NURS 612 EXAM 1 WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Situation: Mrs. S. is a 69-year-old woman who presents for a
physical examination. On inspection of her eyes, you note that
the left upper eyelid droops, covering more of the iris than does
the right. This is recorded as: correct answer Ptosis on the left.
The nurse is preparing to examine the ears of an adult patient
with an otoscope. The nurse should plan to: correct answer
Pull the auricle out, up, and back.
The nurse practitioner notes a grade V systolic murmur while
examining a client's precordium. Which characteristics describe
this type of murmur? correct answer Heard with the
stethoscope partly off the chest
You observe pupillary response as the patient looks at a distant
object and then at an object held 10 cm from the bridge of the
nose. You are assessing for: correct answer Accommodation.
You are using an ophthalmoscope to examine a patient's inner
eye. You rotate the lens selector clockwise, then counterclockwise
in order to compensate for: correct answer Myopia.
Which technique is used during both the history taking and the
physical examination process? correct answer Inspection.
, The S4 heart sound has which of the following characteristics?
correct answer It is noted in the presence of poorly controlled
hypertension.
To perform the Rinne test, place the tuning fork on the: correct
answer Mastoid bone.
What is the most common cause of loss of vision in the adult over
45? correct answer Presbyopia
During the cardiac examination, the nurse can best hear the S1
heart sound by placing the stethoscope at the patient's: correct
answer Apex of the heart.
A palpable rushing vibration over the base of the heart at the
second intercostal space is called a: correct answer Thrill.
The nurse is assessing a patient's mouth for possible oral cancer.
The nurse should explain to the patient that the most common
site of oral cancer is the: correct answer Area underneath the
tongue.
When conducting the abdominal examination, after you inspect,
you proceed next to: correct answer Auscultation.
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely
palpable would be graded as: correct answer 1.
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Situation: Mrs. S. is a 69-year-old woman who presents for a
physical examination. On inspection of her eyes, you note that
the left upper eyelid droops, covering more of the iris than does
the right. This is recorded as: correct answer Ptosis on the left.
The nurse is preparing to examine the ears of an adult patient
with an otoscope. The nurse should plan to: correct answer
Pull the auricle out, up, and back.
The nurse practitioner notes a grade V systolic murmur while
examining a client's precordium. Which characteristics describe
this type of murmur? correct answer Heard with the
stethoscope partly off the chest
You observe pupillary response as the patient looks at a distant
object and then at an object held 10 cm from the bridge of the
nose. You are assessing for: correct answer Accommodation.
You are using an ophthalmoscope to examine a patient's inner
eye. You rotate the lens selector clockwise, then counterclockwise
in order to compensate for: correct answer Myopia.
Which technique is used during both the history taking and the
physical examination process? correct answer Inspection.
, The S4 heart sound has which of the following characteristics?
correct answer It is noted in the presence of poorly controlled
hypertension.
To perform the Rinne test, place the tuning fork on the: correct
answer Mastoid bone.
What is the most common cause of loss of vision in the adult over
45? correct answer Presbyopia
During the cardiac examination, the nurse can best hear the S1
heart sound by placing the stethoscope at the patient's: correct
answer Apex of the heart.
A palpable rushing vibration over the base of the heart at the
second intercostal space is called a: correct answer Thrill.
The nurse is assessing a patient's mouth for possible oral cancer.
The nurse should explain to the patient that the most common
site of oral cancer is the: correct answer Area underneath the
tongue.
When conducting the abdominal examination, after you inspect,
you proceed next to: correct answer Auscultation.
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely
palpable would be graded as: correct answer 1.
