Complete Shadow Health Cardiovascular assessment from STU NUR504. Score 91.5% — Proficient. Includes EKG documentation, Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI 0.97), all peripheral pulses, JVP assessment, and complete subjective and objective data.
Tina Jones presents with palpitations — episodes of a thumping chest sensation occurring approximately once per week for the past month. She denies chest pain, syncope or dyspnea with activity.
The cardiovascular assessment covers the complete cardiac history, physical examination including EKG interpretation, Ankle-Brachial Index measurement (ABI 0.97 — normal), jugular venous pressure assessment, and all peripheral pulse documentation.
EKG shows normal sinus rhythm with no ST-segment changes. All peripheral pulses are 2+ bilaterally. Diagnosis: palpitations related to caffeine intake and anxiety.
The Tina Jones Cardiovascular module pushes students to do more than list heart sounds. You have to connect pulses, circulation, edema, capillary refill, and auscultation findings into one clean cardiovascular picture.
This is the kind of module where wording matters. Strong answers explain what the circulation findings mean, not just that they were checked, and that usually makes the difference between average documentation and high-scoring documentation.
Students commonly need help with the sequence of the cardiovascular exam, normal versus abnormal documentation, and how to describe circulation findings in a way that sounds clinically accurate and complete.