NUR 209 Exam 2 (Cardiovascular) Ultimate
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Prep U maintenance of adequate comfort
A nurse is assigned to care for a Rationale: The realistic outcome for a
client with a terminal client with
cardiovascular terminal cardiovascular disease is
illness. When developing the maintenance of
client's adequate comfort and acceptance of
plan of care, which outcome would impending
the nurse identify as most realistic death.Realistic outcomes for the client with
for chronic
this client? cardiovascular disease focus on helping
adaptation to living with limitations the client
maintenance of adequate comfort to live within limitations imposed by the
acceptance of changes in lifestyle disease
recovery from the cardiovascular and to improve acceptance of changes in
problem lifestyle
and self-concept. Outcomes pertinent to
the client
who is admitted with an acute problem
focus on
recovery from the cardiovascular problem
without
residual complications.
,Prep U Sitting
Upon entering a client's room, the Explanation:The nurse should make the
client tells the nurse, "I'm having client
some really strong pain in my comfortable in a sitting position. A supine
chest." position
The nurse intervenes immediately, inhibits full chest expansion and limits gas
placing the client in which exchange in the lung, so this position
position? should be
Sitting avoided. Since the heart works harder in
Standing upright the supine
Flat with legs raised 20 to 30 position than in the upright position, the
degrees supine
Supine position is not recommended. The
hypotensive
client is positioned with legs elevated 20 to
30
degrees.
Prep U Electrocardiography
Which of the following is a Explanation:Noninvasive heart monitoring
noninvasive procedure assisting involves
the electrocardiography and cardiac
nurse in cardiovascular care? monitoring.
Electrocardiography Invasive techniques, such as pulmonary
Pulmonary artery monitoring artery
Swan-Ganz catheterization monitoring, Swan-Ganz catheterization,
Cardiac output determination cardiac
output determination, and cardiac support
via an
intraaortic balloon pump (IABP), typically
are used
by trained critical care personnel to provide
additional monitoring and support.
,Prep U "I should stop exercising if my pulse is
A nurse is teaching a client with below my
heart target zone."
disease about exercising and Explanation:For the client, the goal of the
signs of exercise
overexertion. The nurse program is to achieve the target heart rate.
determines The
that additional education is needed client should stop exercising if his pulse
if rate
the client states: exceeds his target zone.
"I should wait at least an hour after
eating before exercising."
"I need to call the doctor if it feels
like my heart is racing."
"I need to start my routine with my
warm-up exercises."
"I should stop exercising if my
pulse
is below my target zone."
Prep U Chest pain
A nursing instructor is developing Explanation:Although a person with
a cardiovascular
class presentation about reasons dysfunction may have hypertension, lower
people with cardiovascular extremity swelling, or cough, pain or
problems discomfort in
seek medical care. Which of the the chest is the most common reason
following would the instructor people with
include as the most common cardiovascular dysfunction seek medical
reason? care.
Lower extremity swelling
Persistent cough
Chest pain
Hypertension
, Prep U Heparin
A nurse is preparing to administer Explanation:Heparin is an anticoagulant
a that may
prescribed medication as be ordered as prophylaxis for deep vein
prophylactic therapy for deep vein thrombosis. Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside
thrombosis. What would the nurse used to
most likely give? increase cardiac contractility and decrease
Amiodarone heart
Digoxin rate. Nitroglycerine is a drug used to
Heparin relieve angina
Nitroglycerin pain. Amiodarone is a drug used to
regulate heart
rhythm.
Prep U Ventricles eject blood.
When describing the normal
cardiac
cycle, which of the following would
a
nursing instructor describe as
occurring during systole?
Ventricles eject blood.
Chambers fill with blood.
Heart muscle relaxes.
Impulse is generated.
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Prep U maintenance of adequate comfort
A nurse is assigned to care for a Rationale: The realistic outcome for a
client with a terminal client with
cardiovascular terminal cardiovascular disease is
illness. When developing the maintenance of
client's adequate comfort and acceptance of
plan of care, which outcome would impending
the nurse identify as most realistic death.Realistic outcomes for the client with
for chronic
this client? cardiovascular disease focus on helping
adaptation to living with limitations the client
maintenance of adequate comfort to live within limitations imposed by the
acceptance of changes in lifestyle disease
recovery from the cardiovascular and to improve acceptance of changes in
problem lifestyle
and self-concept. Outcomes pertinent to
the client
who is admitted with an acute problem
focus on
recovery from the cardiovascular problem
without
residual complications.
,Prep U Sitting
Upon entering a client's room, the Explanation:The nurse should make the
client tells the nurse, "I'm having client
some really strong pain in my comfortable in a sitting position. A supine
chest." position
The nurse intervenes immediately, inhibits full chest expansion and limits gas
placing the client in which exchange in the lung, so this position
position? should be
Sitting avoided. Since the heart works harder in
Standing upright the supine
Flat with legs raised 20 to 30 position than in the upright position, the
degrees supine
Supine position is not recommended. The
hypotensive
client is positioned with legs elevated 20 to
30
degrees.
Prep U Electrocardiography
Which of the following is a Explanation:Noninvasive heart monitoring
noninvasive procedure assisting involves
the electrocardiography and cardiac
nurse in cardiovascular care? monitoring.
Electrocardiography Invasive techniques, such as pulmonary
Pulmonary artery monitoring artery
Swan-Ganz catheterization monitoring, Swan-Ganz catheterization,
Cardiac output determination cardiac
output determination, and cardiac support
via an
intraaortic balloon pump (IABP), typically
are used
by trained critical care personnel to provide
additional monitoring and support.
,Prep U "I should stop exercising if my pulse is
A nurse is teaching a client with below my
heart target zone."
disease about exercising and Explanation:For the client, the goal of the
signs of exercise
overexertion. The nurse program is to achieve the target heart rate.
determines The
that additional education is needed client should stop exercising if his pulse
if rate
the client states: exceeds his target zone.
"I should wait at least an hour after
eating before exercising."
"I need to call the doctor if it feels
like my heart is racing."
"I need to start my routine with my
warm-up exercises."
"I should stop exercising if my
pulse
is below my target zone."
Prep U Chest pain
A nursing instructor is developing Explanation:Although a person with
a cardiovascular
class presentation about reasons dysfunction may have hypertension, lower
people with cardiovascular extremity swelling, or cough, pain or
problems discomfort in
seek medical care. Which of the the chest is the most common reason
following would the instructor people with
include as the most common cardiovascular dysfunction seek medical
reason? care.
Lower extremity swelling
Persistent cough
Chest pain
Hypertension
, Prep U Heparin
A nurse is preparing to administer Explanation:Heparin is an anticoagulant
a that may
prescribed medication as be ordered as prophylaxis for deep vein
prophylactic therapy for deep vein thrombosis. Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside
thrombosis. What would the nurse used to
most likely give? increase cardiac contractility and decrease
Amiodarone heart
Digoxin rate. Nitroglycerine is a drug used to
Heparin relieve angina
Nitroglycerin pain. Amiodarone is a drug used to
regulate heart
rhythm.
Prep U Ventricles eject blood.
When describing the normal
cardiac
cycle, which of the following would
a
nursing instructor describe as
occurring during systole?
Ventricles eject blood.
Chambers fill with blood.
Heart muscle relaxes.
Impulse is generated.
