NURS 142 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
In what shape do you palpate and auscultate
the lungs? - ...ANSWER a Z shape (same lung
and side to side)
How does blood flow through the heart
starting at the superior vena cava? -
...ANSWER right atrium,
tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary
valve, pulmonary arteries, lungs,
pulmonary veins,
atrium, mitral left left ventricle, aortic valve,
valve,
aorta
What are the three reference lines for
assessing the heart? - ...ANSWER mid-sternal
line, mid-clavicular line, and interior axillary
line
Where is the mid-sternal reference line on the
heart?
- ...ANSWER vertical down the sternum
Where is the mid-clavicular line reference line
on the heart? - ...ANSWER vertical down the
middle of the clavicle
,Where is the interior axillary reference line on
the heart? - ...ANSWER vertical down the axilla
,What are some risk factors for developing
heart problems? - ...ANSWER- smoking
- sedentary lifestyle
- obese
- high sodium and high fat diet
- alcohol intake
What are you looking for when inspecting the
precordium? - ...ANSWER skin color, lesions, or
masses
What areas do you palpate on the heart? -
...ANSWER apex, left sternal border, and base
What are you looking for when palpating the
precordium? - ...ANSWER masses, tenderness,
lifts, heaves, thrills, and PMI
What is the PMI - ...ANSWER point of maximal
impulse
Where is the PMI located? - ...ANSWER at the
apex at the 4th-5th ICS at the MCL
What are the 5 different areas of the heart to
identify?
- ...ANSWER1. aortic area
2.pulmonic area
3.erb's point
4. tricuspid area
5.mitral area
, How long do you listen to the apical pulse rate
for? -
...ANSWER1 minute
In what areas will s2 be louder than s1? -
...ANSWER aortic area, pulmonic area, and
erb's point
In what area will s1 and s2 be equal? -
...ANSWER tricuspid area
In what area will s1 be lower than s2? -
...ANSWER mitral area
What is the order or the cardiac cycle? -
...ANSWER1. S1
2.systole
3.S2
4. diastole
5.S1
6.systole
7.S2
8. diastole
What is S1? - ...ANSWER closure of the tricuspid
and mitral valves
What is S2? - ...ANSWER closure of the aortic
and pulmonic valves
What are you listening for when auscultating
heart sounds? - ...ANSWER rate and rhythm
EXAM TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
In what shape do you palpate and auscultate
the lungs? - ...ANSWER a Z shape (same lung
and side to side)
How does blood flow through the heart
starting at the superior vena cava? -
...ANSWER right atrium,
tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary
valve, pulmonary arteries, lungs,
pulmonary veins,
atrium, mitral left left ventricle, aortic valve,
valve,
aorta
What are the three reference lines for
assessing the heart? - ...ANSWER mid-sternal
line, mid-clavicular line, and interior axillary
line
Where is the mid-sternal reference line on the
heart?
- ...ANSWER vertical down the sternum
Where is the mid-clavicular line reference line
on the heart? - ...ANSWER vertical down the
middle of the clavicle
,Where is the interior axillary reference line on
the heart? - ...ANSWER vertical down the axilla
,What are some risk factors for developing
heart problems? - ...ANSWER- smoking
- sedentary lifestyle
- obese
- high sodium and high fat diet
- alcohol intake
What are you looking for when inspecting the
precordium? - ...ANSWER skin color, lesions, or
masses
What areas do you palpate on the heart? -
...ANSWER apex, left sternal border, and base
What are you looking for when palpating the
precordium? - ...ANSWER masses, tenderness,
lifts, heaves, thrills, and PMI
What is the PMI - ...ANSWER point of maximal
impulse
Where is the PMI located? - ...ANSWER at the
apex at the 4th-5th ICS at the MCL
What are the 5 different areas of the heart to
identify?
- ...ANSWER1. aortic area
2.pulmonic area
3.erb's point
4. tricuspid area
5.mitral area
, How long do you listen to the apical pulse rate
for? -
...ANSWER1 minute
In what areas will s2 be louder than s1? -
...ANSWER aortic area, pulmonic area, and
erb's point
In what area will s1 and s2 be equal? -
...ANSWER tricuspid area
In what area will s1 be lower than s2? -
...ANSWER mitral area
What is the order or the cardiac cycle? -
...ANSWER1. S1
2.systole
3.S2
4. diastole
5.S1
6.systole
7.S2
8. diastole
What is S1? - ...ANSWER closure of the tricuspid
and mitral valves
What is S2? - ...ANSWER closure of the aortic
and pulmonic valves
What are you listening for when auscultating
heart sounds? - ...ANSWER rate and rhythm
