NUR 425 CC Med Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who came to the emergency department reporting chest pain. The
provider suspects a myocardial infarction. While waiting for the troponin levels report, the client asks
what this blood test will show. Which of the following explanations should the nurse provide to the
client? - CORRECT ANSWER Troponin is a heart muscle protein that appears in the
bloodstream when there is damage to the heart
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports chest pressure and shortness of
breath. Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse anticipate the provider to prescribe? -
CORRECT ANSWER Troponin I
A client who has a history of MI is prescribed aspirin 325 mg. The nurse recognizes that the aspirin is
given due to which of the following actions of the medication? - CORRECT ANSWER
Antiplatelet aggregate
A nurse is teaching about necessary baseline examinations with a female client who is starting to take
atorvastatin. Which of the following baseline examinations should the nurse include in the teaching? -
CORRECT ANSWER Liver function tests
A nurse is teaching a client who has angina about nitroglycerin sublingual tablets. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER
"Nitroglycerin dilates cardiac blood vessels to deliver more oxygen to the heart."
A nurse is teaching a client who has angina pectoris about starting therapy with SL nitroglycerin
tablets. The nurse should include which of the following instructions regarding how to take the
medication? - CORRECT ANSWER "Take one tablet at the first indication of chest pain."
A nurse at a provider's office receives a phone call from a client who reports nausea and unrelieved
chest pain after taking a nitroglycerin tablet 5 min ago. Which of the following is an appropriate
response by the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER Instruct the client to call 911
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a client who came to the emergency department reporting chest pain. The
provider suspects a myocardial infarction. While waiting for the troponin levels report, the client asks
what this blood test will show. Which of the following explanations should the nurse provide to the
client? - CORRECT ANSWER Troponin is a heart muscle protein that appears in the
bloodstream when there is damage to the heart
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports chest pressure and shortness of
breath. Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse anticipate the provider to prescribe? -
CORRECT ANSWER Troponin I
A client who has a history of MI is prescribed aspirin 325 mg. The nurse recognizes that the aspirin is
given due to which of the following actions of the medication? - CORRECT ANSWER
Antiplatelet aggregate
A nurse is teaching about necessary baseline examinations with a female client who is starting to take
atorvastatin. Which of the following baseline examinations should the nurse include in the teaching? -
CORRECT ANSWER Liver function tests
A nurse is teaching a client who has angina about nitroglycerin sublingual tablets. Which of the
following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER
"Nitroglycerin dilates cardiac blood vessels to deliver more oxygen to the heart."
A nurse is teaching a client who has angina pectoris about starting therapy with SL nitroglycerin
tablets. The nurse should include which of the following instructions regarding how to take the
medication? - CORRECT ANSWER "Take one tablet at the first indication of chest pain."
A nurse at a provider's office receives a phone call from a client who reports nausea and unrelieved
chest pain after taking a nitroglycerin tablet 5 min ago. Which of the following is an appropriate
response by the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER Instruct the client to call 911
