Week 11: Cardiac Care Lesson 1-
3 Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ABgroupBofBnursingBstudentsBareBstudyingBforBanBexam.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBstat
ementsBwouldBbeBaccurate?
A.B"InBanB18ByearBold,BtheBpointBofBmaximalBimpulseBisBlocatedBatBtheBfourthBinterc
ostalBspace,BleftBmidclavicularBline."
B.B"TheBapexBofBtheBheartBisBlocatedBatBtheBupperBportionBofBtheBheartBtowardBthe
Bclavicle."
C.B"InBaBchildByoungerBthanBageB7,BtheBheartBisBlocatedBbehindBandBtoBtheBrightBof
BtheBsternum."
D.B"TheBventriclesBofBtheBheartBareBrelaxedBandBtheBatriaBcontractBduringBdiastole."B
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BAnswerBD.B"TheBventriclesBofBtheBheartBareBrelaxedBandBtheBatriaBcontractBduringB
diastole."
TheBventriclesBofBtheBheartBareBrelaxedBduringBdiastoleBandBcontractBduringBsystole.B
TheBatriaBcontractBduringBdiastoleBtoBmoveBbloodBtoBtheBventriclesBandBfillBtheBcoro
naryBarteries.
MatchBtheBwaveformBwithBtheBappropriateBlabel.
1.BDepolarizationBofBtheBventricles
2.BDepolarizationBofBtheBatria
3.BRepolarizationBofBtheBventricles
A.BQRSBcomplex
B.BPBwave
C.BTBwaveB-BAnswerB1.BA
2.BB
3.BC
, ABfemaleBpatientBarrivesBinBtheBemergencyBdepartmentBwithBcomplaintsBofBchestBpai
nBandBisBtoBreceiveBaB12-
leadBelectrocardiogram.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBbeBaccurateBnursingBinterventi
ons?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
A.BObtainBaBlistBofBtheBpatient'sBcurrentBmedications.
B.BObtainBtheBelectrocardiogramBwithinB20Bminutes.
C.BAvoidBbreastBtissueBasBmuchBasBpossibleBwhenBapplyingBECGBelectrodes.
D.BExplainBtoBtheBpatientBthatBtheBelectrocardiogramBwillBaidBinBdeterminingBappropr
iateBtreatment.
E.BInformBtheBpatientBthisBtestBwillBprovideBaBsnapshotBofBtheBelectricalBactivityBofBt
heBheartBfromBmultipleBviews.B-BAnswerBA,BC,BDBandBE
CurrentBmedicationsBtheBpatientBisBtakingBshouldBbeBknownBasBsomeBcanBcauseBdysr
hythmias.
PlacementBofBelectrodesBshouldBbeBmadeBasBcloseBtoBtheBchestBwallBasBpossible,Bav
oidingBtheBbreastBtissue.
AB12-leadBECGBwillBdetermineBtheBnextBstepBinBtheBpatient'sBtreatmentBplan.
AB12-
leadBECGBprovidesBaBsnapshotBofBtheBelectricalBactivityBofBtheBheartBfromBmultipleBv
iews.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBpatientsBwouldBtheBnurseBanticipateBmayBreceiveBaB12-
leadBelectrocardiogram?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
A.BTheBpatientBwhoBreportsBhavingBfaintedBtwiceBinBtheBlastBweek.
B.BABpatientBwhoBcomplainsBofBabdominalBpainBafterBeating.
C.BAnBelderlyBpatientBrecentlyBdiagnosedBwithBlungBcancer.
D.BABpatientBwithBaBpacemakerBwhoBcomplainsBofBshortnessBofBbreath.
3 Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ABgroupBofBnursingBstudentsBareBstudyingBforBanBexam.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBstat
ementsBwouldBbeBaccurate?
A.B"InBanB18ByearBold,BtheBpointBofBmaximalBimpulseBisBlocatedBatBtheBfourthBinterc
ostalBspace,BleftBmidclavicularBline."
B.B"TheBapexBofBtheBheartBisBlocatedBatBtheBupperBportionBofBtheBheartBtowardBthe
Bclavicle."
C.B"InBaBchildByoungerBthanBageB7,BtheBheartBisBlocatedBbehindBandBtoBtheBrightBof
BtheBsternum."
D.B"TheBventriclesBofBtheBheartBareBrelaxedBandBtheBatriaBcontractBduringBdiastole."B
-
BAnswerBD.B"TheBventriclesBofBtheBheartBareBrelaxedBandBtheBatriaBcontractBduringB
diastole."
TheBventriclesBofBtheBheartBareBrelaxedBduringBdiastoleBandBcontractBduringBsystole.B
TheBatriaBcontractBduringBdiastoleBtoBmoveBbloodBtoBtheBventriclesBandBfillBtheBcoro
naryBarteries.
MatchBtheBwaveformBwithBtheBappropriateBlabel.
1.BDepolarizationBofBtheBventricles
2.BDepolarizationBofBtheBatria
3.BRepolarizationBofBtheBventricles
A.BQRSBcomplex
B.BPBwave
C.BTBwaveB-BAnswerB1.BA
2.BB
3.BC
, ABfemaleBpatientBarrivesBinBtheBemergencyBdepartmentBwithBcomplaintsBofBchestBpai
nBandBisBtoBreceiveBaB12-
leadBelectrocardiogram.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBbeBaccurateBnursingBinterventi
ons?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
A.BObtainBaBlistBofBtheBpatient'sBcurrentBmedications.
B.BObtainBtheBelectrocardiogramBwithinB20Bminutes.
C.BAvoidBbreastBtissueBasBmuchBasBpossibleBwhenBapplyingBECGBelectrodes.
D.BExplainBtoBtheBpatientBthatBtheBelectrocardiogramBwillBaidBinBdeterminingBappropr
iateBtreatment.
E.BInformBtheBpatientBthisBtestBwillBprovideBaBsnapshotBofBtheBelectricalBactivityBofBt
heBheartBfromBmultipleBviews.B-BAnswerBA,BC,BDBandBE
CurrentBmedicationsBtheBpatientBisBtakingBshouldBbeBknownBasBsomeBcanBcauseBdysr
hythmias.
PlacementBofBelectrodesBshouldBbeBmadeBasBcloseBtoBtheBchestBwallBasBpossible,Bav
oidingBtheBbreastBtissue.
AB12-leadBECGBwillBdetermineBtheBnextBstepBinBtheBpatient'sBtreatmentBplan.
AB12-
leadBECGBprovidesBaBsnapshotBofBtheBelectricalBactivityBofBtheBheartBfromBmultipleBv
iews.
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBpatientsBwouldBtheBnurseBanticipateBmayBreceiveBaB12-
leadBelectrocardiogram?B(SelectBallBthatBapply.)
A.BTheBpatientBwhoBreportsBhavingBfaintedBtwiceBinBtheBlastBweek.
B.BABpatientBwhoBcomplainsBofBabdominalBpainBafterBeating.
C.BAnBelderlyBpatientBrecentlyBdiagnosedBwithBlungBcancer.
D.BABpatientBwithBaBpacemakerBwhoBcomplainsBofBshortnessBofBbreath.
