ATI Cardiovascular Targeted Exam QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

ATI Cardiovascular Targeted Exam
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS |\ |\




A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who
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has a prescription for the transdermal nitroglycerin patch.
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Which of the following instructions should the nurse
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include in the teaching? |\ |\ |\




-Apply the new patch to the same site as the previous
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patch
-Place the patch on an area of skin away from skin folds
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and joints |\




-Keep the patch on 24 hr per day
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-Replace the patch at the onset of angina - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Place the patch on an area of skin away |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



from skin folds and joints
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A nurse in an emergency room is assessing a client who
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has a bradydysrhythmia. Which of the following findings
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should the nurse monitor for? |\ |\ |\ |\




-Confusion
-Friction rub |\




-Hypertension

,-Dry skin - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Confusion
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Bradydysrhythmia can cause decreased systemic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



perfusion, which can lead to confusion. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




A nurse is admitting a client who has a leg ulcer and a
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history of diabetes mellitus. The nurse should use which
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of the following focused assessments to help differentiate
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between an arterial ulcer and a venous stasis ulcer?
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-Explore the client's family history of peripheral vascular
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disease
-Note the presence or absence of pain at the ulcer site
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-Inquire about the presence or absence of claudication
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-Ask if the client has had a recent infection - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Inquire about the presence or absence of |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



claudication


Clients who have arterial ulcers experience claudication,
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but those who have venous ulcers do not.
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A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is 2 days
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postoperative following a heart transplant. Which of the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



following statements should the nurse include in the
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teaching?

, -"You might no longer be able to feel chest pain."
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-"Your level of activity intolerance will not change."
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-"After 6 months, you will no longer need to restrict your
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sodium intake." |\




-"You will be able to stop taking immunosuppressants
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after 12 months." - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"You might no
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longer be able to feel chest pain."
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Heart transplant clients usually are no longer able to feel
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chest pain due to the denervation of the heart.
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A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted for
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treatment of left-sided heart failure with intravenous loop
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diuretics and digitalis therapy. The client is experiencing
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weakness and an irregular heart rate. Which of the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



following actions should the nurse take first? |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




-Obtain client's current weight|\ |\ |\




-Review serum electrolyte values |\ |\ |\




-Determine the time of the last digoxin dose |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




-Check the client's urine output - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Review serum electrolyte values. |\ |\ |\