MN551 Unit 5 midterm Exam Version 3 Latest
Question
Question 1.1. The nurse practitioner for a cardiology practice is responsible for providing
presurgical teaching for patients who are about to undergo a coronary artery bypass graft.
Which of the following teaching points best conveys an aspect of the human circulatory
system? (Points : 3)
“Your blood pressure varies widely between arteries and veins, and between pulmonary and
systemic circulation.”
“Only around one quarter of your blood is in your heart at any given time.”
“Blood pressure and blood volume roughly mimic one another at any given location in the
circulatory system.”
“Left-sided and right-sided pumping action at each beat of the heart must equal each other to
ensure adequate blood distribution.”
Question 2.2. A physical assessment of a 28-year-old female patient indicates that her blood
pressure in her legs is lower than that in her arms and that her brachial pulse is weaker in her
left arm than in her right. In addition, her femoral pulses are weak bilaterally. Which of the
following possibilities would her care provider be most likely to suspect? (Points : 3)
Pheochromocytoma
Essential hypertension
Coarctation of the aorta
An adrenocortical disorder
Question 3.3. As part of the diagnostic workup for a male patient with a complex history of
cardiovascular disease, the care team has identified the need for a record of the electrical
Question
Question 1.1. The nurse practitioner for a cardiology practice is responsible for providing
presurgical teaching for patients who are about to undergo a coronary artery bypass graft.
Which of the following teaching points best conveys an aspect of the human circulatory
system? (Points : 3)
“Your blood pressure varies widely between arteries and veins, and between pulmonary and
systemic circulation.”
“Only around one quarter of your blood is in your heart at any given time.”
“Blood pressure and blood volume roughly mimic one another at any given location in the
circulatory system.”
“Left-sided and right-sided pumping action at each beat of the heart must equal each other to
ensure adequate blood distribution.”
Question 2.2. A physical assessment of a 28-year-old female patient indicates that her blood
pressure in her legs is lower than that in her arms and that her brachial pulse is weaker in her
left arm than in her right. In addition, her femoral pulses are weak bilaterally. Which of the
following possibilities would her care provider be most likely to suspect? (Points : 3)
Pheochromocytoma
Essential hypertension
Coarctation of the aorta
An adrenocortical disorder
Question 3.3. As part of the diagnostic workup for a male patient with a complex history of
cardiovascular disease, the care team has identified the need for a record of the electrical
