ACS EAQ Practice Exam |Q&A| 100R% Correct

ACS EAQ Practice Exam |Q&A| 100R% Correct The nurse is preparing an initial care plan for a patient that presents with chest pain. What is the priority nursing intervention? *Ans* Monitoring the patient's ECG During the 48 hours after a myocardial infarction (MI), a nurse should assign the highest priority to monitoring the patient for what complication? *Ans* Dysrhythmias The nurse is providing teaching to a patient recovering from a myocardial infarction (MI). How should resumption of sexual activity be discussed? *Ans* Discussed along with other physical activities A patient that is being discharged from the hospital after acute coronary syndrome will be participating in cardiac rehabilitation. What information should the nurse provide about the early recovery phase of rehabilitation? *Ans* Activity level is increased gradually with supervision by the rehabilitation team and with ECG monitoring. The nurse assesses a patient with papillary muscle dysfunction. Which observation supports the patient's diagnosis? *Ans* Murmur at the cardiac apex A patient tells the nurse, "I had severe chest pain six days ago." The nurse identifies that which cardiac biomarker will be most helpful in determining whether the patient had a myocardial infarction at the time the patient experienced chest pain? *Ans* Troponin The nurse recognizes that which type of myocardial infarction (MI) may occur due to blockage of the right coronary artery? *Ans* Inferior wall MI The nurse provides information about thrombolytic therapy to a group of student nurses. Which statement made by a student nurse indicates the need for further teaching? *Ans* "Significant facial trauma within the past 3 months is a relative contraindication." The nurse assesses a patient who has been administered the tissue-type plasminogen activator alteplase for an acute myocardial infarction. Which assessment finding is the highest priority and should be reported to the primary health care provider immediately? *Ans* Hematuria The nurse recalls that which artery is most commonly used for bypass graft? *Ans* Internal mammary artery A patient experiences mild chest pain during inspiration, while coughing, and while performing daily activities. Sitting in a forward position relieves the pain. The nurse