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2026 COMPLETE FULL LENGTH
EXAM ANSWERED
A patient has been admitted to the telemetry unit with infective endocarditis. During the
nursing assessment, the nurse notes the confirmatory findings of petechiae, splinter
hemorrhages, and:
Osler's nodes.
A patient reports unrelenting, crushing chest pain; nausea; and dyspnea. The nurse suspects
an acute myocardial infarction. What change should the nurse expect to see on the patient's
ECG?
ST-segment elevation
During an acute lateral myocardial infarction, changes will be seen in which ECG leads?
I, aVL, V5, V6
Acute pericarditis is most commonly associated with:
renal failure.
The primary sign that indicates an intraoperative stroke is:
seizures.
Rather than impeding lung blood flow, pulmonary emboli composed of _____________ injure
blood vessels and cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
, fat
The most common lethal arrhythmia in the first hour of a myocardial infarction-
v. fib
Evaluation of the comprehension of instructions given to a new nurse regarding the QT
interval on an ECG strip-
Beginning of QRS to end of T-wave- less than ó of preceding R-R interval- <.4, prolongation
leads to torsades
The mechanism of action for calcium channel blockers in the treatment of angina
allows blood vessels to relax and open
The primary classifications of physical traits that are manifested by patients with acute onset
delirium
Restlessness, pacing, agitation, mood change, hallucination, uncooperative, reduced motor
activity, sluggishness, in a daze
Cardiovascular manifestations of adrenal insufficiency-
low bp, arrhythmias, CHF
An imaging test used to confirm the presence of hypercortisolism (Cushing's disease)
MRI
The length of time that digoxin must be held prior to elective cardioversion-
2026 COMPLETE FULL LENGTH
EXAM ANSWERED
A patient has been admitted to the telemetry unit with infective endocarditis. During the
nursing assessment, the nurse notes the confirmatory findings of petechiae, splinter
hemorrhages, and:
Osler's nodes.
A patient reports unrelenting, crushing chest pain; nausea; and dyspnea. The nurse suspects
an acute myocardial infarction. What change should the nurse expect to see on the patient's
ECG?
ST-segment elevation
During an acute lateral myocardial infarction, changes will be seen in which ECG leads?
I, aVL, V5, V6
Acute pericarditis is most commonly associated with:
renal failure.
The primary sign that indicates an intraoperative stroke is:
seizures.
Rather than impeding lung blood flow, pulmonary emboli composed of _____________ injure
blood vessels and cause acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
, fat
The most common lethal arrhythmia in the first hour of a myocardial infarction-
v. fib
Evaluation of the comprehension of instructions given to a new nurse regarding the QT
interval on an ECG strip-
Beginning of QRS to end of T-wave- less than ó of preceding R-R interval- <.4, prolongation
leads to torsades
The mechanism of action for calcium channel blockers in the treatment of angina
allows blood vessels to relax and open
The primary classifications of physical traits that are manifested by patients with acute onset
delirium
Restlessness, pacing, agitation, mood change, hallucination, uncooperative, reduced motor
activity, sluggishness, in a daze
Cardiovascular manifestations of adrenal insufficiency-
low bp, arrhythmias, CHF
An imaging test used to confirm the presence of hypercortisolism (Cushing's disease)
MRI
The length of time that digoxin must be held prior to elective cardioversion-
