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HESI CASE STUDY HEART FAILURE WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION EXAM 2026 COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!! NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!

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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: HESI Case Study: Heart Failure with Atrial Fibrillati
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on
EXAM CODE: EVOLVE HESI CASE STUDIES HEART FAIL
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URE ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Meet the Client
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[Verified Solution]: A client visits the healthcare clinic complaining of increasing fatigue and difficult
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y breathing. Physical assessment findings include a rapid, irregular heart rate of 138 beats/min, blood pr
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essure of 140/86 mmHg, and a respiratory rate of 28 breaths/min. The client's breath sounds are clear w
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ith fine crackles in the bases bilaterally. Also noted is positive jugular vein distention (JDV) bilaterally
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and 1+ pitting ankle edema bilaterally. The client's initial medical diagnosis is heart failure (HF) and th
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ey are immediately admitted to the acute care facility for further evaluation and treatment.
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Q2. Knowing that the client has two risk factors that cannot be modified, which intervention i
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s most important for the nurse to include in the clients plan of care?
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[Verified Solution]: Complete a focused cardiac history assessment. Myocardial infarction, coronary ar
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tery disease, and ischemic heart disease are among the most common underlying causes of heart failure.
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dIn fact, the most common cause of heart failure is myocardial infarction. The nurse should also ask the
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client if they have hypertension which is another primary underlying condition causing heart failure.
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Q3. Risk Factors
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[Verified Solution]: Heart failure results in the inability of the heart to provide sufficient blood flow t
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o meet the oxygen needs of the body's tissues and organs. Heart failure occurs most commonly in client
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s over the age of 60, and occurs more commonly in males than females.
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Q4. Clinical Manifestations
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[Verified Solution]: Right-sided, or right ventricular, heart failure often occurs due to left-
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sided heart failure when the weakened or stiff left ventricle cannot efficiently pump blood to the rest of
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, the body. As a result, fluid is forced back through the lungs, weakening the heart's right side, causing ri
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ght-sided heart failure. dd dd




Q5. Which assessment finding provides the earliest indication that the client is experiencing ri
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ght-sided heart failure? dd dd




[Verified Solution]: Peripheral Edema Right-
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sided heart failure results in peripheral congestion due to the inability of the right ventricle to effectivel
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y pump blood out of the heart to the lungs, causing edema, JVD, an enlarged liver, abdominal ascites, a
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nd weight gain. Edema and weight gain are among the earlier signs.
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Q6. Cardiac Dysrhythmias
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[Verified Solution]: Left-sided heart failure results in pulmonary fluid overload, and right-
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sided heart failure results in peripheral fluid overload. Left-
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sided heart failure usually occurs first, and can trigger right-
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sided heart failure. Upon admission to the Cardiac Nursing Unit, the client's dyspnea continues. The clie
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nt reports fatigue, but denies chest pain. The nurse places the client on oxygen via a nasal cannula at 3
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L/min and a cardiac telemetry monitor. The ECG recording shows no discernible P waves, and a rapid,
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irregular ventricular response (QRS complexes). This corresponds with the client's pulse rate, which is 1
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36 and irregular.
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Q7. Based on the electrocardiogram rhythm strip, what intervention should the nurse implem
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ent first?
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[Verified Solution]: Obtain a 12 lead ECG. A 12 lead should be performed immediately to confirm th
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e rhythm and determine if there is any acute myocardial injury occuring. Atrial fibrillation commonly o
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ccurs in heart failure. Multiple areas in the atria initiate rapid, irregular electrical stimuli, which results i
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n the inability to see clear P waves on the ECG recording. Some, but not all, of these electrical impulse
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s travel through the AV node, causing an irregular ventricular response. This appears as irregular QRS c
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omplexes on the ECG recording and manifests as an irregular pulse rhythm when assessing the client.
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Q8. After the clients cardiac rhythm is confirmed, which action should the nurse implement n
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ext?
[Verified Solution]: Administer a prescribed stat dose of digoxin. If a dose of digoxin has already bee
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n prescribed, it should be administered before taking further action. Digoxin slows the heart rate and inc
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reases the force of the heart's contraction, which is very useful in the treatment of the client's type of ca
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Q9. Diagnostic Studies
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[Verified Solution]: The client is scheduled for a chest x-
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ray, 12 lead electrocardiograph (ECG) and an echocardiogram.
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