Congenital Heart Defects practice Questions
With Correct Answers 2026-2027 A+ Graded
Which of the following represents an effective nursing intervention to reduce cardiac demands
and decrease cardiac workload? Choose all that apply.
1) Clustering nursing care to provide for periods of uninterrupted rest.
2) Developing and implementing a developmentally appropriate plan of care as tolerated.
3) Feeding the infant over a longer period of time.
4) Allowing the infant to have his or her own way to avoid conflicts. - CORRECT ANSWER -1 and
2
Defects associated with tetralogy of Fallot include
1) severe coarctation of the aorta, severe aortic valve stenosis, and severe mitral valve stenosis.
2) ventricular septal defect, overriding aorta, pulmonic stenosis, and right ventricular
hypertrophy.
3) tricuspid valve atresia, atrial septal defect, and hyposplastic right ventricle.
4) origin of the aorta from the right ventricle and of the pulmonary artery form the left
ventricle. - CORRECT ANSWER -2
,What is the most common early complication of cardiac catheterization?
1) Cardiac dysrhythmias
2) Infection
3) Fluid overload
4) Electrolyte imbalance - CORRECT ANSWER -1
Why is maintenance of fluid and electrolyte balance more critical in infants than in adults?
1) Renal function is immature in infants.
2) Cellular metabolism is less stable than in adults.
3) The proportion of water in infants' bodies is less than that in adults.
4) The daily fluid requirement per unit of body weight is less than that in adults - CORRECT
ANSWER -1
A nurse involved in preoperative teaching for a preschool child scheduled for cardiac surgery
would be sure that preparation for surgery was:
1) detailed in nature so that the child knew everything there was to know about the surgery.
, 2) geared toward the child's parents since the child is too young to understand anything about
the surgery.
3) developmentally appropriate to the child's stage of growth and development.
4) done several days before the actual operation so that the child had the opportunity to think
of any questions or concerns. - CORRECT ANSWER -3
The nurse is assessing an infant who is admitted for congestive heart failure. Which sign would
the nurse most likely find?
1) Pedal edema
2) Sudden weight loss
3) Unexplained bruising
4) Dyspnea - CORRECT ANSWER -4
Deoxygenated blood flows from the right ventricle to the left ventricle. What defect does this
most likely describe?
1) Tetralogy of Fallot
2) Coarctation of the aorta
3) Atrial septal defect
With Correct Answers 2026-2027 A+ Graded
Which of the following represents an effective nursing intervention to reduce cardiac demands
and decrease cardiac workload? Choose all that apply.
1) Clustering nursing care to provide for periods of uninterrupted rest.
2) Developing and implementing a developmentally appropriate plan of care as tolerated.
3) Feeding the infant over a longer period of time.
4) Allowing the infant to have his or her own way to avoid conflicts. - CORRECT ANSWER -1 and
2
Defects associated with tetralogy of Fallot include
1) severe coarctation of the aorta, severe aortic valve stenosis, and severe mitral valve stenosis.
2) ventricular septal defect, overriding aorta, pulmonic stenosis, and right ventricular
hypertrophy.
3) tricuspid valve atresia, atrial septal defect, and hyposplastic right ventricle.
4) origin of the aorta from the right ventricle and of the pulmonary artery form the left
ventricle. - CORRECT ANSWER -2
,What is the most common early complication of cardiac catheterization?
1) Cardiac dysrhythmias
2) Infection
3) Fluid overload
4) Electrolyte imbalance - CORRECT ANSWER -1
Why is maintenance of fluid and electrolyte balance more critical in infants than in adults?
1) Renal function is immature in infants.
2) Cellular metabolism is less stable than in adults.
3) The proportion of water in infants' bodies is less than that in adults.
4) The daily fluid requirement per unit of body weight is less than that in adults - CORRECT
ANSWER -1
A nurse involved in preoperative teaching for a preschool child scheduled for cardiac surgery
would be sure that preparation for surgery was:
1) detailed in nature so that the child knew everything there was to know about the surgery.
, 2) geared toward the child's parents since the child is too young to understand anything about
the surgery.
3) developmentally appropriate to the child's stage of growth and development.
4) done several days before the actual operation so that the child had the opportunity to think
of any questions or concerns. - CORRECT ANSWER -3
The nurse is assessing an infant who is admitted for congestive heart failure. Which sign would
the nurse most likely find?
1) Pedal edema
2) Sudden weight loss
3) Unexplained bruising
4) Dyspnea - CORRECT ANSWER -4
Deoxygenated blood flows from the right ventricle to the left ventricle. What defect does this
most likely describe?
1) Tetralogy of Fallot
2) Coarctation of the aorta
3) Atrial septal defect
