Healthstream Telemetry version 3
of 35CORRECT
Description
The RN: Telemetry Test covers topics related to the application of the nursing process
to patients in a designated telemetry bed. Topics include cardiac anatomy, ACLS
protocols, patient safety, treatments for dysrhythmias, cardiac emergencies, and
additional knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for successful job performance by a
telemetry nurse. Course Version: 3
Congratulations, you passed this test!
Question 1
The nurse is giving discharge education to a patient who is obese and has been newly diagnosed
with sleep apnea. The nurse determines that the patient understands the discharge teaching if he
states:
Your Answer
c. ?I will use the position fixing device during sleep which prevents obstruction.?
Question 2 of 35CORRECT
Why are MAOIs considered a last resort antidepressant?
Your Answer
These drugs interact with certain foods and beverages in a potentially fatal manner.
Question 3 of 35INCORRECT
Which type of antidepressant can block the reuptake of dopamine when prescribed at higher
doses?
Your Answer
, Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (NRIs)
Feedback
The type of antidepressant that can block the reuptake of dopamine when prescribed at higher
doses
Correct Answer
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
Question 4 of 35CORRECT
Which clinical manifestation does a patient with stable angina exhibit?
Your Answer
a. Chest pain that is predictable in onset, intensity, and duration
Question 5 of 35INCORRECT
Which is the preferred way to give a medication when a patient is unable to swallow a tablet?
Your Answer
Crush the tablet and mix it with food.
Feedback
The preferred way to give a medication when a patient is unable to swallow a tablet
Correct Answer
Give the medication in liquid form.
Question 6 of 35CORRECT
The nurse notices that a cardiovascular patient needs to sit upright to breathe. This behavior is
most indicative of:
Your Answer
c. heart failure.
Question 7 of 35CORRECT
The telemetry nurse is examining a rhythm strip and notices a repeated four-beat pattern, usually
occurring as three sequential normal complexes followed by a premature complex and a pause,
with the same pattern repeating itself in a four-beat pattern. What is the name of this pattern?
Your Answer
of 35CORRECT
Description
The RN: Telemetry Test covers topics related to the application of the nursing process
to patients in a designated telemetry bed. Topics include cardiac anatomy, ACLS
protocols, patient safety, treatments for dysrhythmias, cardiac emergencies, and
additional knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for successful job performance by a
telemetry nurse. Course Version: 3
Congratulations, you passed this test!
Question 1
The nurse is giving discharge education to a patient who is obese and has been newly diagnosed
with sleep apnea. The nurse determines that the patient understands the discharge teaching if he
states:
Your Answer
c. ?I will use the position fixing device during sleep which prevents obstruction.?
Question 2 of 35CORRECT
Why are MAOIs considered a last resort antidepressant?
Your Answer
These drugs interact with certain foods and beverages in a potentially fatal manner.
Question 3 of 35INCORRECT
Which type of antidepressant can block the reuptake of dopamine when prescribed at higher
doses?
Your Answer
, Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (NRIs)
Feedback
The type of antidepressant that can block the reuptake of dopamine when prescribed at higher
doses
Correct Answer
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
Question 4 of 35CORRECT
Which clinical manifestation does a patient with stable angina exhibit?
Your Answer
a. Chest pain that is predictable in onset, intensity, and duration
Question 5 of 35INCORRECT
Which is the preferred way to give a medication when a patient is unable to swallow a tablet?
Your Answer
Crush the tablet and mix it with food.
Feedback
The preferred way to give a medication when a patient is unable to swallow a tablet
Correct Answer
Give the medication in liquid form.
Question 6 of 35CORRECT
The nurse notices that a cardiovascular patient needs to sit upright to breathe. This behavior is
most indicative of:
Your Answer
c. heart failure.
Question 7 of 35CORRECT
The telemetry nurse is examining a rhythm strip and notices a repeated four-beat pattern, usually
occurring as three sequential normal complexes followed by a premature complex and a pause,
with the same pattern repeating itself in a four-beat pattern. What is the name of this pattern?
Your Answer
