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1. A triage team is assessing a client to determine if re- B. Relieved by rest and ni-
ported chest pain is a manifestation of angina pectoris troglycerin
or an MI. The nurse knows that a primary distinction of
angina pain is?
A. Associated with nausea and vomiting
B. Relieved by rest and nitroglycerin
C. Accompanied by diaphoresis and dyspnea
D. Described as crushing and substernal
2. A nurse is caring for a client who had a three-ves- C. The nurse will ask the di-
sel coronary bypass graft 4 days earlier. The client's etitian to talk with the client
cholesterol profile is as follows: total cholesterol 265 about modifying the diet
mg/dl, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) 139 mg/dl, and
high-density lipoprotein (HDL) 32 mg/dl. The client
asks the nurse how to lower his cholesterol. What is
the best response by the nurse?
A. Client should take statin medication and not worry
about cholesterol.
B. Client should begin a running program, working up
to 2 miles per day.
C. The nurse will ask the dietitian to talk with the client
about modifying the diet.
D. Cholesterol is within the recommended guidelines
and the client doesn't need to lower it.
3. The nurse is teaching a client about atherosclerosis. A. Fatty deposits in the lu-
The client asks the nurse what the substance causing men of arteries
atherosclerosis is made of. How does the nurse best
respond?
A. fatty deposits in the lumen of arteries
B. cholesterol plugs in the lumen of veins
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C. blood clots in the arteries
D. emboli in the veins
4. Which term refers to preinfarction angina? D. Unstable Angina
A. Silent ischemia
B. Variant angina
C. Stable angina
D. Unstable angina
5. The nurse is caring for a client following a coronary A. Protamine sulfate
artery bypass graft (CABG). The nurse notes persis-
tent oozing of bloody drainage from various puncture
sites. The nurse anticipates that the physician will or-
der which medication to neutralize the unfractionated
heparin the client received?
A. Protamine sulfate
B. Clopidogrel
C. Aspirin
D. Alteplase
6. The nurse is assessing a client with suspected D. Pericardial friction rub
post-pericardiotomy syndrome after cardiac surgery.
What manifestation will alert the nurse to this syn-
drome?
A. decreased white blood cell (WBC) count
B. hypothermia
C. decreased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
D. pericardial friction rub
7. A patient with coronary artery disease (CAD) is hav- B. The patient has at least
ing a cardiac catheterization. What indicator is present 70% occlusion of a major
for the patient to have a coronary artery bypass graft coronary artery
(CABG)?
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1. A triage team is assessing a client to determine if re- B. Relieved by rest and ni-
ported chest pain is a manifestation of angina pectoris troglycerin
or an MI. The nurse knows that a primary distinction of
angina pain is?
A. Associated with nausea and vomiting
B. Relieved by rest and nitroglycerin
C. Accompanied by diaphoresis and dyspnea
D. Described as crushing and substernal
2. A nurse is caring for a client who had a three-ves- C. The nurse will ask the di-
sel coronary bypass graft 4 days earlier. The client's etitian to talk with the client
cholesterol profile is as follows: total cholesterol 265 about modifying the diet
mg/dl, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) 139 mg/dl, and
high-density lipoprotein (HDL) 32 mg/dl. The client
asks the nurse how to lower his cholesterol. What is
the best response by the nurse?
A. Client should take statin medication and not worry
about cholesterol.
B. Client should begin a running program, working up
to 2 miles per day.
C. The nurse will ask the dietitian to talk with the client
about modifying the diet.
D. Cholesterol is within the recommended guidelines
and the client doesn't need to lower it.
3. The nurse is teaching a client about atherosclerosis. A. Fatty deposits in the lu-
The client asks the nurse what the substance causing men of arteries
atherosclerosis is made of. How does the nurse best
respond?
A. fatty deposits in the lumen of arteries
B. cholesterol plugs in the lumen of veins
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C. blood clots in the arteries
D. emboli in the veins
4. Which term refers to preinfarction angina? D. Unstable Angina
A. Silent ischemia
B. Variant angina
C. Stable angina
D. Unstable angina
5. The nurse is caring for a client following a coronary A. Protamine sulfate
artery bypass graft (CABG). The nurse notes persis-
tent oozing of bloody drainage from various puncture
sites. The nurse anticipates that the physician will or-
der which medication to neutralize the unfractionated
heparin the client received?
A. Protamine sulfate
B. Clopidogrel
C. Aspirin
D. Alteplase
6. The nurse is assessing a client with suspected D. Pericardial friction rub
post-pericardiotomy syndrome after cardiac surgery.
What manifestation will alert the nurse to this syn-
drome?
A. decreased white blood cell (WBC) count
B. hypothermia
C. decreased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
D. pericardial friction rub
7. A patient with coronary artery disease (CAD) is hav- B. The patient has at least
ing a cardiac catheterization. What indicator is present 70% occlusion of a major
for the patient to have a coronary artery bypass graft coronary artery
(CABG)?
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