Cardiac ATI practice questions
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A client tells the nurse that D
he is concerned because
his provider told him he
has a heart murmur. The
nurse should explain to
the client that a murmur?
A. is a high-pitched sound
due to a narrow valve.
B. is an extra sound due to
blood entering an
inflexible chamber.
C. means that there is
some inflammation around
the heart.
D. indicates turbulent
blood flow through a
valve
,A client who has a history C
of myocardial infarction
(MI) is prescribed aspirin
325 mg. The nurse
recognizes that the aspirin
is given due to which of
the following actions of
the medication?
A. analgesic
B. anti-inflammatory
C. antiplatelet aggregate
D. antipyretic
A home health nurse is B
making a home visit to a
client who takes a daily
diuretic for heart failure.
Which of the following
manifestations should the
nurse identify as indicating
the client is hypokalemic?
A. Pitting edema
B. Fatigue
C. Dyspnea
D. Oliguria
,A nurse at a provider's B
office receives a phone
call from a client who
reports nausea and
unrelieved chest pain after
taking a nitroglycerin
tablet 5 min ago. Which of
the following is an
appropriate response by
the nurse?
A. Tell the client to take an
antacid.
B. Instruct the client to call
911.
C. Tell the client to take
another nitroglycerin
tablet in 15 min.
D. Advise the client to
come to office.
A nurse in a cardiac care B
unit is caring for a client
with acute right-sided
heart failure. Which of the
following findings should
the nurse expect?
A. Decreased brain
natriuretic peptide (BNP).
B. Elevated central venous
pressure (CVP).
C. Increased pulmonary
artery wedge pressure
(PAWP).
D. Decreased specific
gravity
, A nurse in a clinic is caring C
for a client who has a
prescription for digoxin.
Which of the following
statements indicates the
client is experiencing
digoxin toxicity?
A. "I am gaining weight."
B. "I am constipated."
C. "My vision seems
yellow."
D. "My tongue is red and
beefy."
A nurse in a clinic is caring A
for a client who has
recently begun taking
warfarin. The nurse is
reviewing potential drug
and food interaction risks
and should instruct the
client to avoid which of
the following?
A. Cabbage
B. Cantaloupe
C. Green beans
D. White beans
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Terms in this set (102)
A client tells the nurse that D
he is concerned because
his provider told him he
has a heart murmur. The
nurse should explain to
the client that a murmur?
A. is a high-pitched sound
due to a narrow valve.
B. is an extra sound due to
blood entering an
inflexible chamber.
C. means that there is
some inflammation around
the heart.
D. indicates turbulent
blood flow through a
valve
,A client who has a history C
of myocardial infarction
(MI) is prescribed aspirin
325 mg. The nurse
recognizes that the aspirin
is given due to which of
the following actions of
the medication?
A. analgesic
B. anti-inflammatory
C. antiplatelet aggregate
D. antipyretic
A home health nurse is B
making a home visit to a
client who takes a daily
diuretic for heart failure.
Which of the following
manifestations should the
nurse identify as indicating
the client is hypokalemic?
A. Pitting edema
B. Fatigue
C. Dyspnea
D. Oliguria
,A nurse at a provider's B
office receives a phone
call from a client who
reports nausea and
unrelieved chest pain after
taking a nitroglycerin
tablet 5 min ago. Which of
the following is an
appropriate response by
the nurse?
A. Tell the client to take an
antacid.
B. Instruct the client to call
911.
C. Tell the client to take
another nitroglycerin
tablet in 15 min.
D. Advise the client to
come to office.
A nurse in a cardiac care B
unit is caring for a client
with acute right-sided
heart failure. Which of the
following findings should
the nurse expect?
A. Decreased brain
natriuretic peptide (BNP).
B. Elevated central venous
pressure (CVP).
C. Increased pulmonary
artery wedge pressure
(PAWP).
D. Decreased specific
gravity
, A nurse in a clinic is caring C
for a client who has a
prescription for digoxin.
Which of the following
statements indicates the
client is experiencing
digoxin toxicity?
A. "I am gaining weight."
B. "I am constipated."
C. "My vision seems
yellow."
D. "My tongue is red and
beefy."
A nurse in a clinic is caring A
for a client who has
recently begun taking
warfarin. The nurse is
reviewing potential drug
and food interaction risks
and should instruct the
client to avoid which of
the following?
A. Cabbage
B. Cantaloupe
C. Green beans
D. White beans
