cardiovascular NCLEX questions with answers 2024/2025

cardiovascular NCLEX questionsA 65-year-old male develops blockage in the pulmonary artery. As a result of the blockage, blood would first back up into the: a. Aorta b. Left ventricle c. Pulmonary veins d. Right ventricle - correct answer d. Right ventricle A nurse is teaching about the heart. Which information should the nurse include? The chamber of the heart that generates the highest pressure is the: a. Right atrium b. Left atrium c. Left ventricle d. Right ventricle - correct answer c. Left ventricle A nurse recalls the chamber that receives blood from the systemic circulation is the: a. Right atrium b. Right ventricle c. Left atrium d. Left ventricle - correct answer a. Right atrium Which statement indicates the nurse understands blood flow? Oxygenated blood flows through the: a. Superior vena cava b. Pulmonary veins c. Pulmonary artery d. Cardiac veins - correct answer b. Pulmonary veins The nurse is planning care for a patient with heart problems. Which information should the nurse remember? The _____ artery travels down the interventricular septum and delivers blood to portions of the left and right ventricle. a. Right coronary b. Circumflex c. Left anterior descending d. Cardiac - correct answer c. Left anterior descending When a staff member asks where venous blood from the coronary circulation drains into, what is the best response by the nurse? The: a. Superior vena cava b. Inferior vena cava c. Right atrium d. Reft atrium - correct answer c. Right atrium While viewing the electrocardiogram, the nurse recalls the _____ conducts action potentials down the atrioventricular septum. a. Bachmann bundle b. Bundle of His c. Sinoatrial node d. Atrioventricular node - correct answer b. Bundle of His A 13-year-old female took a weight loss drug that activated the sympathetic nervous system. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse expect?