . Answer: 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border
◉ Tricupsid . Answer: 4th intercoastal space, left sternal border
◉ Mitral . Answer: 5th intercoastal space, midclavicular line
◉ Fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line . Answer: Where
would you expect to palpate an apical pulse?
◉ Left lateral decubitus . Answer: Ask the patient to assume what
position to assess for mitral stenosis
◉ Sitting, leaning forward, after full exhalation . Answer: Ask the
patient to assume what position to assess for aortic regurgitation
◉ 2+ . Answer: Normal radial pulse documentation
, ◉ Hold their breath and then place the diaphragm of the
stethoscope near the upper end of the thyroid cartilage below the
angle of the jaw . Answer: To assess the for a carotid bruit
◉ Center the bladder of the cuff over the brachial artery, placing the
patient's arm above arm level . Answer: Which technique ensures an
accurate blood pressure measurement
◉ S1 to be louder than S2 . Answer: Auscultating heart sounds at the
mitral area of the anterior chest what sounds would you hear
◉ diastolic murmur . Answer: between S2 and S1
◉ Systolic murmur . Answer: between S1 and S2
◉ crescendo Murmur . Answer: Builds on sound
◉ Palmar pallor . Answer: Positive Allen Test; Potentially indicating
an occlusion
◉ Brownish discoloration or ulcers just
above the malleolus . Answer: An objective finding of LE for chronic
venous insufficiency as a differential diagnosis
