ATI Learning System - Cardiovascular and Hematology Test Questions
and Answers Graded A+
A nurse is evaluating a client's repeat laboratory C. "Avoid travel by airplane."
results 4 hr after administering fresh frozen D. "Hiccups are an expected outcome of having a
plasma (FFP). Which of the following laboratory pacemaker." - ANSWER -A. "Avoid lifting
values should the nurse review? both arms above your head when dressing."
A. WBC count
B. Prothrombin time
C. Platelet count A nurse is assisting in the plan of care for a client
D. Hematocrit - ANSWER -B. Prothrombin who is having a percutaneous transluminal
Time coronary angioplasty (PTCA) with stent
placement. Which of the following actions should
the nurse anticipate in the postoperative plan of
A nurse is caring for a client who had a care?
myocardial infarction 5 days ago. The client has A. Reinforce teaching with the client about a
a sudden onset of shortness of breath and long-term conditioning program
begins coughing frothy, pink sputum. The nurse B. Administer scheduled doses of
auscultates loud, bubbly sounds on inspiration. acetamonophen
Which of the following adventitious breath C. Check for peak laboratory markers of
sounds should the nurse document? myocardial damage
A. Wheezes D. Initiate an aspirin regimen - ANSWER -
B. Coarse crackles D. Initiate an aspirin regimen
C. Rhonchi
D. Friction rib - ANSWER -B. Coarse
crackles A nurse is preparing to transfuse 250 mL of
packed red blood cells (RBCs) to client over 4 hr.
Available is a blood administration set that
A nurse is collecting data from a client who delivers 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the
reports using fish oil as a dietary supplement. manual blood transfusion to deliver how many
Which of the following substances in fish oil gtt/min? (Round to nearest whole number) -
should the nurse recognize as a health benefit to ANSWER -10 gtt/min
the client?
A. Omega-3 fatty acids
B. Antioxidants A nurse is assisting in collecting data from a
C. Vitamins A, D and C client who has a history of unstable angina.
D. Beta-carotene - ANSWER -A. Omega-3 Which of the following findings should the
fatty acids expect?
A. The client reports chest pain when at rest
B. Nitroglycerin relieves chest pain
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a C. Physical exertion does not precipitate chest
client who has a new permanent pacemaker. pain
Which of the following information should the D. Chest pain lasts less than 5 min -
nurse include in the teaching? ANSWER -A. The client reports chest pain
A. "Avoid lifting both arms above your head when when at rest
dressing."
B. "Use your cell phone on the same ear as the
pacemakers site is located." A nurse in a clinic is collecting data from a client
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who has a history of peripheral arterial disease. D. Pulmonary emboli - ANSWER -C.
Which of the following findings on the client's Ventricular dysrhythmias
lower extremities should the nurse expect?
A. Pitting edema
B. Areas of reddish-brown pigmentation A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is
C. Cool, pale skin with minimal body hair in hypovolemic shock. While waiting for a unit of
D. Sunburned appearance with desquamation - blood, the nurse should plan to administer which
ANSWER -C. Cool, pale skin with minimal of the following IV solutions?
body hair A. 0.45% sodium chloride
B. Dextrose 5% in 0.9 sodium chloride
C. Dextrose 10% in water
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about lifestyle D. 0.9% sodium chloride - ANSWER -D.
changes with a client who had a myocardial 0.9% sodium chloride
infarction and has a new prescription for a beta
blocker. Which of the following client statements
indicates an understanding of the teaching? A nurse is checking laboratory values for an adult
A. "I should eat foods high in saturated fat." client who has sickle cell anemia and is in crisis.
B. "Before taking my medication, I will check my For which of the following complications should
blood pressure and radial pulse rate." the nurse monitor?
C. "I will exercise once a week for an hour at the A. Hypokalemia
health club." B. Lead poisoning
D. "I will stop taking my medication when my C. Hypercalcemia
blood pressure is within a normal range. - D. Elevated billrubin - ANSWER -D.
ANSWER -B. "Before taking my Elevated billrubin
medication, I will check my blood pressure and
radial pulse rate."
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a
client who has pernicious anemia. Which of the
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has following interventions should the nurse
pericarditis. Which of the following manifestations recommend?
should the nurse expect? A. Administer ferrous sulfate supplementation
A. Bradycardia B. Increase dietary intake of folic acid
B. Relief of chest pain with deep inspiration C. Initiate weekly injections of vitamin B12
C. Dyspnea D. Initiate a blood transfusion - ANSWER -
D. Chest pain that increase when sitting upright - C. Initiate weekly injections of vitamin B12
ANSWER -C. Dyspnea
A nurse is checking for cardiac tamponade on a
A nurse is assisting in monitoring a client who client who has pericarditis. Which of the following
has a myocardial infarction. For which of the actions should the nurse take?
following complications should the nurse monitor A. Check for hypertension
in the first 24 hours? B. Auscultate for loud, bounding heart sounds
A. ineffective endocarditis C. Auscultate blood pressure for pulsus
B. Pericarditis paradoxus
C. Ventricular dysrhythmias D. Check for a pulse deficit - ANSWER -C.
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and Answers Graded A+
A nurse is evaluating a client's repeat laboratory C. "Avoid travel by airplane."
results 4 hr after administering fresh frozen D. "Hiccups are an expected outcome of having a
plasma (FFP). Which of the following laboratory pacemaker." - ANSWER -A. "Avoid lifting
values should the nurse review? both arms above your head when dressing."
A. WBC count
B. Prothrombin time
C. Platelet count A nurse is assisting in the plan of care for a client
D. Hematocrit - ANSWER -B. Prothrombin who is having a percutaneous transluminal
Time coronary angioplasty (PTCA) with stent
placement. Which of the following actions should
the nurse anticipate in the postoperative plan of
A nurse is caring for a client who had a care?
myocardial infarction 5 days ago. The client has A. Reinforce teaching with the client about a
a sudden onset of shortness of breath and long-term conditioning program
begins coughing frothy, pink sputum. The nurse B. Administer scheduled doses of
auscultates loud, bubbly sounds on inspiration. acetamonophen
Which of the following adventitious breath C. Check for peak laboratory markers of
sounds should the nurse document? myocardial damage
A. Wheezes D. Initiate an aspirin regimen - ANSWER -
B. Coarse crackles D. Initiate an aspirin regimen
C. Rhonchi
D. Friction rib - ANSWER -B. Coarse
crackles A nurse is preparing to transfuse 250 mL of
packed red blood cells (RBCs) to client over 4 hr.
Available is a blood administration set that
A nurse is collecting data from a client who delivers 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the
reports using fish oil as a dietary supplement. manual blood transfusion to deliver how many
Which of the following substances in fish oil gtt/min? (Round to nearest whole number) -
should the nurse recognize as a health benefit to ANSWER -10 gtt/min
the client?
A. Omega-3 fatty acids
B. Antioxidants A nurse is assisting in collecting data from a
C. Vitamins A, D and C client who has a history of unstable angina.
D. Beta-carotene - ANSWER -A. Omega-3 Which of the following findings should the
fatty acids expect?
A. The client reports chest pain when at rest
B. Nitroglycerin relieves chest pain
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a C. Physical exertion does not precipitate chest
client who has a new permanent pacemaker. pain
Which of the following information should the D. Chest pain lasts less than 5 min -
nurse include in the teaching? ANSWER -A. The client reports chest pain
A. "Avoid lifting both arms above your head when when at rest
dressing."
B. "Use your cell phone on the same ear as the
pacemakers site is located." A nurse in a clinic is collecting data from a client
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and Answers Graded A+
who has a history of peripheral arterial disease. D. Pulmonary emboli - ANSWER -C.
Which of the following findings on the client's Ventricular dysrhythmias
lower extremities should the nurse expect?
A. Pitting edema
B. Areas of reddish-brown pigmentation A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is
C. Cool, pale skin with minimal body hair in hypovolemic shock. While waiting for a unit of
D. Sunburned appearance with desquamation - blood, the nurse should plan to administer which
ANSWER -C. Cool, pale skin with minimal of the following IV solutions?
body hair A. 0.45% sodium chloride
B. Dextrose 5% in 0.9 sodium chloride
C. Dextrose 10% in water
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about lifestyle D. 0.9% sodium chloride - ANSWER -D.
changes with a client who had a myocardial 0.9% sodium chloride
infarction and has a new prescription for a beta
blocker. Which of the following client statements
indicates an understanding of the teaching? A nurse is checking laboratory values for an adult
A. "I should eat foods high in saturated fat." client who has sickle cell anemia and is in crisis.
B. "Before taking my medication, I will check my For which of the following complications should
blood pressure and radial pulse rate." the nurse monitor?
C. "I will exercise once a week for an hour at the A. Hypokalemia
health club." B. Lead poisoning
D. "I will stop taking my medication when my C. Hypercalcemia
blood pressure is within a normal range. - D. Elevated billrubin - ANSWER -D.
ANSWER -B. "Before taking my Elevated billrubin
medication, I will check my blood pressure and
radial pulse rate."
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a
client who has pernicious anemia. Which of the
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has following interventions should the nurse
pericarditis. Which of the following manifestations recommend?
should the nurse expect? A. Administer ferrous sulfate supplementation
A. Bradycardia B. Increase dietary intake of folic acid
B. Relief of chest pain with deep inspiration C. Initiate weekly injections of vitamin B12
C. Dyspnea D. Initiate a blood transfusion - ANSWER -
D. Chest pain that increase when sitting upright - C. Initiate weekly injections of vitamin B12
ANSWER -C. Dyspnea
A nurse is checking for cardiac tamponade on a
A nurse is assisting in monitoring a client who client who has pericarditis. Which of the following
has a myocardial infarction. For which of the actions should the nurse take?
following complications should the nurse monitor A. Check for hypertension
in the first 24 hours? B. Auscultate for loud, bounding heart sounds
A. ineffective endocarditis C. Auscultate blood pressure for pulsus
B. Pericarditis paradoxus
C. Ventricular dysrhythmias D. Check for a pulse deficit - ANSWER -C.
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