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Prepare for NCLEX® Cardiac Pharmacology with cardiovascular medication questions and nursing exam preparation material for 2026. This resource focuses on cardiac pharmacology and is designed to help nursing students review cardiovascular drugs, medication concepts, nursing considerations, and NCLEX®-style questions. Ideal for students searching for cardiac pharmacology NCLEX® questions, cardiovascular pharmacology study guides, cardiac drug review, nursing pharmacology questions, NCLEX® exam prep, and cardiovascular medication practice for 2026.

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PharmacologyvnCardiacvnNCLEXvnQuestions


a.vnIncreasevnthevnserumvndigoxinvnsensitivityvnlevelvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔

Thevnclientvnisvnalsovntakingvnavndiureticvnthatvndecreasesvnhervnpotassiumvnle
vel.vnThevnnursevnexpectsvnthatvnavnlowvnpotassiumvnlevelvn(hypokalemia)vnco
uldvnhavevnwhatvneffectvnonvnthevndigoxin?


a.vnIncreasevnthevnserumvndigoxinvnsensitivityvnlevel
b.vnDecreasevnthevnserumvndigoxinvnsensitivityvnlevel
c.vnNotvnhavevnanyvneffectvnonvnthevnserumvndigoxinvnsensitivityvnlevel
d.vnCausevnavnlowvnaveragevnserumvndigoxinvnsensitivityvnlevel


b.vnHeadachesvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Whenvnavnclientvnfirstvntakesvnavnnitrate,vnthevnnursevnexpectsvnwhichvnsympt
omvnthatvnoftenvnoccurs?


a.vnNauseavnandvnvomiting
b.vnHeadaches
c.vnStomachvncramps
d.vnIrregularvnpulsevnrate

,c.vnDecreasevnheartvnratevnandvndecreasevnmyocardialvncontractility.vn-
vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Thevnnursevnacknowledgesvnthatvnbetavnblockersvnarevnasvneffectivevnasvnanti
anginalsvnbecausevntheyvndovnwhat?


a.vnIncreasevnoxygenvntovnthevnsystemicvncirculation.
b.vnMaintainvnheartvnratevnandvnbloodvnpressure.
c.vnDecreasevnheartvnratevnandvndecreasevnmyocardialvncontractility.
d.vnDecreasevnheartvnratevnandvnincreasevnmyocardialvncontractility.


b.vnThevnbetavnblockervnshouldvnNOTvnbevnabruptlyvnstopped;vnthevndosevnshou
ldvnbevntaperedvndown.vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Thevnhealthvncarevnprovidervnisvnplanningvntovndiscontinuevnavnclient'svnbetavn
blocker.vnWhatvninstructionvnshouldvnthevnnursevngivevnthevnclientvnregardingvn
thevnbetavnblocker?


a.vnThevnbetavnblockervnshouldvnbevnabruptlyvnstoppedvnwhenvnanothervncardia
cvndrugvnisvnprescribed.
b.vnThevnbetavnblockervnshouldvnNOTvnbevnabruptlyvnstopped;vnthevndosevnshou
ldvnbevntaperedvndown.
c.vnThevnbetavnblockervndosevnshouldvnbevnmaintainedvnwhilevntakingvnanotherv
nantianginalvndrug.



d.vnHalfvnthevnbetavnblockervndosevnshouldvnbevntakenvnforvnthevnnextvnseveralvn
weeks.

, c.vnTovnblockvnthevnbeta1-adrenergicvnreceptorsvninvnthevncardiacvntissuesvn-
vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Thevnbetavnblockervnacebutololvn(Sectral)vnisvnprescribedvnforvndysrhythmia
s.vnThevnnursevnknowsvnthatvnwhatvnisvnthevnprimaryvnpurposevnofvnthevndrug?


a.vnTovnincreasevnthevnbeta1vnandvnbeta2vnreceptorsvninvnthevncardiacvntissues
b.vnTovnincreasevnthevnflowvnofvnoxygenvntovnthevncardiacvntissues
c.vnTovnblockvnthevnbeta1-adrenergicvnreceptorsvninvnthevncardiacvntissues
d.vnTovnblockvnthevnbeta2-adrenergicvnreceptorsvninvnthevncardiacvntissues



d.vnClientvnstatingvnthatvnpainvnisvn0vnoutvnofvn10vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Avnnursevnisvnmonitoringvnavnclientvnwithvnanginavnforvntherapeuticvneffectsvn
ofvnnitroglycerin.vnWhichvnassessmentvnfindingvnindicatesvnthatvnthevnnitrogly
cerinvnhasvnbeenvneffective?


a.vnBloodvnpressurevn120/80vnmmvnHg
b.vnHeartvnratevn70vnbeatsvnpervnminute
c.vnECGvnwithoutvnevidencevnofvnSTvnchanges
d.vnClientvnstatingvnthatvnpainvnisvn0vnoutvnofvn10

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