Assessment of the Heart and Neck
Vessels Questions And Correct
Answers.
In which sequence would you auscultate for heart sounds?
A - Pulmonic area, aortic area, Erb's point, Tricuspid area, Mitral area
B - Pulmonic Area, Erb's point, Tricuspid area, Aortic area, Mitral area
C - Aortic area, Tricuspid area, Erb's point, Mitral area, Pulmonic area
D - Aortic area, Pulmonic area, Erb's point, Tricuspid area, Mitral area - Answer D
Which of the following best describes the blood flow through the heart?
A - Aorta, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle, vena cava
B - Right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle
C - Vena cava, right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, pulmonary artery, left atrium, left ventricle
D - Right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary vein, left atrium - Answer B
The valve closures that can best be heard at the base of the heart are:
A - Mitral, tricuspid
B - Tricuspid, aortic
C - Mitral, pulmonic
D - Aortic, pulmonic - Answer D
Closure of the AV valves produces which heart sound?
A - S4
B - S2
C - S1
D - S3 - Answer C
, When assessing heart sounds, the nurse is aware that the time between S2 and S1:
A - Corresponds to systole
B - Indicates inadequate pulse pressure
C - Corresponds to diastole
D - Indicates inadequate blood pressure - Answer C
When listening to hear sounds, you can hear S1 best at the:
A - Base of the heart
B - Apex of the heart
C - Second intercostal space to the right of the sternum
D - 5th intercostal space to the right of the sternum - Answer B
As you auscultate heart sounds in a 53-year-old patient you hear an S4. This sound may indicate:
A - Heart failure
B - A normal finding
C - Ventricular gallop
D - Hypertension - Answer D
When assessing an elderly patient, which finding should be reported immediately to the patient's
provider?
A - Pulse of 62 beats/minute, regular
B - Blood pressure of 120/82
C - Capillary refill of less than 3 seconds
D - Detection of an S3 - Answer D
The fourth heart sound S4:
A - Occurs during atrial contraction
B - Is a normal finding in children