ATI HEART FAILURE QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
A nurse in a cardiac care unit is caring for a client with acute right-sided heart failure.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - Answers - elevated central
venous pressure (CVP)
A nurse is providing discharge instructions for a client who has CHF. Which of the
following client statements indicates to the nurse that the teaching was effective? -
Answers - "I plan to slow down if I am tired the day after exercising"
A nurse is caring for an older adult who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the
following assessment findings should the nurse expect? - Answers - Frothy sputum
A nurse is caring for a client who has CHF and is taking digoxin daily. The client refused
breakfast and is complaining of nausea and weakness. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first? - Answers - Check the client's vital signs
A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? - Answers - Hacking cough
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for dioxin 0.25 mg PO daily. The
amount available is digoxin 0.125 mg tab. The client's current vital signs: blood pressure
144/96, heart rate 54/min, resp 18 min, and temperature 98.6 F. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - Answers - Withhold the digoxin dose for decreased
pulse rate.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of heart
failure. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -
Answers - Exercise at least 3 times per week
A home health nurse is making a home visit to a client who takes a daily diuretic for
heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as
indicating the client is hypokalemic? - Answers - Fatigue
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who reports dyspnea and fatigue.
Physical assessment reveals tachycardia and weak peripheral pulses. The nurse should
recognize these findings as manifestations of which of the following conditions? -
Answers - Heart failure
A nurse is caring for a client who has valvular heart disease and is at risk for developing
left-sided heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should alert the nurse the
client is developing this condition? - Answers - Breathlessness
VERIFIED ANSWERS
A nurse in a cardiac care unit is caring for a client with acute right-sided heart failure.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - Answers - elevated central
venous pressure (CVP)
A nurse is providing discharge instructions for a client who has CHF. Which of the
following client statements indicates to the nurse that the teaching was effective? -
Answers - "I plan to slow down if I am tired the day after exercising"
A nurse is caring for an older adult who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the
following assessment findings should the nurse expect? - Answers - Frothy sputum
A nurse is caring for a client who has CHF and is taking digoxin daily. The client refused
breakfast and is complaining of nausea and weakness. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take first? - Answers - Check the client's vital signs
A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? - Answers - Hacking cough
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for dioxin 0.25 mg PO daily. The
amount available is digoxin 0.125 mg tab. The client's current vital signs: blood pressure
144/96, heart rate 54/min, resp 18 min, and temperature 98.6 F. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - Answers - Withhold the digoxin dose for decreased
pulse rate.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of heart
failure. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -
Answers - Exercise at least 3 times per week
A home health nurse is making a home visit to a client who takes a daily diuretic for
heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as
indicating the client is hypokalemic? - Answers - Fatigue
A nurse in a provider's office is assessing a client who reports dyspnea and fatigue.
Physical assessment reveals tachycardia and weak peripheral pulses. The nurse should
recognize these findings as manifestations of which of the following conditions? -
Answers - Heart failure
A nurse is caring for a client who has valvular heart disease and is at risk for developing
left-sided heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should alert the nurse the
client is developing this condition? - Answers - Breathlessness
