NUR 200 Midterm Review Questions and
Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
| Latest Update 2026/27 | Graded A+
A 15-year-old patient has come to the walk-in clinic for a sports physical. The
nurse percusses the chest, expecting to find which of the following?
• A Hyperresonance
• B Dull
• C Resonance
• D Flat - ANSWERS C Resonance
Which of the following anterior neck structures is found in the depression
between the trachea and the sternomastoid muscle?
• A Internal Jugular Vein
• B External Jugular Vein
• C Trachea
• D Carotid Artery - ANSWERS • D Carotid Artery
The area known as the tricuspid landmark is a site for auscultation on the
precordium. Where is it located?
, • A 2nd Intercostal Space left of the sternum
• B 3rd Intercostal Space right of the sternum
• C 4th Intercostal Space left of the sternum
• D 4th Intercostal Space right of the sternum - ANSWERS • C 4th Intercostal
Space left of the sternum
The nursing instructor is discussing the collection of subjective information when
assessing a patient with arterial, venous, and lymphatic disorders. What would the
instructor tell the students to include in the subjective portion of the health
assessment?
• A Education on nonmodifiable risk factors
• B Identification of cardiovascular risk factors
• C History related to grandparents' health
• D Peripheral Edema - ANSWERS • B Identification of cardiovascular risk
factors
A 60-year-old male patient has been treated for pneumonia for the past 6 weeks.
He is seen today in the clinic for an "unexplained" weight loss of 10 pounds over
the last 6 weeks. The nurse knows that:
• A Weight loss is probably the result of unhealthy eating habits.
• B Chronic diseases such as hypertension cause weight loss.
• C Unexplained weight loss often accompanies short-term illnesses.
• D Weight loss is probably the result of a mental health dysfunction. -
ANSWERS • C Unexplained weight loss often accompanies short-term
illnesses.
Correct Detailed Answers (Verified Answers)
| Latest Update 2026/27 | Graded A+
A 15-year-old patient has come to the walk-in clinic for a sports physical. The
nurse percusses the chest, expecting to find which of the following?
• A Hyperresonance
• B Dull
• C Resonance
• D Flat - ANSWERS C Resonance
Which of the following anterior neck structures is found in the depression
between the trachea and the sternomastoid muscle?
• A Internal Jugular Vein
• B External Jugular Vein
• C Trachea
• D Carotid Artery - ANSWERS • D Carotid Artery
The area known as the tricuspid landmark is a site for auscultation on the
precordium. Where is it located?
, • A 2nd Intercostal Space left of the sternum
• B 3rd Intercostal Space right of the sternum
• C 4th Intercostal Space left of the sternum
• D 4th Intercostal Space right of the sternum - ANSWERS • C 4th Intercostal
Space left of the sternum
The nursing instructor is discussing the collection of subjective information when
assessing a patient with arterial, venous, and lymphatic disorders. What would the
instructor tell the students to include in the subjective portion of the health
assessment?
• A Education on nonmodifiable risk factors
• B Identification of cardiovascular risk factors
• C History related to grandparents' health
• D Peripheral Edema - ANSWERS • B Identification of cardiovascular risk
factors
A 60-year-old male patient has been treated for pneumonia for the past 6 weeks.
He is seen today in the clinic for an "unexplained" weight loss of 10 pounds over
the last 6 weeks. The nurse knows that:
• A Weight loss is probably the result of unhealthy eating habits.
• B Chronic diseases such as hypertension cause weight loss.
• C Unexplained weight loss often accompanies short-term illnesses.
• D Weight loss is probably the result of a mental health dysfunction. -
ANSWERS • C Unexplained weight loss often accompanies short-term
illnesses.
