NRSG 3320: EXAM 1 Questions And Corre
A client with pulmonary edema has been admitted to the ICU. What would be the standard care for
ANS✔✔BP and pulse measurements every 15 to 30 minutes
The nurse identifies which symptom as a characteristic of right-sided heart failure? - CORRECT AN
(JVD)
A nurse caring for a client recently admitted to the ICU observes the client coughing up large amoun
auscultation reveals coarse crackles in the lower lobes bilaterally. Based on this assessment, the nu
developing - CORRECT ANS✔✔Decompensated heart failure with pulmonary edema
A patient in severe pulmonary edema is being intubated by the respiratory therapist. What priority a
the confirmation of tube placement in the proper position in the trachea? - CORRECT ANS✔✔Call
The diagnosis of heart failure is usually confirmed by which of the following? - CORRECT ANS✔✔E
The nurse is caring for a client with advanced heart failure. What treatment will be considered after
CORRECT ANS✔✔Heart Transplant
A client asks the nurse if systolic heart failure will affect any other body function. What body system
systolic heart failure (HF)? - CORRECT ANS✔✔Decrease in renal perfusion
Which medication reverses digitalis toxicity? - CORRECT ANS✔✔Digoxin immune FAB
A client has been prescribed furosemide 80 mg twice daily. The asymptomatic client begins to have
contractions followed by runs of bigeminy with stable signs. What action will the nurse perform next
the client's potassium level
The clinical manifestations of cardiogenic shock reflect the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF). By
nurse notes that the degree of shock is proportional to which of the following? - CORRECT ANS✔✔
A client with left-sided heart failure reports increasing shortness of breath and is agitated and cough
A client with pulmonary edema has been admitted to the ICU. What would be the standard care for
ANS✔✔BP and pulse measurements every 15 to 30 minutes
The nurse identifies which symptom as a characteristic of right-sided heart failure? - CORRECT AN
(JVD)
A nurse caring for a client recently admitted to the ICU observes the client coughing up large amoun
auscultation reveals coarse crackles in the lower lobes bilaterally. Based on this assessment, the nu
developing - CORRECT ANS✔✔Decompensated heart failure with pulmonary edema
A patient in severe pulmonary edema is being intubated by the respiratory therapist. What priority a
the confirmation of tube placement in the proper position in the trachea? - CORRECT ANS✔✔Call
The diagnosis of heart failure is usually confirmed by which of the following? - CORRECT ANS✔✔E
The nurse is caring for a client with advanced heart failure. What treatment will be considered after
CORRECT ANS✔✔Heart Transplant
A client asks the nurse if systolic heart failure will affect any other body function. What body system
systolic heart failure (HF)? - CORRECT ANS✔✔Decrease in renal perfusion
Which medication reverses digitalis toxicity? - CORRECT ANS✔✔Digoxin immune FAB
A client has been prescribed furosemide 80 mg twice daily. The asymptomatic client begins to have
contractions followed by runs of bigeminy with stable signs. What action will the nurse perform next
the client's potassium level
The clinical manifestations of cardiogenic shock reflect the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF). By
nurse notes that the degree of shock is proportional to which of the following? - CORRECT ANS✔✔
A client with left-sided heart failure reports increasing shortness of breath and is agitated and cough
