Week 5 NCLEX style practice questions
(CAD/PAD) verified already passed
A client is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization using a radiopaque dye. Which of the following
assessments is most critical before the procedure?
A- Intake and Output
B- Baseline Peripheral Pulse Rates
C- Height and Weight
D- Allergies to Shellfish or Iodine - correct answer ✔✔D- Allergies to Shellfish or Iodine
IV heparin therapy is ordered for a client. While implementing this order, a nurse ensures that which of
the following medications is available on the nursing unit?
A-Vitamin K
B- Aminocaproic acid
C-Potassium chloride
D-Protamine sulfate - correct answer ✔✔D-Protamine sulfate
A client is at risk for pulmonary embolism and is on anticoagulant therapy with warfarin (Coumadin). The
client's prothrombin time is 20 seconds, with a control of 11 seconds. The nurse assesses that this result
is:
A-The same as the client's own baseline level
B-Lower than the needed therapeutic level
C-Within the therapeutic range
D- Higher than the therapeutic range - correct answer ✔✔C-Within the therapeutic range
, When administered a thrombolytic drug to the client experiencing an MI, the nurse explains to him that
the purpose of this drug is to:
A-Help keep him well hydrated
B- Dissolve clots he may have
C-Prevent kidney failure
D-Treat potential cardiac arrhythmias - correct answer ✔✔B- Dissolve clots he may have
The nurse receives emergency laboratory results for a client with chest pain and immediately informs the
physician. An increased myoglobin level suggests which of the following?
A-Cancer
B-Hypertension
C-Liver disease
D-Myocardial infarction - correct answer ✔✔D-Myocardial infarction
As an initial step in treating a client with angina, the physician prescribes nitroglycerin tablets, 0.3mg
given sublingually. This drug's principal effects are produced by:
A-Antispasmodic effect on the pericardium
(CAD/PAD) verified already passed
A client is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization using a radiopaque dye. Which of the following
assessments is most critical before the procedure?
A- Intake and Output
B- Baseline Peripheral Pulse Rates
C- Height and Weight
D- Allergies to Shellfish or Iodine - correct answer ✔✔D- Allergies to Shellfish or Iodine
IV heparin therapy is ordered for a client. While implementing this order, a nurse ensures that which of
the following medications is available on the nursing unit?
A-Vitamin K
B- Aminocaproic acid
C-Potassium chloride
D-Protamine sulfate - correct answer ✔✔D-Protamine sulfate
A client is at risk for pulmonary embolism and is on anticoagulant therapy with warfarin (Coumadin). The
client's prothrombin time is 20 seconds, with a control of 11 seconds. The nurse assesses that this result
is:
A-The same as the client's own baseline level
B-Lower than the needed therapeutic level
C-Within the therapeutic range
D- Higher than the therapeutic range - correct answer ✔✔C-Within the therapeutic range
, When administered a thrombolytic drug to the client experiencing an MI, the nurse explains to him that
the purpose of this drug is to:
A-Help keep him well hydrated
B- Dissolve clots he may have
C-Prevent kidney failure
D-Treat potential cardiac arrhythmias - correct answer ✔✔B- Dissolve clots he may have
The nurse receives emergency laboratory results for a client with chest pain and immediately informs the
physician. An increased myoglobin level suggests which of the following?
A-Cancer
B-Hypertension
C-Liver disease
D-Myocardial infarction - correct answer ✔✔D-Myocardial infarction
As an initial step in treating a client with angina, the physician prescribes nitroglycerin tablets, 0.3mg
given sublingually. This drug's principal effects are produced by:
A-Antispasmodic effect on the pericardium
