Cardiac exam 1 practice Questions and Answers Updated.

Cardiac exam 1 practice
Questions and Answers
Updated
1.BABpatientBwhoBisBhemorrhagingBhasBdecreasedBpreload.BWhatBphysiologicalBeffects
BshouldBtheBnurseBexpectBtoBoccurBwithBthisBpatient?

a.BIncreasedBafterload

b.BDecreasedBcardiacBoutput

c.BDecreasedBactionBpotential

d.BIncreasedBejectionBfractionB-BAnswerBb.BDecreasedBcardiacBoutput



TheBnurseBisBpreparingBtoBassessBaBpatientBwhoBisBexperiencingBchestBpain.BWhichBq
uestionBshouldBtheBnurseBaskedBtoBlearnBmoreBinformationBaboutBtheBintensityBofBth
eBpain?

a.B"DidBtheBpainBmoveBintoByourBleftBarm?"

b.B"WasBtheBpainBaBpressure,Bburning,BorBtightness?"

c.B"WasByourBpainBrelievedBbyBrestingBorBworseBwhenByouBwereBbusy?"

d.B"OnBaBscaleBofBzeroB(noBpain)BtoB10B(worstBpain)BwhatBnumberBisByourBpain?"B-
BAnswerBd.B"OnBaBscaleBofBzeroB(noBpain)BtoB10B(worstBpain)BwhatBnumberBisByour
Bpain?"



TheBnurseBisBpreparingBtoBassessBaBpatient'sBapicalBimpulse.BWhichBanatomicalBlocati
onBshouldBtheBnurseBuseBtoBmakeBthisBassessment?

a.BRightBnippleBline,BanyBintercostalBspace

b.BLeftBsubsternalBline,BsixthBintercostalBspace

c.BLeftBmidclavicularBline,BfifthBintercostalBspace

d.BRightBmidaxillaryBline,BsecondBintercostalBspaceB-
BAnswerBc.BLeftBmidclavicularBline,BfifthBintercostalBspace

,TheBnurseBassessBaBpatient'sBheartBrateBasBbeingB50BbeatsBperBminute.BHowBshould
BtheBnurseBdocumentBthisBfinding?

a.BBradycardia

b.BTachycardia

c.BHypotension

d.BHypertensionB-BAnswerBa.BBradycardia



ABpatient'sBlaboratoryBvalueBindicatesBaBlowBredBbloodBcellBcount.BWhatBsubjectiveBd
ataBshouldBtheBnurseBexpectBtoBassessBthatBisBconsistentBwithBthisBdata?

a.BFatigue

b.BNausea

c.BChestBpain

d.BSoreBthroatB-BAnswerBa.BFatigue



ABpatientBisBbeingBadmittedBforBaBlowBplateletBcount.BWhichBfindingBshouldBtheBnur
seBexpectBwhenBconductingBaBphysicalBassessmentBofBthisBpatient?

a.BVaricoseBveins

b.BExcessiveBbruising

c.BEnlargedBlymphBnodes

d.BChangesBinBpulseBpressureB-BAnswerBb.BExcessiveBbruising



TheBnurseBdeterminesBthatBanBolderBpatientBwouldBbenefitBfromBinterventionsBtoBad
dressBperipheralBvascularBresistance.BWhatBmanifestationsBdidBtheBnurseBassessBinBthi
sBpatient?BSATA

a.BJointBpain

b.BSunkenBeyeballs

c.BDistantBbowelBsounds

d.BElevatedBbloodBpressure

e.BLowerBextremityBfatigueB-BAnswerBb.BSunkenBeyeballs

, d.BElevatedBbloodBpressure



TheBnurseBisBpreparingBtoBassessBaBpatient'sBcarotidBarteries.BWhichBtechniquesBshou
ldBtheBnurseBuseBforBthisBassessment?B(SelectBallBthatBapply)

a.BPalpateBforBpulseBrate

b.BInspectBforBpulsations

c.BAuscultateBforBrhythm

d.BPercussBforBarterialBwallBdensity

e.BPalpateBdeeplyBforBarterialBwallBintegrityB-BAnswerBa.BPalpateBforBpulseBrate

b.BInspectBforBpulsations

c.BAuscultateBforBrhythm



DuringBtheBphysicalBexaminationBofBtheBpatient'sBabdomen,BtheBnurseBauscultatesBaB
blowingBsoundBoverBtheBaorta.BHowBshouldBtheBnurseBdocumentBthisBfinding?

a.BBruit

b.BDysrhythmia

c.BBigeminalBpulse

d.BHypokineticBpulseB-BAnswerBa.BBruit



ABpatientBhasBbeenBadmittedBwithBsevereBlegBpain.BTheBlimbBisBcyanotic,BcoolBtoBth
eBtouch,BandBperipheralBpulsesBareBabsent.BWhatBshouldBtheBnurseBdoBfirstBafterBthi
sBassessment.

a.BDocumentBtheBfindings

b.BTeachBrelaxationBtechniques

c.BNotifyBtheBphysicianBimmediately

d.BAskBhowBlongBtheBlimbBhasBbeenBhurtingB-
BAnswerBc.BNotifyBtheBphysicianBimmediately