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ATI PHARMACOLOGY CARDIOVASCULAR TEST BANK EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
The nurse is caring for an older adult patient who is displaying
alterations in the conduction of impulses in the SA node which the
nurse assesses as what?
A) Cardiac gallop
B) Tachycardia
C) Cardiac dysrhythmias
D) Heart murmurs - ANSWER-c
A nurse is providing patient teaching to a patient who has been
experiencing unstable angina. What will the nurses explanation of
this condition include?
A) A coronary vessel has become completely occluded and is
unable to deliver blood to your heart.
B) The pain is caused by a spasm of a blood vessel, not just from
the vessel narrowing.
C) There is serious narrowing of a coronary artery that is causing
a reduction in oxygen to the heart.
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D) Your bodys response to a lack of oxygen in the heart muscle is
pain. - ANSWER-c
The nurse cautions the patient taking nadolol (Corgard) for angina
that they may experience what adverse effect?
A) Dry mouth
B) Decreased exercise tolerance
C) Constipation
D) Problems with urination - ANSWER-b
A nurse is teaching the patient newly prescribed sublingual
nitroglycerin how to take the medication. What will the nurse
instruct the patient to do first?
A) To check his radial pulse
B) To place the tablet in the buccal cavity
C) To take a sip of water
D) To lie down for 15 minutes before administration - ANSWER-c
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The nurse, caring for a patient taking a beta-blocker and a nitrate
to treat angina, recognizes the need for careful monitoring as the
result of what secondary diagnosis?
A) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
B) Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
C) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
D) Chronic urinary tract infection (UTI) - ANSWER-a
What drug would the nurse administer to the patient to control
angina caused by atherosclerosis that would also slow the
development of further plaque buildup on the arterial wall?
A) Diltiazem (Cardizem)
B) Propranolol (Inderal)
C) Amyl Nitrates (generic)
D) Isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil) - ANSWER-a
An older adult patient who is taking metformin (Glucophage) has
just been seen in the clinic. The doctor has ordered metoprolol
(Toprol) for angina. What assessment data should the nurse
monitor due to this drug combination?
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A) Blood pressure
B) Blood glucose
C) Heart rate
D) Intake and output - ANSWER-b
The patient, diagnosed with angina, tells the nurse he is having
chest pain. There is an order for oral sublingual nitroglycerin as
needed. What action should the nurse take?
A) Place two nitroglycerin tablets under the patients tongue and
call the physician.
B) Place one tablet under the patients tongue and repeat every 5
minutes for total of three tablets until pain has been relieved.
C) Have the patient swallow a tablet with a full glass of water and
repeat in 10 minutes.
D) Apply a nitroglycerin transdermal patch to the patients back. -
ANSWER-b
A 49-year-old patient is admitted with uncontrolled chest pain. He
is currently taking nitroglycerin (Nitrostat). His physician orders
ATI PHARMACOLOGY CARDIOVASCULAR TEST BANK EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
The nurse is caring for an older adult patient who is displaying
alterations in the conduction of impulses in the SA node which the
nurse assesses as what?
A) Cardiac gallop
B) Tachycardia
C) Cardiac dysrhythmias
D) Heart murmurs - ANSWER-c
A nurse is providing patient teaching to a patient who has been
experiencing unstable angina. What will the nurses explanation of
this condition include?
A) A coronary vessel has become completely occluded and is
unable to deliver blood to your heart.
B) The pain is caused by a spasm of a blood vessel, not just from
the vessel narrowing.
C) There is serious narrowing of a coronary artery that is causing
a reduction in oxygen to the heart.
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D) Your bodys response to a lack of oxygen in the heart muscle is
pain. - ANSWER-c
The nurse cautions the patient taking nadolol (Corgard) for angina
that they may experience what adverse effect?
A) Dry mouth
B) Decreased exercise tolerance
C) Constipation
D) Problems with urination - ANSWER-b
A nurse is teaching the patient newly prescribed sublingual
nitroglycerin how to take the medication. What will the nurse
instruct the patient to do first?
A) To check his radial pulse
B) To place the tablet in the buccal cavity
C) To take a sip of water
D) To lie down for 15 minutes before administration - ANSWER-c
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The nurse, caring for a patient taking a beta-blocker and a nitrate
to treat angina, recognizes the need for careful monitoring as the
result of what secondary diagnosis?
A) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
B) Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
C) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
D) Chronic urinary tract infection (UTI) - ANSWER-a
What drug would the nurse administer to the patient to control
angina caused by atherosclerosis that would also slow the
development of further plaque buildup on the arterial wall?
A) Diltiazem (Cardizem)
B) Propranolol (Inderal)
C) Amyl Nitrates (generic)
D) Isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil) - ANSWER-a
An older adult patient who is taking metformin (Glucophage) has
just been seen in the clinic. The doctor has ordered metoprolol
(Toprol) for angina. What assessment data should the nurse
monitor due to this drug combination?
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A) Blood pressure
B) Blood glucose
C) Heart rate
D) Intake and output - ANSWER-b
The patient, diagnosed with angina, tells the nurse he is having
chest pain. There is an order for oral sublingual nitroglycerin as
needed. What action should the nurse take?
A) Place two nitroglycerin tablets under the patients tongue and
call the physician.
B) Place one tablet under the patients tongue and repeat every 5
minutes for total of three tablets until pain has been relieved.
C) Have the patient swallow a tablet with a full glass of water and
repeat in 10 minutes.
D) Apply a nitroglycerin transdermal patch to the patients back. -
ANSWER-b
A 49-year-old patient is admitted with uncontrolled chest pain. He
is currently taking nitroglycerin (Nitrostat). His physician orders
