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