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HESI PHARMACOLOGY CARDIOVASCULAR EXIT
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+/BRAND NEW!!!
The nurse is teaching the client the diagnosed with angina
about sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG). Which statement
indicates the client NEEDS MORE medication teaching? -
Answer-If my pain is not relieved with one tablet, I will get
medical help.
The nurse is preparing to administer an nitroglycerin
(NTG) transdermal patch to the client diagnosed with
myocardial infarction (MI). Which intervention should the
nurse implement? - Answer-Date and time the transdermal
patch prior to applying to client skin.
The client is reporting severe chest pain radiating down
left arm and is nauseated and diaphoretic. The HCP
suspects the client is having an MI and has ordered
morphine sulfate for the pain. Which intervention should
the nurse implement? - Answer-Instruct the client not to
get out of the bed without notifying the nurse.
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Dilute the morphine sulfate to a 10-mL bolus with normal
saline.
Administer the morphine sulfate slowly over 5 minutes.
The nurse is administering 0900 medications to the
following clients. Which client should the nurse
QUESTION administering the medication? - Answer-The
client receiving a beta blocker who has an apical pulse of
62 beats per minute (bpm)
The client diagnosed with angina who is prescribed
nitroglycerin (NTG) tells the nurse, " I don't understand
why I can take my sildenafil. I need to take it so I can
make love to my wife." Which statement is the nurse's
BEST RESPONSE? - Answer-If you take the medications
together, they may cause you to have very low blood
pressure.
The client diagnosed with an MI is receiving thrombolytic
therapy. Which data WARRANTS IMMEDIATE intervention
by the nurse? - Answer-The client is oozing blood from IV
site.
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The nurse is completing a.m. care with a client diagnosed
with angina when the client reports chest pain. The client
has a saline lock in the right forearm. Which intervention
should the nurse at the bedside implement FIRST? -
Answer-Administer oxygen via nasal cannula.
The client being discharged after sustaining an acute MI is
prescribed lisinopril. Which instruction should the nurse
include when teaching about the medication? - Answer-
Discuss the need to rise slowly from lying to a standing
position.
The client calls the clinic and says, "I am having chest
pain. I think I am having another heart attack." Which
intervention should the nurse implement FIRST? - Answer-
Ask if the client has any sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG)
The nurse is administering 0.5 inch of nitroglycerin (NTG)
paste. How much paste should the nurse apply to the
application paper? - Answer-REF to page 40 question 10
(Nitro-bid ointment dose measuring application)
The client diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD)
is prescribed atorvastatin. Which statement by the client
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WARRANTS the nurse NOTIFYING THE HCP? - Answer-I
am feeling pretty good, except I am having muscle pain all
over my body.
The client diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD)
is instructed to take 81 mg of aspirin. Which statement
BEST describes scientific rationale for prescribing this
medication? - Answer-This medication will prevent platelet
aggregation.
The client with coronary artery disease (CAD) is
prescribed cholestyramine. Which intervention should the
nurse implement when administering the medication? -
Answer-Administer the medication with fruit juice.
The elderly client diagnosed with coronary artery disease
(CAD) has been taking aspirin daily for more than a year.
Which data WARRANTS NOTIFYING THE HCP. - Answer-
The client has hard, dark tarry stools.
Which data indicates to the nurse that simvastatin is
EFFECTIVE? - Answer-The client's cholesterol level is 180
mg/dL.
HESI PHARMACOLOGY CARDIOVASCULAR EXIT
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+/BRAND NEW!!!
The nurse is teaching the client the diagnosed with angina
about sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG). Which statement
indicates the client NEEDS MORE medication teaching? -
Answer-If my pain is not relieved with one tablet, I will get
medical help.
The nurse is preparing to administer an nitroglycerin
(NTG) transdermal patch to the client diagnosed with
myocardial infarction (MI). Which intervention should the
nurse implement? - Answer-Date and time the transdermal
patch prior to applying to client skin.
The client is reporting severe chest pain radiating down
left arm and is nauseated and diaphoretic. The HCP
suspects the client is having an MI and has ordered
morphine sulfate for the pain. Which intervention should
the nurse implement? - Answer-Instruct the client not to
get out of the bed without notifying the nurse.
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Dilute the morphine sulfate to a 10-mL bolus with normal
saline.
Administer the morphine sulfate slowly over 5 minutes.
The nurse is administering 0900 medications to the
following clients. Which client should the nurse
QUESTION administering the medication? - Answer-The
client receiving a beta blocker who has an apical pulse of
62 beats per minute (bpm)
The client diagnosed with angina who is prescribed
nitroglycerin (NTG) tells the nurse, " I don't understand
why I can take my sildenafil. I need to take it so I can
make love to my wife." Which statement is the nurse's
BEST RESPONSE? - Answer-If you take the medications
together, they may cause you to have very low blood
pressure.
The client diagnosed with an MI is receiving thrombolytic
therapy. Which data WARRANTS IMMEDIATE intervention
by the nurse? - Answer-The client is oozing blood from IV
site.
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The nurse is completing a.m. care with a client diagnosed
with angina when the client reports chest pain. The client
has a saline lock in the right forearm. Which intervention
should the nurse at the bedside implement FIRST? -
Answer-Administer oxygen via nasal cannula.
The client being discharged after sustaining an acute MI is
prescribed lisinopril. Which instruction should the nurse
include when teaching about the medication? - Answer-
Discuss the need to rise slowly from lying to a standing
position.
The client calls the clinic and says, "I am having chest
pain. I think I am having another heart attack." Which
intervention should the nurse implement FIRST? - Answer-
Ask if the client has any sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG)
The nurse is administering 0.5 inch of nitroglycerin (NTG)
paste. How much paste should the nurse apply to the
application paper? - Answer-REF to page 40 question 10
(Nitro-bid ointment dose measuring application)
The client diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD)
is prescribed atorvastatin. Which statement by the client
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WARRANTS the nurse NOTIFYING THE HCP? - Answer-I
am feeling pretty good, except I am having muscle pain all
over my body.
The client diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD)
is instructed to take 81 mg of aspirin. Which statement
BEST describes scientific rationale for prescribing this
medication? - Answer-This medication will prevent platelet
aggregation.
The client with coronary artery disease (CAD) is
prescribed cholestyramine. Which intervention should the
nurse implement when administering the medication? -
Answer-Administer the medication with fruit juice.
The elderly client diagnosed with coronary artery disease
(CAD) has been taking aspirin daily for more than a year.
Which data WARRANTS NOTIFYING THE HCP. - Answer-
The client has hard, dark tarry stools.
Which data indicates to the nurse that simvastatin is
EFFECTIVE? - Answer-The client's cholesterol level is 180
mg/dL.
