NUR 313 exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Question: a hospitalized patient with a history of chronic stable angina tells the nurse that they are having
chest pain. the nurse bases their actions on the knowledge that ischemia
Correct Answer: will be relieve by rest, nitroglycerin or both
Question: A patient's cardiac rhythm is sinus bradycardia with a heart rate of 34 beats/min. If the
bradycardia is symptomatic, the nurse would expect the patient to exhibit
Correct Answer: : shortness of breath
Question: Which term would the nurse use to document the rhythm of a patient whose rhythm strip has a
normal P wave, PR interval, and QRS complex, with a rate of 108?
Correct Answer: sinus tachycardia
Question: To detect and treat the most common complication of MI the nurse
Correct Answer: Uses continuous cardiac monitoring
Question: A patient is recovering from an uncomplicated MI. Which of the following rehabilitation
guidelines is a priority to include in the teaching plan
Correct Answer: Begin an exercise program that aims for at least five 30-minute sessions per week.
Question: What changes do you see in the EKG when the person is having a non-ST elevation M I
(NSTEMI)? (Select all that apply).
Correct Answer: ST segment depression T wave inversion
Question: The nurse is doing discharge teaching with a patient with coronary artery disease. The patient
asks why he has to take an aspirin every day if he doesn't have a headache. What would be the nurse's best
response?
Correct Answer: "An aspirin a day is a common nonprescription medication that helps to prevent clot
formation in patients with CAD."
Question: A 48-year-old male presents to the emergency department complaining of severe substernal
chest pain radiating down his left arm. He's admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) with a diagnosis of
myocardial infarction (MI). What nursing assessment activity is a priority on admission to the CCU?
Correct Answer: Begin telemetry monitoring.
Question: What part of an ECG is used to identify the presence of myocardial ischemia or injury?
Correct Answer: ST segment
Question: A patient is admitted to CCU with a diagnosis of unstable angina. Which of the following
medications would the nurse expect the patient to receive (select all that apply)?
Correct Answer: Antiplatelet therapy Beta-adrenergic blockers Intravenous nitroglycerine
Question: When teaching the patient with acute coronary syndrome about taking sublingual nitroglycerine
tablets, the nurse instructs the patient
Correct Answer: That if 3 tablets do not relieve the pain in 15 minutes, the patient should go to the
hospital.
Answers
Question: a hospitalized patient with a history of chronic stable angina tells the nurse that they are having
chest pain. the nurse bases their actions on the knowledge that ischemia
Correct Answer: will be relieve by rest, nitroglycerin or both
Question: A patient's cardiac rhythm is sinus bradycardia with a heart rate of 34 beats/min. If the
bradycardia is symptomatic, the nurse would expect the patient to exhibit
Correct Answer: : shortness of breath
Question: Which term would the nurse use to document the rhythm of a patient whose rhythm strip has a
normal P wave, PR interval, and QRS complex, with a rate of 108?
Correct Answer: sinus tachycardia
Question: To detect and treat the most common complication of MI the nurse
Correct Answer: Uses continuous cardiac monitoring
Question: A patient is recovering from an uncomplicated MI. Which of the following rehabilitation
guidelines is a priority to include in the teaching plan
Correct Answer: Begin an exercise program that aims for at least five 30-minute sessions per week.
Question: What changes do you see in the EKG when the person is having a non-ST elevation M I
(NSTEMI)? (Select all that apply).
Correct Answer: ST segment depression T wave inversion
Question: The nurse is doing discharge teaching with a patient with coronary artery disease. The patient
asks why he has to take an aspirin every day if he doesn't have a headache. What would be the nurse's best
response?
Correct Answer: "An aspirin a day is a common nonprescription medication that helps to prevent clot
formation in patients with CAD."
Question: A 48-year-old male presents to the emergency department complaining of severe substernal
chest pain radiating down his left arm. He's admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) with a diagnosis of
myocardial infarction (MI). What nursing assessment activity is a priority on admission to the CCU?
Correct Answer: Begin telemetry monitoring.
Question: What part of an ECG is used to identify the presence of myocardial ischemia or injury?
Correct Answer: ST segment
Question: A patient is admitted to CCU with a diagnosis of unstable angina. Which of the following
medications would the nurse expect the patient to receive (select all that apply)?
Correct Answer: Antiplatelet therapy Beta-adrenergic blockers Intravenous nitroglycerine
Question: When teaching the patient with acute coronary syndrome about taking sublingual nitroglycerine
tablets, the nurse instructs the patient
Correct Answer: That if 3 tablets do not relieve the pain in 15 minutes, the patient should go to the
hospital.
