CARDIAC NCLEX 2026
ACCURATE ACTUAL EXAM
WITH FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND STUDY
GUIDE \EXPERT VERIFIED
FOR GUARANTEED
PASS\ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse carries out a standard prescription for a stat electrocardiogram (ECG) on a client who has an
episode of chest pain. The nurse should take which action next?
Give sublingual nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) per the health care provider's prescriptions.
A nurse is preparing to care for a client who will be arriving from the recovery room after an above-
the-knee amputation. The nurse ensures that which priority item is in the client's hospital room?
Surgical tourniquet
A 24-year-old man seeks medical attention for complaints of claudication in the arch of the foot. The
nurse also notes superficial thrombophlebitis of the lower leg. The nurse would next check the client
for:
Smoking history
A nurse is auscultating a client's heart sounds and hears these sounds. (Click on the sound icon.) The
nurse identifies these as being produced during which phase of the cardiac cycle?
passive filling phase of ventricles
A client is admitted with an arterial ischemic leg ulcer. The nurse expects to note that this ulcer has
which of the following typical characteristics?
Deep and painful
, A sublingual nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) tablet administered to a client for chest pain has relieved the
pain. The nurse ensures that the client has which important item within easy reach before leaving the
room?
Call bell
A nurse working the 3:00 to 11:00 PM shift notes that a client with coronary artery disease (CAD) has
a prescription for serum lipid levels to be drawn in the morning. The nurse places the client on which
dietary preparation to ensure accurate test results?
Fasting for 12 hours
A nurse is assisting in developing a plan of care for a client who will be returning to the nursing unit
following a cardiac catheterization via the femoral approach. Which nursing intervention will be
included in the post-procedure plan of care?
Encourage the client to increase fluid intake.
A nurse is planning measures to decrease the incidence of chest pain for a client with angina pectoris.
The nurse should do which of the following to effectively accomplish this goal?
Provide a quiet and low-stimulus environment.
A nurse finds a client tensing while lying in bed staring at the cardiac monitor. What is the nurse's best
response when the client states, "There sure are a lot of wires around there. I sure hope we don't get
hit by lightning!"?
"Yes, this equipment is a little scary. Can we talk about how the cardiac monitor works?"
A client with a history of angina pectoris tells the nurse that chest pain usually occurs after going up
two flights of stairs or after walking four blocks. The nurse interprets that the client is experiencing
which of the following types of angina?
Stable
A nurse is discussing smoking cessation with a client diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD).
Which statement would the nurse make to the client to try to motivate the client to quit smoking?
"If you quit now, your risk of cardiovascular disease will decrease to that of a nonsmoker in three to four
years."
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a post myocardial infarction (MI) client who will be taking
one baby aspirin a day. The nurse determines that the client understands the use of this medication if
the client makes which statement?
"I will take this medication every day."
A nurse working in a long-term care facility is collecting data from a client experiencing chest pain. The
nurse would interpret that the pain is likely a result of myocardial infarction (MI) if which of the
following observations is made by the nurse?
The pain has not been unrelieved by rest and nitroglycerin tablets.
ACCURATE ACTUAL EXAM
WITH FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND STUDY
GUIDE \EXPERT VERIFIED
FOR GUARANTEED
PASS\ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse carries out a standard prescription for a stat electrocardiogram (ECG) on a client who has an
episode of chest pain. The nurse should take which action next?
Give sublingual nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) per the health care provider's prescriptions.
A nurse is preparing to care for a client who will be arriving from the recovery room after an above-
the-knee amputation. The nurse ensures that which priority item is in the client's hospital room?
Surgical tourniquet
A 24-year-old man seeks medical attention for complaints of claudication in the arch of the foot. The
nurse also notes superficial thrombophlebitis of the lower leg. The nurse would next check the client
for:
Smoking history
A nurse is auscultating a client's heart sounds and hears these sounds. (Click on the sound icon.) The
nurse identifies these as being produced during which phase of the cardiac cycle?
passive filling phase of ventricles
A client is admitted with an arterial ischemic leg ulcer. The nurse expects to note that this ulcer has
which of the following typical characteristics?
Deep and painful
, A sublingual nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) tablet administered to a client for chest pain has relieved the
pain. The nurse ensures that the client has which important item within easy reach before leaving the
room?
Call bell
A nurse working the 3:00 to 11:00 PM shift notes that a client with coronary artery disease (CAD) has
a prescription for serum lipid levels to be drawn in the morning. The nurse places the client on which
dietary preparation to ensure accurate test results?
Fasting for 12 hours
A nurse is assisting in developing a plan of care for a client who will be returning to the nursing unit
following a cardiac catheterization via the femoral approach. Which nursing intervention will be
included in the post-procedure plan of care?
Encourage the client to increase fluid intake.
A nurse is planning measures to decrease the incidence of chest pain for a client with angina pectoris.
The nurse should do which of the following to effectively accomplish this goal?
Provide a quiet and low-stimulus environment.
A nurse finds a client tensing while lying in bed staring at the cardiac monitor. What is the nurse's best
response when the client states, "There sure are a lot of wires around there. I sure hope we don't get
hit by lightning!"?
"Yes, this equipment is a little scary. Can we talk about how the cardiac monitor works?"
A client with a history of angina pectoris tells the nurse that chest pain usually occurs after going up
two flights of stairs or after walking four blocks. The nurse interprets that the client is experiencing
which of the following types of angina?
Stable
A nurse is discussing smoking cessation with a client diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD).
Which statement would the nurse make to the client to try to motivate the client to quit smoking?
"If you quit now, your risk of cardiovascular disease will decrease to that of a nonsmoker in three to four
years."
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a post myocardial infarction (MI) client who will be taking
one baby aspirin a day. The nurse determines that the client understands the use of this medication if
the client makes which statement?
"I will take this medication every day."
A nurse working in a long-term care facility is collecting data from a client experiencing chest pain. The
nurse would interpret that the pain is likely a result of myocardial infarction (MI) if which of the
following observations is made by the nurse?
The pain has not been unrelieved by rest and nitroglycerin tablets.
