Nursing; Nursing questions and answers; The nurse is auscultating for extraneous heart sounds. Some of the defects that accurate auscultation the nurse can detect are (select all that apply). Atrial Septal Defect -Pericardial Rub -Cardiac Tumor -Mitral Regurgitation -Aortic Stenosis; Question The nurse is auscultating for extraneous heart .. A nurse auscultates a client&39;s heart rate and rhythm and finds the rhythm to be irregular. Which of the following should the nurse do next A narrowed vessel When auscultating the left carotid artery, the nurse notes a swishing sound. The nurse interprets this finding as suggesting which of the following Palpate each artery individually to compare. Nov 14, 2006 Digital Edition Chest examination Part 3 chest auscultation 14 November, 2006 Auscultation can be defined as the process of listening, usually with a stethoscope, to sounds produced by movement of gas or liquid within the body, as an aid to diagnosis (McFerran and Marrtin, 2003).. 11. The nurse auscultating heart sounds notes that a client has an opening snap and a low-pitched, rumbling murmur over the apex. This assessment would indicate. a. aortic stenosis. b. mitral stenosis. c. pulmonic prolapse. d. tricuspid regurgitation. 12.. Which actions should the nurse include when preparing to auscultate lung sounds in a client with congestive heart failure. Select all that apply. A.) Auscultate each side and compare findings. B.) Document the findings in the client&39;s medical record. C.) Ask the client to take slow breaths through hisher nose.. . May 26, 2006 Jul 21, 2006. Take your time. Listen for lung sounds first, since they often obscure heart tones. Then listen "under" the lung sounds, and you&39;ll hear the heart. I used to think patients knew I was incompetent when I did things slowly. I now know that they appreciate my "thoroughness.". Answer Erb&39;s point,left side ,3rd intercoastal space The Erb&39;s point . View the full answer. Transcribed image text A nurse is assessing a client and auscultating the heart sounds. What sound does the nurse identity number as shown in the picture 1 2 3 A 5 Patrick Lynch 2006 o Erb&39;s point, left side, 3rd intercostal space Pulmonic, left ..