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NUR 425 EXAM 3 NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL VERIFIED
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||NEWEST EXAM||
what are some nursing interventions post pacemaker
placement? - Answer-- continuous monitoring
- chest xray
- pain management
- avoid shoulder movement
- monitor incision
- watch for hiccups
- provide patient with a safety identification card
what is some patient education for pacmakers? - Answer--
always carry device ID card
- keep arm below head for 1-2 weeks
- check pulse daily and report if its different from
pacemaker rate
- no contact sports or heavy lifting (avoid being hit at site)
- NO MAGNETS over pacemaker
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what are the s/s of a pacemaker complication that the
patient should report to the provider? - Answer-dizziness,
fatigue, weakness, chest pain, hiccups, palpitations,
dyspnea, or weight gain
What is an AICD? - Answer-automatic implantable
cardioverter-defibrillator
what should patients expect from an AICD? - Answer--
feels like a large shock/being hit in the chest
- may loose consciousness before shock
- if someone is touching them during impulse, they may
feel the shock but will be unaffected
what is a PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary
angioplasty) used for? - Answer-moderate atherosclerosis
in coronary vessels
blockage in 1 or 2 arteries
what should you educate the patient to report immediately
if they have a PTCA? why? - Answer-chest pain! indicates
that device has failed and the artery is being occluded
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What is a TAVR? - Answer-Transcatheter Aortic Valve
Replacement is a technique to replace the Aortic Valve
without stopping the heart. It carries risk of Vasuclar
Complications and is reserved for those too sick for Open
Heart Surgery.
It uses a Compressible Valve sort of like a stent.
what does smoking do to the heart? - Answer-Narrows
blood vessels / damages arteries / creates clots / causes
high blood pressure / causes heart disease
What is the path of conduction in the heart? - Answer-SA
(sinoatrial) node ➞ internal nodes of the atria ➞ AV
(atrioventricular) node ➞ bundle of HIS ➞ right and left
bundle branches ➞ purkinje fibers ➞ ventricles
What should we look out for after Cardiac Catheterization?
- Answer-- look for bleeding and hematoma
- monitor for chest pain
- assess for s/s of stroke (confusion, weakness, slurred
speech)
- monitor for perforated artery (peripheral pulses, color,
temp)
- monitor for kidney impairment related to contrast dye
NUR 425 EXAM 3 NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL VERIFIED
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||NEWEST EXAM||
what are some nursing interventions post pacemaker
placement? - Answer-- continuous monitoring
- chest xray
- pain management
- avoid shoulder movement
- monitor incision
- watch for hiccups
- provide patient with a safety identification card
what is some patient education for pacmakers? - Answer--
always carry device ID card
- keep arm below head for 1-2 weeks
- check pulse daily and report if its different from
pacemaker rate
- no contact sports or heavy lifting (avoid being hit at site)
- NO MAGNETS over pacemaker
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what are the s/s of a pacemaker complication that the
patient should report to the provider? - Answer-dizziness,
fatigue, weakness, chest pain, hiccups, palpitations,
dyspnea, or weight gain
What is an AICD? - Answer-automatic implantable
cardioverter-defibrillator
what should patients expect from an AICD? - Answer--
feels like a large shock/being hit in the chest
- may loose consciousness before shock
- if someone is touching them during impulse, they may
feel the shock but will be unaffected
what is a PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary
angioplasty) used for? - Answer-moderate atherosclerosis
in coronary vessels
blockage in 1 or 2 arteries
what should you educate the patient to report immediately
if they have a PTCA? why? - Answer-chest pain! indicates
that device has failed and the artery is being occluded
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What is a TAVR? - Answer-Transcatheter Aortic Valve
Replacement is a technique to replace the Aortic Valve
without stopping the heart. It carries risk of Vasuclar
Complications and is reserved for those too sick for Open
Heart Surgery.
It uses a Compressible Valve sort of like a stent.
what does smoking do to the heart? - Answer-Narrows
blood vessels / damages arteries / creates clots / causes
high blood pressure / causes heart disease
What is the path of conduction in the heart? - Answer-SA
(sinoatrial) node ➞ internal nodes of the atria ➞ AV
(atrioventricular) node ➞ bundle of HIS ➞ right and left
bundle branches ➞ purkinje fibers ➞ ventricles
What should we look out for after Cardiac Catheterization?
- Answer-- look for bleeding and hematoma
- monitor for chest pain
- assess for s/s of stroke (confusion, weakness, slurred
speech)
- monitor for perforated artery (peripheral pulses, color,
temp)
- monitor for kidney impairment related to contrast dye
