NUR242 EXAM 3 2026 TEST PAPER SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ When the emergency department nurse is caring for a client with
acute coronary syndrome who reports severe crushing chest
pressure, which prescribed medication is best for the nurse to
administer? Answer: Morphine sulfate 4 mg intravenously
◉ When admitting a client with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) to
the telemetry unit after cardiac catheterization and percutaneous
intervention (PCI), which action would the nurse take first? Answer:
Attach the cardiac monitor
◉ When a client with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is admitted to
the coronary intensive care unit, which topic is a priority to include
in teaching? Answer: Need to report any chest discomfort to the
nurses
◉ After an admission for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a client is
asked to notify the nursing staff before getting out of bed. After
finding the client up walking alone in the hallways an hour later,
which response by the nurse is best? Answer: Sometimes after ACS,
people feel dizzy and fall.
,◉ After experiencing acute coronary syndrome, a client who has
begun an exercise program asks the nurse how to tell whether the
exercise is helping. Which response would the nurse make? Answer:
You will be able to walk progressively longer distances before tiring.
◉ After the nurse teaches a group of women about coronary artery
disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI), which statement by
the women indicates that the teaching has been effective? Answer:
Unusual fatigue is a common symptom of CAD in women.
◉ The nurse is discussing discharge instructions with a client who
had a myocardial infarction. The client asks, "When will it be safe to
have sex again?" Which response by the nurse is best? Answer: "One
indication that your heart has healed enough for sexual activity is
being able to climb two flights of stairs."
◉ A client with a myocardial infarction receives intravenous
nitroglycerin to relieve pain. The nurse will assess for which
medication side effect? Answer: Hypotension
◉ One week after being hospitalized for an acute myocardial
infarction, a client reports nausea and loss of appetite. Which of the
client's prescribed medications would be withheld and the health
care provider notified? Answer: Digoxin
, ◉ A client, admitted to the cardiac care unit with a myocardial
infarction, complains of chest pain. Which intervention will be most
effective in relieving the client's pain? Answer: Morphine sulfate 2
mg IV
◉ A health care provider prescribes tissue plasminogen activator (t-
PA) to be administered intravenously over 1 hour for a client
experiencing a myocardial infarction. Which assessment component
can identify problems caused by this medication's effect? Answer:
Intravenous insertion site
◉ A client with a myocardial infarction is admitted to the cardiac
intensive care unit. Which pain relief medication would the nurse
expect to find on the plan of care for this client? Answer: morphine
◉ A client who had a myocardial infarction receives a prescription
for a nitroglycerin patch. Which statement would the nurse identify
as the purpose of the nitroglycerin patch? Answer: Decreased
cardiac preload reduces cardiac workload
◉ The nurse is caring for a client hospitalized with a myocardial
infarction. Which analgesic is the medication of choice for this
client? Answer: Morphine sulfate
◉ When caring for a client in the third trimester of pregnancy with a
history of myocardial infarction, which statement made by the client
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ When the emergency department nurse is caring for a client with
acute coronary syndrome who reports severe crushing chest
pressure, which prescribed medication is best for the nurse to
administer? Answer: Morphine sulfate 4 mg intravenously
◉ When admitting a client with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) to
the telemetry unit after cardiac catheterization and percutaneous
intervention (PCI), which action would the nurse take first? Answer:
Attach the cardiac monitor
◉ When a client with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is admitted to
the coronary intensive care unit, which topic is a priority to include
in teaching? Answer: Need to report any chest discomfort to the
nurses
◉ After an admission for acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a client is
asked to notify the nursing staff before getting out of bed. After
finding the client up walking alone in the hallways an hour later,
which response by the nurse is best? Answer: Sometimes after ACS,
people feel dizzy and fall.
,◉ After experiencing acute coronary syndrome, a client who has
begun an exercise program asks the nurse how to tell whether the
exercise is helping. Which response would the nurse make? Answer:
You will be able to walk progressively longer distances before tiring.
◉ After the nurse teaches a group of women about coronary artery
disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI), which statement by
the women indicates that the teaching has been effective? Answer:
Unusual fatigue is a common symptom of CAD in women.
◉ The nurse is discussing discharge instructions with a client who
had a myocardial infarction. The client asks, "When will it be safe to
have sex again?" Which response by the nurse is best? Answer: "One
indication that your heart has healed enough for sexual activity is
being able to climb two flights of stairs."
◉ A client with a myocardial infarction receives intravenous
nitroglycerin to relieve pain. The nurse will assess for which
medication side effect? Answer: Hypotension
◉ One week after being hospitalized for an acute myocardial
infarction, a client reports nausea and loss of appetite. Which of the
client's prescribed medications would be withheld and the health
care provider notified? Answer: Digoxin
, ◉ A client, admitted to the cardiac care unit with a myocardial
infarction, complains of chest pain. Which intervention will be most
effective in relieving the client's pain? Answer: Morphine sulfate 2
mg IV
◉ A health care provider prescribes tissue plasminogen activator (t-
PA) to be administered intravenously over 1 hour for a client
experiencing a myocardial infarction. Which assessment component
can identify problems caused by this medication's effect? Answer:
Intravenous insertion site
◉ A client with a myocardial infarction is admitted to the cardiac
intensive care unit. Which pain relief medication would the nurse
expect to find on the plan of care for this client? Answer: morphine
◉ A client who had a myocardial infarction receives a prescription
for a nitroglycerin patch. Which statement would the nurse identify
as the purpose of the nitroglycerin patch? Answer: Decreased
cardiac preload reduces cardiac workload
◉ The nurse is caring for a client hospitalized with a myocardial
infarction. Which analgesic is the medication of choice for this
client? Answer: Morphine sulfate
◉ When caring for a client in the third trimester of pregnancy with a
history of myocardial infarction, which statement made by the client
