ECCO 2026 EXAM PREPARATION PACK KEY
CLINICAL SKILLS AND HEALTHCARE
WORKFLOW CONCEPTS WITH SAMPLE
QUESTIONS
◉ A patient with systolic heart failure receiving carvedilol (Coreg
requires additional afterload reduction. What treatment options
should the nurse anticipate? Answer: X Atenolol, hydralazine
X atenolol, hydralazine, nitroprusside
X atenolol, hydralazine, amlodipone
◉ A patient with diastolic heart failure receiving an ACE-I,
metoprolol...which of these should the nurse contact the provider?
Answer: SpO2 88%, elevated HR, new onset
◉ Which set of parameters should the nurse expect in a patient with
aortic stenosis who is starting to decompensate? Answer: B - CO 3.0
(L), SV 45(L), UO decreased, 108)
, ◉ Evidence of which hemodynamic processes should the nurse
anticipate in a patient with systolic heart failure? SATA Answer:
Decreased CO and cardiac index,
Elevated pulmonary artery and PAOP pressure,
Elevated system vascular resistance and SVRI
◉ A patient with chronic LV failure is admitted with JVD and a new
S3. What best describes...? Answer: A decrease in LV filling and CO
◉ A nurse assessing a patient finds JVD, pedal edema, and hepatic
tenderness. Which finding on auscultation should the nurse
anticipate? Answer: S3 at the mid right sternal border and clear
lungs
◉ What assessment findings, in addition to dyspnea and fatigue,
should the nurse anticipate in a patient with systolic heart failure?
(SATA and NONSATA Variation) Answer: edema and ascites,
BNP greater than 100
◉ A patient with a history of rheumatic fever develops dever
dyspnea....which should the nurse anticipate? Answer: X furosemide
CLINICAL SKILLS AND HEALTHCARE
WORKFLOW CONCEPTS WITH SAMPLE
QUESTIONS
◉ A patient with systolic heart failure receiving carvedilol (Coreg
requires additional afterload reduction. What treatment options
should the nurse anticipate? Answer: X Atenolol, hydralazine
X atenolol, hydralazine, nitroprusside
X atenolol, hydralazine, amlodipone
◉ A patient with diastolic heart failure receiving an ACE-I,
metoprolol...which of these should the nurse contact the provider?
Answer: SpO2 88%, elevated HR, new onset
◉ Which set of parameters should the nurse expect in a patient with
aortic stenosis who is starting to decompensate? Answer: B - CO 3.0
(L), SV 45(L), UO decreased, 108)
, ◉ Evidence of which hemodynamic processes should the nurse
anticipate in a patient with systolic heart failure? SATA Answer:
Decreased CO and cardiac index,
Elevated pulmonary artery and PAOP pressure,
Elevated system vascular resistance and SVRI
◉ A patient with chronic LV failure is admitted with JVD and a new
S3. What best describes...? Answer: A decrease in LV filling and CO
◉ A nurse assessing a patient finds JVD, pedal edema, and hepatic
tenderness. Which finding on auscultation should the nurse
anticipate? Answer: S3 at the mid right sternal border and clear
lungs
◉ What assessment findings, in addition to dyspnea and fatigue,
should the nurse anticipate in a patient with systolic heart failure?
(SATA and NONSATA Variation) Answer: edema and ascites,
BNP greater than 100
◉ A patient with a history of rheumatic fever develops dever
dyspnea....which should the nurse anticipate? Answer: X furosemide
