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NR 283 EXAM 2 – CHAMBERLAIN
COLLAGE OF NURSING 2026|WELL
REVISED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
Expected findings for right sided heart failure - correct-answer -- distended
jugular veins
- dependent edema
- Hepatomegaly
dependent edema - correct-answer -swelling in the lower body
hepatomegaly - correct-answer -enlarged liver and spleen
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How does blood flow through the heart? - correct-answer -Inferior and superior
vena cava (1) dump blood into the right atrium (2)
Right ventricle (3)
2 pulmonary arteries (4) that lead to the lungs (5) where blood becomes
oxygenated
Pulmonary veins (6) bring blood from the lungs back to the left atrium (7)
Left ventricle (8) is large and muscular to pump blood into the aorta (9) and to the
rest of the body (10)
Eventually blood will be pumped back to each vena cava (1)
What part of the heart imports deoxygenated blood? - correct-answer -right side
pericarditis - correct-answer -inflammation of the pericardial sac, disabling the
heart to contract, decrease in relaxation, causing cardiac output to decrease.
endocarditis - correct-answer -inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
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why is the aortic valve a killer? - correct-answer -because the aorta gives 02
Myocardium - correct-answer -- thick, middle layer of the heart and is composed
of cardiac muscle. ...
- responsible for the hearts contraction (heart beat)
endocardium - correct-answer -inner lining of the heart
Pericardium - correct-answer -Membrane surrounding the heart
P wave - correct-answer -atrial depolarization (contraction)
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rheumatic fever (rheumatic heart disease) - correct-answer -an inflammatory
disease that occurs mainly in children and affects the heart valves and joints (it
can follow after diseases such as strep throat and scarlet fever)
Acute stage of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease - correct-answer --
pericarditis
- endocarditis
systolic pressure - correct-answer -exerted when blood is ejected from the
ventricles (higher)
diastolic pressure - correct-answer -sustained pressure when ventricles relax
(low)
NR 283 EXAM 2 – CHAMBERLAIN
COLLAGE OF NURSING 2026|WELL
REVISED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026
Expected findings for right sided heart failure - correct-answer -- distended
jugular veins
- dependent edema
- Hepatomegaly
dependent edema - correct-answer -swelling in the lower body
hepatomegaly - correct-answer -enlarged liver and spleen
,2|Page
How does blood flow through the heart? - correct-answer -Inferior and superior
vena cava (1) dump blood into the right atrium (2)
Right ventricle (3)
2 pulmonary arteries (4) that lead to the lungs (5) where blood becomes
oxygenated
Pulmonary veins (6) bring blood from the lungs back to the left atrium (7)
Left ventricle (8) is large and muscular to pump blood into the aorta (9) and to the
rest of the body (10)
Eventually blood will be pumped back to each vena cava (1)
What part of the heart imports deoxygenated blood? - correct-answer -right side
pericarditis - correct-answer -inflammation of the pericardial sac, disabling the
heart to contract, decrease in relaxation, causing cardiac output to decrease.
endocarditis - correct-answer -inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
,3|Page
why is the aortic valve a killer? - correct-answer -because the aorta gives 02
Myocardium - correct-answer -- thick, middle layer of the heart and is composed
of cardiac muscle. ...
- responsible for the hearts contraction (heart beat)
endocardium - correct-answer -inner lining of the heart
Pericardium - correct-answer -Membrane surrounding the heart
P wave - correct-answer -atrial depolarization (contraction)
, 4|Page
rheumatic fever (rheumatic heart disease) - correct-answer -an inflammatory
disease that occurs mainly in children and affects the heart valves and joints (it
can follow after diseases such as strep throat and scarlet fever)
Acute stage of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease - correct-answer --
pericarditis
- endocarditis
systolic pressure - correct-answer -exerted when blood is ejected from the
ventricles (higher)
diastolic pressure - correct-answer -sustained pressure when ventricles relax
(low)
