NR 304 Quiz 1 concepts latest 2025/2026
graded A with correct answers
Where can you find the radial pulse? - correct answer- Thumb side of the wrist
Where can you find the brachial pulse? - correct answeranterior side of elbow right
where the brachial meets the joint
Where can you find the femoral pulse? - correct answerGroin area of the body
Where is the popliteal pulse located? - correct answerposterior side of knee
Where is the posterior tibial pulse? - correct answerBetween medial malleolus and the
Achilles tendon
inner aspect of the ankle
Where is the dorsalis pedis pulse? - correct answerfingertips between great and first
toes and slowly move them along groove between extensor tendons and great and first
pulse until pulse is palpable
What are some changes that occur in the peripheral vascular system as a result of
aging? - correct answer- peripheral blood vessels grow more rigid
- increased risk for arteriosclerosis
- increased risk for PAD
- intramuscular calf veins progressively enlarge
- Fewer lymph nodes
- decrease in lymph node size of remaining lymphnodes
What causes an increased risk of Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in aging adults? -
correct answer- Arteriosclerosis as a result of blood vessels becoming more rigid
What happens to the intramuscular calf veins as a result of aging? - correct answer-
they progressively enlarge
What increases risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolisms (PE)? -
correct answer- Prolonged bed rest
- immobilization
- heart failure
What is intermittent claudication? - correct answerPain in calf upon walking
What changes occur to the lymph nodes as a result of the aging process? - correct
answer- decrease in number of lymph nodes
- decrease in size of remaining lymph nodes
