The nurse is caring for a client in the cardiac unit who has a systolic murmur. Which assessment finding would the nurse expect when auscultating this client’s heart sounds?

Number 4 is correct.

Rationale: A systolic murmur occurs between the S1 and S2 heart sounds. A diastolic murmur will be heard between S2 and S1. Options 1 and 2 are incorrect for hearing a systolic murmur. A murmur can occur during any phase of the cardiac cycle.