HESI PHARMACOLOGY
CARDIOVASCULAR EXIT EXAM (NCLEX)
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A | BRAND NEW!!!
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking an angiotensin-
converting enzyme inhibitor and develops a dry, nonproductive
cough. What is the nurse's priority action? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > a. Call the health care provider to switch the
medication.
The nurse is reviewing a medication history on a client taking an
ACE inhibitor. The nurse plans to contact the health care
provider if the client is also taking which medication? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > d. spironolactone (Aldactone)
A client is prescribed a noncardioselective beta1 blocker. What
nursing intervention is a priority for this client? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > b. Respiratory assessment
,Which client will the nurse assess first?
a. The client who has been on beta blockers for 1 day.
b. The client who is on a beta blocker and a thiazide diuretic.
c. The client who has stopped taking a beta blocker due to cost.
d. The client who is taking a beta blocker and Lasix
(furosemide). - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. The client who has
stopped taking a beta blocker due to cost.
The nurse is caring for a client with hypertension who is
prescribed Clonidine transdermal preparation. What is the
correct information to teach this client? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> d. Get up slowly from a sitting to a standing position.
The client taking Methyldopa (Aldomet) has elevated liver
function tests. What is the nurse's best action? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > b. Notify the health care provider.
A client taking prazosin has a blood pressure of 140/90. The
client is complaining of swollen feet. What is the nurse's best
action? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Determine the client's
history.
, A calcium channel blocker has been ordered for a client. Which
condition in the client's history is a contraindication to this
medication? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Hypotension
A client who takes clonidine (Catapres) is to be discharged to
home. Which instruction will the nurse include when teaching
this client? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. "Increasing fluid and
fiber in your diet can help prevent the side effect of
constipation."
During assessment of a client diagnosed with
pheochromocytoma, the nurse auscultates a blood pressure of
210/110 mm Hg. What is the nurse's best action? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > c. To administer phentolamine (Regitine)
Which is a priority nursing diagnosis for a client taking an
antihypertensive medication? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a.
Alteration in cardiac output related to effects on the
sympathetic nervous system
When a newly admitted client is placed on heparin, the nurse
acknowledges that heparin is effective for preventing new clot
CARDIOVASCULAR EXIT EXAM (NCLEX)
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A | BRAND NEW!!!
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking an angiotensin-
converting enzyme inhibitor and develops a dry, nonproductive
cough. What is the nurse's priority action? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > a. Call the health care provider to switch the
medication.
The nurse is reviewing a medication history on a client taking an
ACE inhibitor. The nurse plans to contact the health care
provider if the client is also taking which medication? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > d. spironolactone (Aldactone)
A client is prescribed a noncardioselective beta1 blocker. What
nursing intervention is a priority for this client? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > b. Respiratory assessment
,Which client will the nurse assess first?
a. The client who has been on beta blockers for 1 day.
b. The client who is on a beta blocker and a thiazide diuretic.
c. The client who has stopped taking a beta blocker due to cost.
d. The client who is taking a beta blocker and Lasix
(furosemide). - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. The client who has
stopped taking a beta blocker due to cost.
The nurse is caring for a client with hypertension who is
prescribed Clonidine transdermal preparation. What is the
correct information to teach this client? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> d. Get up slowly from a sitting to a standing position.
The client taking Methyldopa (Aldomet) has elevated liver
function tests. What is the nurse's best action? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > b. Notify the health care provider.
A client taking prazosin has a blood pressure of 140/90. The
client is complaining of swollen feet. What is the nurse's best
action? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Determine the client's
history.
, A calcium channel blocker has been ordered for a client. Which
condition in the client's history is a contraindication to this
medication? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Hypotension
A client who takes clonidine (Catapres) is to be discharged to
home. Which instruction will the nurse include when teaching
this client? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. "Increasing fluid and
fiber in your diet can help prevent the side effect of
constipation."
During assessment of a client diagnosed with
pheochromocytoma, the nurse auscultates a blood pressure of
210/110 mm Hg. What is the nurse's best action? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > c. To administer phentolamine (Regitine)
Which is a priority nursing diagnosis for a client taking an
antihypertensive medication? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a.
Alteration in cardiac output related to effects on the
sympathetic nervous system
When a newly admitted client is placed on heparin, the nurse
acknowledges that heparin is effective for preventing new clot
