NR 509 Midterm Exam
1) When assessing a newborn infant who is five minutes old the FNP knows that which of
these statements would be true?
There is an opening in the atrial septum we are blood can flow into the left side of the
heart
2) The FNP is performing an assessment on an adult. The adults vital signs are normal and
capillary refill is five seconds. What should the FNP do next?
Consider this a delayed capillary refill time investigate further
3) During an assessment of an older adult the FNP should expect to notice which finding as
normal physiologic change associated with aging process?
Peripheral blood vessels growing more rigid with age producing a rise in systolic blood
pressure
4) The mother of a three month old infant states that her baby has not been gaining weight.
With further questioning the FNP finds that the infant falls asleep after nursing and wakes
up after a short amount of time hungry again. What other information with the FNP want
to have?
Presence of dyspnea or diaphoresis one sucking
, 5) In assessing a patient’s major risk factors for heart disease which would the FNP want to
include when taking a history?
Smoking, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol
6) The FNP is assessing the pulses of a patient who has been admitted for untreated
hyperthyroidism. The FNP should expect to find a____pulse
Bounding
7) A 35-year-old man is seen in the clinic for an infection in his left foot. Which of these
findings should the FNP expect to see during an assessment of this patient?
Enlarged and tender inguinal nodes
8) The direction of blood flow through the heart is best described by which of these
Right atrium > right ventricle > pulmonary artery > lungs > pulmonary vein > left atrium
> left ventricle
9) In assessing the carotid artery’s of an older patient with cardiovascular disease, the FNP
would
Listen with the bell of the stethoscope to assess for bruits
10)When listening to heart sounds the FNP knows that the valve closures that can be heard
best at the base of the heart are
Aortic and Pulmonic
1) When assessing a newborn infant who is five minutes old the FNP knows that which of
these statements would be true?
There is an opening in the atrial septum we are blood can flow into the left side of the
heart
2) The FNP is performing an assessment on an adult. The adults vital signs are normal and
capillary refill is five seconds. What should the FNP do next?
Consider this a delayed capillary refill time investigate further
3) During an assessment of an older adult the FNP should expect to notice which finding as
normal physiologic change associated with aging process?
Peripheral blood vessels growing more rigid with age producing a rise in systolic blood
pressure
4) The mother of a three month old infant states that her baby has not been gaining weight.
With further questioning the FNP finds that the infant falls asleep after nursing and wakes
up after a short amount of time hungry again. What other information with the FNP want
to have?
Presence of dyspnea or diaphoresis one sucking
, 5) In assessing a patient’s major risk factors for heart disease which would the FNP want to
include when taking a history?
Smoking, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol
6) The FNP is assessing the pulses of a patient who has been admitted for untreated
hyperthyroidism. The FNP should expect to find a____pulse
Bounding
7) A 35-year-old man is seen in the clinic for an infection in his left foot. Which of these
findings should the FNP expect to see during an assessment of this patient?
Enlarged and tender inguinal nodes
8) The direction of blood flow through the heart is best described by which of these
Right atrium > right ventricle > pulmonary artery > lungs > pulmonary vein > left atrium
> left ventricle
9) In assessing the carotid artery’s of an older patient with cardiovascular disease, the FNP
would
Listen with the bell of the stethoscope to assess for bruits
10)When listening to heart sounds the FNP knows that the valve closures that can be heard
best at the base of the heart are
Aortic and Pulmonic
