NUR361 CARDIO EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.A nurse is reviewing BP classifications with a group of nurses at an in-service
meeting. Which of the following should the nurse include as a risk factor for the
development of HTN?
a) HDL level of 70mg/dL
b) A diet high in potassium
c) Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
d) Taking benazepril - ANSWERS✔-c) Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
\.A nurse is assessing a client who has fluid overload. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
a) Increased heart rate
b) Increased BP
c) Increased respiratory rate
d) Increase hematocrit
e) Increased temperature - ANSWERS✔-a) Increased HR
b) Increased BP
c) Increased respiratory rate
,\.A nurse is caring for a client who develops a ventricular fibrillation rhythm. The
client is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. Which of the following actions is the
nurse's priority?
a) Defibrillation
b) Airway management
c) Epinephrine administration
d) Amiodarone administration - ANSWERS✔-a) Defibrillation
\.The nurse is evaluating a client who had a cardiac catheterization with a left
antecubital insertion site. Which of the following pulses should the nurse palpate?
a) Brachial pulse on the left arm
b) Brachial pulse on the right arm
c) Radial pulse on the left arm
d) Radial pulse on the right arm - ANSWERS✔-c) Radial pulse on the left arm
\.A nurse on a med-surge unit is caring for a client who reports pain in the jaw,
back, and shoulder, and shortness of breath and nausea. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a) Obtain an EKG
b) Administer enteric-coated acetaminophen'
c) Administer ibuprofen
d) Maintain O2 saturations greater than or equal to 92% - ANSWERS✔-a) Obtain
an EKG
,\.A nurse is caring for a client who recently had surgery for insertion of a
permanent pacemaker. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse
clarify?
a) Serum cardiac enzyme levels
b) MRI of the chest
c) Physical therapy
d) Low-sodium diet - ANSWERS✔-b) MRI of the chest
\.A nurse is preparing to administer dabigatran to a client who had a-fib. The
nurse should explain that the purpose of this medication is which of the
following?
a) To convert a-fib to sinus rhythm
b) To dissolve clots in the bloodstream
c) To slow the response of the ventricles to the fast atrial impulses
d) To reduce the risk of stroke in clients who have a-fib - ANSWERS✔-d) To reduce
the risk of stroke in clients who have a-fib
\.A nurse is auscultating a client's heart sounds and hears an extra heart sound
before what should be considered the first heart sound S1. The nurse should
document this finding as which of the following heart sounds?
a) The fourth heart sound (S4)
b) A friction rub
c) The third heart sound (S3)
d) A split second heart sound S2 - ANSWERS✔-a) The fourth heart sound (S4)
, \.A nurse is admitting a client who has acute HF following MI. The nurse
recognizes that which of the following prescriptions by the provider requires
clarification?
a) Morphine sulfate 2mg IV bolus every 2 hr PRN pain
b) Lab testing of serum potassium upon admission
c) 0.9% normal saline IV at 50 mL/hr continuous
d) Bumetanide 1mg IV bolus every 12 hr - ANSWERS✔-c) 0.9% normal saline IV at
50 mL/hr continuous
\.A nurse is interpreting the ECG strip of a client who has bradycardia. Which of
the following cardiac components should the nurse identify as the role of the P
wave?
a) Ventricular depolarization
b) Slow depolarization of ventricular Purkinje fibers
c) Atrial depolarization
d) Early ventricular depolarization - ANSWERS✔-c) Atrial depolarization
\.The nurse is reviewing the EKG strip of a client who has prolonged vomiting.
Which of the following abnormalities on the client's EKG should the nurse
interpret as a sign of hypokalemia?
a) Abnormally prominent U wave
b) Elevated ST segment
c) Wide QRS
d) Inverted P wave - ANSWERS✔-a) Abnormally prominent U wave
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.A nurse is reviewing BP classifications with a group of nurses at an in-service
meeting. Which of the following should the nurse include as a risk factor for the
development of HTN?
a) HDL level of 70mg/dL
b) A diet high in potassium
c) Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
d) Taking benazepril - ANSWERS✔-c) Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
\.A nurse is assessing a client who has fluid overload. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
a) Increased heart rate
b) Increased BP
c) Increased respiratory rate
d) Increase hematocrit
e) Increased temperature - ANSWERS✔-a) Increased HR
b) Increased BP
c) Increased respiratory rate
,\.A nurse is caring for a client who develops a ventricular fibrillation rhythm. The
client is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. Which of the following actions is the
nurse's priority?
a) Defibrillation
b) Airway management
c) Epinephrine administration
d) Amiodarone administration - ANSWERS✔-a) Defibrillation
\.The nurse is evaluating a client who had a cardiac catheterization with a left
antecubital insertion site. Which of the following pulses should the nurse palpate?
a) Brachial pulse on the left arm
b) Brachial pulse on the right arm
c) Radial pulse on the left arm
d) Radial pulse on the right arm - ANSWERS✔-c) Radial pulse on the left arm
\.A nurse on a med-surge unit is caring for a client who reports pain in the jaw,
back, and shoulder, and shortness of breath and nausea. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
a) Obtain an EKG
b) Administer enteric-coated acetaminophen'
c) Administer ibuprofen
d) Maintain O2 saturations greater than or equal to 92% - ANSWERS✔-a) Obtain
an EKG
,\.A nurse is caring for a client who recently had surgery for insertion of a
permanent pacemaker. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse
clarify?
a) Serum cardiac enzyme levels
b) MRI of the chest
c) Physical therapy
d) Low-sodium diet - ANSWERS✔-b) MRI of the chest
\.A nurse is preparing to administer dabigatran to a client who had a-fib. The
nurse should explain that the purpose of this medication is which of the
following?
a) To convert a-fib to sinus rhythm
b) To dissolve clots in the bloodstream
c) To slow the response of the ventricles to the fast atrial impulses
d) To reduce the risk of stroke in clients who have a-fib - ANSWERS✔-d) To reduce
the risk of stroke in clients who have a-fib
\.A nurse is auscultating a client's heart sounds and hears an extra heart sound
before what should be considered the first heart sound S1. The nurse should
document this finding as which of the following heart sounds?
a) The fourth heart sound (S4)
b) A friction rub
c) The third heart sound (S3)
d) A split second heart sound S2 - ANSWERS✔-a) The fourth heart sound (S4)
, \.A nurse is admitting a client who has acute HF following MI. The nurse
recognizes that which of the following prescriptions by the provider requires
clarification?
a) Morphine sulfate 2mg IV bolus every 2 hr PRN pain
b) Lab testing of serum potassium upon admission
c) 0.9% normal saline IV at 50 mL/hr continuous
d) Bumetanide 1mg IV bolus every 12 hr - ANSWERS✔-c) 0.9% normal saline IV at
50 mL/hr continuous
\.A nurse is interpreting the ECG strip of a client who has bradycardia. Which of
the following cardiac components should the nurse identify as the role of the P
wave?
a) Ventricular depolarization
b) Slow depolarization of ventricular Purkinje fibers
c) Atrial depolarization
d) Early ventricular depolarization - ANSWERS✔-c) Atrial depolarization
\.The nurse is reviewing the EKG strip of a client who has prolonged vomiting.
Which of the following abnormalities on the client's EKG should the nurse
interpret as a sign of hypokalemia?
a) Abnormally prominent U wave
b) Elevated ST segment
c) Wide QRS
d) Inverted P wave - ANSWERS✔-a) Abnormally prominent U wave
