EXAM STUDY MATERIALS 8/7/2024 11:29 AM
Unit 3: NR328 - Nursing care: congenital
heart disease and cardiac anomalies. Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
The nurse is reviewing the health history and physical examination of a child diagnosed with
heart failure. What assessment findings should the nurse expect to find? Select all that apply. -
answer✔✔Tachycardia
Crackles on lung auscultation
Shortness of breath when playing
Tiring easily when eating
The caregivers of a 3-year-old child with congenital heart disease are afraid to let their child play
with other children because of possible overexertion. The nurse's best reply should be based on
which fact? - answer✔✔The child needs opportunities to play with peers
A 2-year-old with a congenital heart defect requires home oxygen as part of the treatment plan.
What should the nurse include in the caregiver teaching? - answer✔✔Promoting mobility while
providing supplemental oxygen
A nurse is caring for a child who has been diagnosed with heart failure. Which assessment
findings should the nurse expect? Select all that apply. - answer✔✔Cool extremities
Nasal flaring
Hypotension
Peripheral edema
When teaching the caregivers of a child diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot about this condition,
which cardiac defects should the nurse describe? Select all that apply. - answer✔✔Ventricular
septal defect
Right ventricular hypertrophy
Overriding aorta
Unit 3: NR328 - Nursing care: congenital
heart disease and cardiac anomalies. Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
The nurse is reviewing the health history and physical examination of a child diagnosed with
heart failure. What assessment findings should the nurse expect to find? Select all that apply. -
answer✔✔Tachycardia
Crackles on lung auscultation
Shortness of breath when playing
Tiring easily when eating
The caregivers of a 3-year-old child with congenital heart disease are afraid to let their child play
with other children because of possible overexertion. The nurse's best reply should be based on
which fact? - answer✔✔The child needs opportunities to play with peers
A 2-year-old with a congenital heart defect requires home oxygen as part of the treatment plan.
What should the nurse include in the caregiver teaching? - answer✔✔Promoting mobility while
providing supplemental oxygen
A nurse is caring for a child who has been diagnosed with heart failure. Which assessment
findings should the nurse expect? Select all that apply. - answer✔✔Cool extremities
Nasal flaring
Hypotension
Peripheral edema
When teaching the caregivers of a child diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot about this condition,
which cardiac defects should the nurse describe? Select all that apply. - answer✔✔Ventricular
septal defect
Right ventricular hypertrophy
Overriding aorta
