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3. Which of the following terms is used to describe a decreased level of oxygen (O2) in the blood? c.Hypoxemia 4. Upon receiving the patient's lab results, the nurse notes the patient has an increased level of carbon dioxide in the blood. Which of the following conditions would the patient be? b.Hypercapnia 5. The nurse is auscultating a patient's lungs and hears discontinuous, high-pitched, short, popping sounds heard during inspiration, and not cleared by coughing. These are described as: c.Crackles 6. The nurse is assessing a patient's lungs by using the percussion technique. Which sound would the nurse expect to hear over healthy lung tissue?

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NURS-2092 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 Q SA
(VERIFIED BY EXPERTS) 2025-2026
Week .5 .Review .Questions:

1. .A .palpable .vibration .increased .with .lobar .pneumonia .is
.also .known .as:

c. .Fremitus

2. Your .patient .is .exhibiting .rapid .shallow .breathing, .with
.a .respiratory .rate .> .24

respirations .per .minute. .Which .of .the .following .conditions .are .they
.experiencing?

b. .Tachypnea

3. Which .of .the .following .terms .is .used .to .describe .a .decreased
.level .of .oxygen .(O2) .in .the

blood?
c. .Hypoxemia

4. Upon .receiving .the .patient’s .lab .results, .the .nurse .notes
.the .patient .has .an .increased .level

of .carbon .dioxide .in .the .blood. .Which .of .the .following .conditions
.would .the .patient .be?

b. Hypercapnia

5. The .nurse .is .auscultating .a .patient’s .lungs .and
.hears .discontinuous, .high-pitched, .short,

popping .sounds .heard .during .inspiration, .and .not .cleared .by
.coughing. .These .are

described .as:
c. Crackles

6. The .nurse .is .assessing .a .patient’s .lungs .by .using .the
.percussion .technique. .Which .sound

would .the .nurse .expect .to .hear .over .healthy .lung .tissue?

,a. Resonance

7. A .clinical .manifestation .common .in .an .individual .with .chronic
.obstructive .pulmonary

disease .(COPD) .is
b. .Pursed .lip .breathing

8. Which .of .the .following .are .functions .of .the .respiratory
.system? .(Select .all .that .apply)

a. Supplying .oxygen .to .the .body .for .energy
.production .b. .Removing .carbon .dioxide .as .a .waste

.product

d. Maintaining .acid-base .balance
e. Maintenance .of .heat .exchange

9. Stridor .is .a .high .pitched, .inspiratory .crowing .sound
.commonly .associated .with

a. Upper .airway .obstruction

10. Which .of .the .following .correctly .expresses .the .relationship .to
.the .lobes .of .the .lungs .and

their .anatomic .position?
c. .Lower .lobes-posterior .chest

11. The .function .of .the .trachea .and .bronchi .is .to
a. Transport .gases .between .the .environment .and .the .lung .parenchyma

12. Which .of .the .following .chest .configurations .is .an
.exaggerated .posterior .curvature .of .the

thoracic .spine .that .is .associated .with .aging .and .physical .fitness?
c. .Kyphosis

13. The .nurse .is .observing .the .auscultation .technique .of
.another .nurse. .The .correct .method .to .use .when .progressing

.from .one .auscultatory .site .on .the .thorax .to .another .is .

.comparison.

,a. Side-to-side

14. The .nurse .is .listening .to .the .breath .sounds .of .a .patient
.with .severe .asthma. .Air .passing

through .narrowed .bronchioles .would .produce .which .of .these
.adventitious .sounds?

a. Wheezes

15. A .patient .has .been .admitted .to .the .emergency .department .with .a
.possible .medical

diagnosis .of .pulmonary .embolism. .The .nurse .expects .to .see .which
.assessment .findings

related .to .this .condition?
c. .Chest .pain .that .is .worse .on .deep .inspiration .and .dyspnea

Week .6 .Review .Questions:

1. Freshly .oxygenated .blood .enters .the .heart .through .the , .and .is
.pumped .out .to .the .body

through .the .
b. .Left .atrium; .aorta

2. When .listening .to .heart .sounds, .the .nurse .knows .that .the
.valve .closures .that .can .be .heard

best .at .the .base .of .the .heart .are:
c. .Aortic .and .pulmonic

3. The .nurse .is .asking .the .client .for .subjective .data
.before .performing .a .cardiac .and .great

vessel .assessment. .Which .of .the .following .should .the .nurse .ask?
Select .all .that .apply
a. Do .you .ever .have .any
.dyspnea? .b. .Have .you .noticed

.any .edema? .e. .Have .you .had .any

.chest .pain?

, 4. The .nurse .is .teaching .the .patient .about .health .promotion .of
.the .cardiovascular .system.

Which .of .the .following .statements .would .indicate .a .need .for .further
.teaching?

c. .“Even .though .my .dad .had .a .heart .attack, .I .don’t .need .to .get
.screened .for .heart .issues .earlier .than .anyone .else.”



5. How .should .the .nurse .document .mild, .slight .pitting .edema .on
.the .ankles .of .a .heart .failure

patient?
a. 1+

6. The .nurse .is .educating .the .client .about .risk .factors
.for .cardiovascular .disease. .Which .of

the .following .risk .factors .for .cardiovascular .disease .are .modifiable?
Select .all .that .apply.
.A: .Abnormal .lipids

.B: .Smoking

D: .Hypertension
.E: .Diabetes



7. Which .of .the .following .is .an .appropriate .position .to .have
.the .patient .assume .when

auscultating .for .extra .heart .sounds .or .murmurs?
A. Roll .toward .the .left .side

8. Which .statement .is .true .regarding .the .arterial .system?
B. The .arterial .system .is .a .high-pressure .system.

9. When .assessing .a .patient .the .nurse .is .unable .to .palpate .the
.left .dorsalis .pedis .pulse. .What

should .the .nurse .do .first?
B) Use .the .doppler .to .assess .the .pulse

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