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UWORLD NCLEX-PN RATIONALE-BASED
STUDY GUIDE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Terms in this set (61)
>> B/P Medication side effects?
- correct answer- - fatigue
- erectile dysfunction
- dizziness
>> Angina pectoris risk factors?
- correct answer- - Smoking
- Extreme temperatures
- Physical exertion (including sex)
- Intense emotion
- Coronary artery narrowing
- Stimulants (cocaine, amphetamines)
>> Define angina pectoris
- correct answer- Chest pain due to myocardial ischemia (decreased blood flow to heart).
>> Purpose of an ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)?
- correct answer- - sense and defibrillate life-threatening dysrhythmias.
- overdrive pacing for rapid heart rhythms
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- back-up pacing for bradycardia that may occur after defibrillation.
>> Postoperative teaching for ICD?
- correct answer- Don't lift arm of affected side above the shoulder unless cleared by the health
care provider.
>> Where is an ICD placed?
- correct answer- In the endometrium via the subclavian vein.
>> Home care instructions for discharging a patient with heart failure following myocardial
infarction?
- correct answer- - How to take own pulse
- Monitoring weight daily
- Reduction of sodium in diet
- Take blood pressure and keep record of it
- Avoid temperature extremes
- Increase walking, but plan for rest periods
>> Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) s/sx?
- correct answer- - Brownish skin discoloration on lower extremities
- Chronic edema
- Inflammation
- Leathery skin
- Venous leg ulcers inside of ankle
UWORLD NCLEX-PN RATIONALE-BASED
STUDY GUIDE EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Terms in this set (61)
>> B/P Medication side effects?
- correct answer- - fatigue
- erectile dysfunction
- dizziness
>> Angina pectoris risk factors?
- correct answer- - Smoking
- Extreme temperatures
- Physical exertion (including sex)
- Intense emotion
- Coronary artery narrowing
- Stimulants (cocaine, amphetamines)
>> Define angina pectoris
- correct answer- Chest pain due to myocardial ischemia (decreased blood flow to heart).
>> Purpose of an ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator)?
- correct answer- - sense and defibrillate life-threatening dysrhythmias.
- overdrive pacing for rapid heart rhythms
, Page 2 of 11
- back-up pacing for bradycardia that may occur after defibrillation.
>> Postoperative teaching for ICD?
- correct answer- Don't lift arm of affected side above the shoulder unless cleared by the health
care provider.
>> Where is an ICD placed?
- correct answer- In the endometrium via the subclavian vein.
>> Home care instructions for discharging a patient with heart failure following myocardial
infarction?
- correct answer- - How to take own pulse
- Monitoring weight daily
- Reduction of sodium in diet
- Take blood pressure and keep record of it
- Avoid temperature extremes
- Increase walking, but plan for rest periods
>> Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) s/sx?
- correct answer- - Brownish skin discoloration on lower extremities
- Chronic edema
- Inflammation
- Leathery skin
- Venous leg ulcers inside of ankle
