Apical impulse - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR 216 Exam 3, Real Test Questions & Answers With Rationales-A nurse is assessing a client's cranial nerves. Which of the following client actions is an indication that cranial nerve 1 is intact? A. The client can stick their tongue out B. The client can smile symmetrically C. The client can hear whispered words D. The client can identify a minty scent - D. The client can identify a minty scent Rationale- Cranial nerve 1, the olfactory nerve, controls the sense of smell. To test this n...

NURS 210 FINALWhere is the apical impulse found? - correct answer 5th ICS CL on the left What are thrills? - correct answer humming vibrations that feel like the throat of a purring cat why is it important to listen over both carotid arteries with the bell? - correct answer to assure that the thrill is not a bruit What is a bruit? - correct answer a vascular, murmur-like sound What is a murmur? - correct answer a sound of cardiac origin Where should the arm be when you take BP? - ...

NUR 6512 FINAL EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Varicosity Findings In Pregnant Women - With increasing cardiac output beginning in the 1st trimester, the pulse may be more easily palpated, with an abrupt rise and rapid fall. With increasing blood volume in the second trimester, jugular a and v waves may be easier to see. JVP should remain normal. Peripheral edema is a common finding as the pregnancy progresses. Varicose veins can develop during pregnancy and in the postpar...

When performing a complete, head-to-toe physical examination, which physical-assessment technique should you perform first? A brief thump felt near the fourth or fifth intercostal space near the left midclavicular line This is where you would inspect and palpate for the point of maximal impulse. Also called an apical pulsation, it occurs as the apex of the heart bumps against the chest wall with each heartbeat. The apical impulse is not always visible but can be felt as a brief thump. This...

Fundamentals of Nursing, Vital Signs, Exam Questions and Correct Answers 2024/2025. Afebrile Without fever Febrile With fever Apical pulse (aka "point of maximal impulse" or PMI) Central pulse; located at the apex of the heart (aka "point of maximal impulse" or PMI). Routinely used on infants - 3yrs. Helps determine discrepancies with radial pulse. Peripheral pulse Pulse located away from the heart; wrist or foot. Apical-radial pulse Normally apical & ra

What is the first step in the cardiovascular assessment ? - Answer Supine with HOB 30 degrees: - JVP - Carotid Pulses - Inspect and palpate pericordium - PMI Where would you inspect and palpate the pericordium ? - Answer 2nd R/L intercostal spaces What is the pericordium? - Answer The region of the thorax directly in front of the heart. What is another term for the apical pulse - Answer Point of maximum impulse What do you measure when assessing the PMI - Answer ...

action potential electrical impulse that is created/transported by specialized nerve tissue (conduction system) afterload peripheral resistance against which the left ventricle must pump; affected by size of ventricle. wall tension, and arterial blood pressure arterial blood pressure measure of the pressure exerted by blood against the walls of the arterial system diastole relaxation of the myocardium ejection fraction (EF) percentage of end-diastolic blood volume that is ejected during dias...

Afebrile - Answer Without fever Febrile - Answer With fever Apical pulse (aka "point of maximal impulse" or PMI) - Answer Central pulse; located at the apex of the heart (aka "point of maximal impulse" or PMI). Routinely used on infants - 3yrs. Helps determine discrepancies with radial pulse. Peripheral pulse - Answer Pulse located away from the heart; wrist or foot. Apical-radial pulse - Answer Normally apical & radial pulses are identical but an apical rate great...

NR 507 MIDTERM EXAM 2 REVIEW _____________________________ is a predominant cause of secondary immune deficiencies worldwide. - Malnutrition A 40-year old male reports to the primary care office with a chief complaint of dyspnea, especially with activity, over the last 5 days. He also notices that several times during the last two days that he could feel his heart "pounding and racing". On collecting the medical history, the patient indicates that he had rheumatic heart disease as ...

Subjective data of a client with CP ~ Substernal chest pain, pain radiating to jaw, pain radiating to L arm; SOB, fatigue Objective data of a client with CP ~ How long has the CP been occuring What makes the CP better What makes the CP worse What can cause heart sounds to be diminished? ~ Fat, increased muscle, plural or pericardial fluid What can cause heart sounds to be increased? ~ skinny build, positioning forward, cardiomegaly How would you palpate the pericardium? ~ Palpate...