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Cardiovascular
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IT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING

 IT HAS 133 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 FAVOURABE FOR THE BEST REVION ON CARDIOVASCULAR
DISORDER.
 BETTER UNDERSTANDING ON THE HEART
 GET AWARE OF SITUATIONS AND BETTER METHODS OF TACKLING
THEM



1. A visiting nurse is teaching a client with heart failure about taking their medi
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cations. The client requires six different medications that are taken at four diffe
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rent times per day. The client is confused about when to take each medication.
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How should the nurse intervene Correct Answer Teach a family member to fill a me
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dication compliance aid once per week so the client can independently take their medic
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ations.
2. The nurse is assessing a client who has a long history of uncontrolled hype
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rtension.The nurse should assess the client for damage in which area of the e
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ye Correct Answer retina
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3. A client is recovering from coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and
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begins to experience chest pain, shortness of breath, and tachycardia. Further a
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ssessment reveals a widened QRS complex and an elevated ST seg-
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ment.Which nursing diagnosis takes highest priority at this time Correct Answe
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r Decreased cardiac output related to depressed myocardial function
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4. A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client with acute heart fa
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,ilure. Which laboratory value is most important for the nurse to check before ad
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ministering medications to treat heart failure Correct Answer potassium
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5. A client is taking spironolactone to control hypertension.The client's serum
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potassium level is [6 mEq/L (56mmol/L)]. For this client, the nurse's priority
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should be to assess their: electrocardiogram (ECG) results.
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6. The nurse is caring for a client post myocardial infarction (MI). Orders inclu
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de strict bed rest and a clear, liquid diet.What is the nurse's best response to the cl
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ient who is inquiring about the purpose of the new diet Correct Answer to
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,reduce the metabolic workload of digestion
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7. A nurse is teaching a client how to take nitroglycerin to treat angina pectoris.
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What should the nurse include in the instructions Correct Answer Call emerg
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ency medical services immediately if chest pain does not subside within 15 minutes.
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8. A client arrives in the emergency department reporting intense pain in the
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abdomen and tells the nurse that it feels like a heartbeat in the abdomen. Wh
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ich nursing assessment would indicate potential rupture of an aortic aneurys
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m Correct Answer The client reports increasing severe back pain.
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9. A client has been diagnosed with right-
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sided heart failure.The nurse should assess the client further for:: Dependent
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edema.
10. The client asks the nurse, "Why won't the health care provider tell me exac
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tly how much of my leg he is going to take off? Don't you think I should know th
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at?" On which information should the nurse base the response Correct Answer
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the adequacy of the blood supply to the tissues
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, 11. A client with peripheral artery disease has femoral-
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popliteal bypass surgery.What goal should the nurse establish with the client i
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mmediately after surgery Correct Answer Maintain circulation. E E E E E E



12. A white male, age 43, with a tentative diagnosis of infective endocarditis is
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admitted to an acute care facility. His medical history reveals diabetes melli-
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E tus, hypertension, and pernicious anemia; he underwent an appendectomy 20
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E years earlier and an aortic valve replacement 2 years before this admission.
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Which history finding is a major risk factor for infective endocarditis Correct
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Answer history of aortic valve replacement
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13. Which activity is least effective in preventing sensory deprivation during a
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client's stay in the cardiac care unit Correct Answer keeping the door closed to
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14. The nurse is concerned about the risks of hypoxemia and metabolic aci-
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E dosis in a client who is in shock. What finding should the nurse analyze for
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evidence of hypoxemia and metabolic acidosis in a client with shock Correct
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Answer arterial blood gas (ABG) findings
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15. Following a myocardial infarction, a client develops an arrhythmia and req
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uires a continuous infusion of lidocaine. To monitor the effectiveness of the int
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ervention, the nurse should focus primarily on the client's:: electrocar-
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16. A client comes to the emergency department reporting severe substernal
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chest pain radiating down the left arm.The client is admitted to the coronary
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care unit with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI). Which should the nu
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rse do first when the client is admitted to the coronary care unit Correct
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Answer Begin telemetry monitoring. E E E

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