COMPLEX ADULT HEALTH CHAMBERLAIN 2
PROFESSIONAL EXAMPREP 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW
GRADED A+
◉ what are you at risk for later in life when you have low heart rate?
Answer: hypertrophy/heart failure
◉ what is important to remember about the heart and sinus
bradycardia? Answer: is there enough CO
◉ if your assessment for a pt with sinus bradycardia shows signs
and sypmtoms, what are your actions/steps of care? Answer: - check
if this is a dx or medication induced
- need to speed up heart rate: atropine, dopamine, epi
- subcutaneous pacemaker (1st mode- code cart turned pacer mode)
◉ what three drugs can be given for sinus bradycardia, and what do
we need to know about them? Answer: - atropine: 0.5mg (x3) push
- dopamine: infusion
- epi: infusion
, ◉ if CO = increased in HR x _______ SV Answer: decreased
◉ if CO = decreased HR x ______ SV Answer: increased
◉ what happens if a pt has a permanent pacemaker? Answer:
restricted lifestyle because HR cannot increase or decrease and
affects CO
◉ what is important to remember about atrial pacing? Answer:
sometimes there is no P wave, that is ok as long as it is followed by
QRS complex
◉ what is important to remember about ventricular pacing?
Answer: the QRS will always be greater than the range (>0.10)
◉ what is failure to pace? Answer: when you don't see spike,
emptiness where it should be/nothing to generate contraction
◉ what is the worry with failure to pace? Answer: perfusion and CO
- assess, VS
- then call provider
◉ what is failure to capture? Answer: - pacer spike but no QRS
PROFESSIONAL EXAMPREP 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULL REVIEW
GRADED A+
◉ what are you at risk for later in life when you have low heart rate?
Answer: hypertrophy/heart failure
◉ what is important to remember about the heart and sinus
bradycardia? Answer: is there enough CO
◉ if your assessment for a pt with sinus bradycardia shows signs
and sypmtoms, what are your actions/steps of care? Answer: - check
if this is a dx or medication induced
- need to speed up heart rate: atropine, dopamine, epi
- subcutaneous pacemaker (1st mode- code cart turned pacer mode)
◉ what three drugs can be given for sinus bradycardia, and what do
we need to know about them? Answer: - atropine: 0.5mg (x3) push
- dopamine: infusion
- epi: infusion
, ◉ if CO = increased in HR x _______ SV Answer: decreased
◉ if CO = decreased HR x ______ SV Answer: increased
◉ what happens if a pt has a permanent pacemaker? Answer:
restricted lifestyle because HR cannot increase or decrease and
affects CO
◉ what is important to remember about atrial pacing? Answer:
sometimes there is no P wave, that is ok as long as it is followed by
QRS complex
◉ what is important to remember about ventricular pacing?
Answer: the QRS will always be greater than the range (>0.10)
◉ what is failure to pace? Answer: when you don't see spike,
emptiness where it should be/nothing to generate contraction
◉ what is the worry with failure to pace? Answer: perfusion and CO
- assess, VS
- then call provider
◉ what is failure to capture? Answer: - pacer spike but no QRS
