CARDIOVASCULAR DOCUMENTATION
EXAM SCRIPT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE
●● Which description would the nurse document as fatigue in a patient
with cardiovascular disease?
Answer: Tiredness or weariness resulting from activity
●● Which artery, if blocked, would lead to death of tissue in the anterior
wall of the heart after a myocardial infarction?
Answer: Left anterior descending artery
●● Which is a physiologic change of the cardiovascular system
associated with aging?
Answer: Decrease in the number of pacemaker cells
●● Which portion of the heart receives blood supply by the right
coronary artery (RCA)?
Answer: Inferior portion of the left ventricle (LV)
●● Which cardiac parameter will the nurse document as the degree of
myocardial fiber stretch at the end of diastole, as determined by the
,amount of blood returning from the venous system to the right side of
the heart and the pulmonary system to the left side of the heart?
Answer: Preload
●● Which statement regarding heart contractility describes Starling's law
of the heart?
Answer: Contraction is more forceful when the heart is filled more
during diastole.
●● Which cardiac valve maintains forward flow of blood through the
heart by separating the left atrium (LA) from the left ventricle (LV)?
Answer: Bicuspid (mitral)
●● Which action performed by the nurse during a physical assessment
demonstrates an understanding of the cardiovascular system?
Answer: Auscultates the aortic valve in the second intercostal space at
the right sternal border.
●● Which characteristic clinical manifestation will the nurse document
in the patient with peripheral cyanosis?
Answer: Rubor (dusky redness) in a dependent foot
, ●● Which medication allergy is essential for a nurse to report before
cardiovascular assessment when a patient is unable to perform an
exercise-tolerance test on a treadmill?
Answer: Dipyridamole
●● Which is the average blood pressure in the right atrium (RA)?
Answer: 0 to 5 mm Hg
●● Which characteristic would not be included in an educational session
for a patient with a disorder affecting cardiac muscle cells?
Answer: Elasticity
●● Which will the nurse identify in patient education as a modifiable
risk factor for coronary heart disease?
Answer: Hypertension
●● Which does the nurse recognize as being the function of the
semilunar valves?
Answer: Preventing blood from flowing back into the ventricles
●● Which phrase describes the purpose of a thallium imaging scan?
Answer: Detects the location and extent of acute or chronic myocardial
infarctions
EXAM SCRIPT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE
●● Which description would the nurse document as fatigue in a patient
with cardiovascular disease?
Answer: Tiredness or weariness resulting from activity
●● Which artery, if blocked, would lead to death of tissue in the anterior
wall of the heart after a myocardial infarction?
Answer: Left anterior descending artery
●● Which is a physiologic change of the cardiovascular system
associated with aging?
Answer: Decrease in the number of pacemaker cells
●● Which portion of the heart receives blood supply by the right
coronary artery (RCA)?
Answer: Inferior portion of the left ventricle (LV)
●● Which cardiac parameter will the nurse document as the degree of
myocardial fiber stretch at the end of diastole, as determined by the
,amount of blood returning from the venous system to the right side of
the heart and the pulmonary system to the left side of the heart?
Answer: Preload
●● Which statement regarding heart contractility describes Starling's law
of the heart?
Answer: Contraction is more forceful when the heart is filled more
during diastole.
●● Which cardiac valve maintains forward flow of blood through the
heart by separating the left atrium (LA) from the left ventricle (LV)?
Answer: Bicuspid (mitral)
●● Which action performed by the nurse during a physical assessment
demonstrates an understanding of the cardiovascular system?
Answer: Auscultates the aortic valve in the second intercostal space at
the right sternal border.
●● Which characteristic clinical manifestation will the nurse document
in the patient with peripheral cyanosis?
Answer: Rubor (dusky redness) in a dependent foot
, ●● Which medication allergy is essential for a nurse to report before
cardiovascular assessment when a patient is unable to perform an
exercise-tolerance test on a treadmill?
Answer: Dipyridamole
●● Which is the average blood pressure in the right atrium (RA)?
Answer: 0 to 5 mm Hg
●● Which characteristic would not be included in an educational session
for a patient with a disorder affecting cardiac muscle cells?
Answer: Elasticity
●● Which will the nurse identify in patient education as a modifiable
risk factor for coronary heart disease?
Answer: Hypertension
●● Which does the nurse recognize as being the function of the
semilunar valves?
Answer: Preventing blood from flowing back into the ventricles
●● Which phrase describes the purpose of a thallium imaging scan?
Answer: Detects the location and extent of acute or chronic myocardial
infarctions
