Test Bank for Concepts for Nursing Practice 4th
Edition by Jean Foret Giddens..
1. A nurse is teaching staff about the conduction of the heart. In which order will the nurse present the
conduction cycle, starting with the first structure?
1. Bundle of His 2. Purkinje network 3. Intraarterial pathways 4. Sinoatrial (SA)
node 5. Atrioventricular (AV) node: 4, 3, 5, 1, 2
Answer> The conduction system originates with the SA node, the ―pacemaker of the heart. The electrical impulses are transmitted through the atria
along intraatrial pathways to the AV node. It assists atrial emptying by delaying the impulse before transmitting it through the Bundle of His and the ventricular
Purkinje network.
2. A nurse is teaching the patient with mitral valve problems about the valves in the heart. Starting on the
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, right side of the heart, describe the sequence of the blood flow through these valves.
1. Mitral 2. Aortic 3. Tricuspid 4. Pulmonic: 3, 4, 1, 2
3. A nurse explains the function of the alveoli to a patient with respiratory problems. Which information
about the alveoli's function will the nurse share with the patient?: Carries out gas exchange.
Answer>The alveolus is a capillary membrane that allows gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide during respiration. The alveoli do not store oxyge
regulate tidal volume, or produce hemoglobin.
4. A nurse auscultates heart sounds. When the nurse hears S2, which valves is the nurse hearing close?: Aortic
andpulmonic
Answer>As the ventricles empty, the ventricular pressures decrease, allowing closure of the aortic and pulmonic valves, producing the second heart sound,
S2. The mitral and tricuspid produce the first heart sound, S1. The aortic and mitral do not close at the same time. The mitral and pulmonic do not close at
the same time.
5. The nurse is teaching about the process of exchanging gases through the alveolar capillary membrane.
Which term will the nurse use to describe this process?
Answer> Dittusion
6. A nurse is caring for a patient who was in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in cervical trauma
to C4. Which assessment is the priority?
Answer> Respirations
7. The patient is breathing normally. Which process does the nurse consider is working properly when the
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Edition by Jean Foret Giddens..
1. A nurse is teaching staff about the conduction of the heart. In which order will the nurse present the
conduction cycle, starting with the first structure?
1. Bundle of His 2. Purkinje network 3. Intraarterial pathways 4. Sinoatrial (SA)
node 5. Atrioventricular (AV) node: 4, 3, 5, 1, 2
Answer> The conduction system originates with the SA node, the ―pacemaker of the heart. The electrical impulses are transmitted through the atria
along intraatrial pathways to the AV node. It assists atrial emptying by delaying the impulse before transmitting it through the Bundle of His and the ventricular
Purkinje network.
2. A nurse is teaching the patient with mitral valve problems about the valves in the heart. Starting on the
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, right side of the heart, describe the sequence of the blood flow through these valves.
1. Mitral 2. Aortic 3. Tricuspid 4. Pulmonic: 3, 4, 1, 2
3. A nurse explains the function of the alveoli to a patient with respiratory problems. Which information
about the alveoli's function will the nurse share with the patient?: Carries out gas exchange.
Answer>The alveolus is a capillary membrane that allows gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide during respiration. The alveoli do not store oxyge
regulate tidal volume, or produce hemoglobin.
4. A nurse auscultates heart sounds. When the nurse hears S2, which valves is the nurse hearing close?: Aortic
andpulmonic
Answer>As the ventricles empty, the ventricular pressures decrease, allowing closure of the aortic and pulmonic valves, producing the second heart sound,
S2. The mitral and tricuspid produce the first heart sound, S1. The aortic and mitral do not close at the same time. The mitral and pulmonic do not close at
the same time.
5. The nurse is teaching about the process of exchanging gases through the alveolar capillary membrane.
Which term will the nurse use to describe this process?
Answer> Dittusion
6. A nurse is caring for a patient who was in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in cervical trauma
to C4. Which assessment is the priority?
Answer> Respirations
7. The patient is breathing normally. Which process does the nurse consider is working properly when the
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