NU 424 Cardiac PrepU EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST
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Which of the following is a physiological stressor associated with atrial fibrillation?
Parasympathomimetic drugs
Hypocarbia
Hyperglycemia
Infection - answer>>>infection
The nurse is assessing a client with mitral regurgitation. The nurse expects to note what
finding in this client?
Orthopnea, angina, and pulmonary edema
Dry cough, wheezing, and hemoptysis
Dizziness, syncope, and palpitations
Dyspnea, fatigue, and weakness - answer>>>Dyspnea, fatigue, and weakness
The nurse cares for a client who has developed junctional tachycardia with a heart rate
(HR) of 80 bpm. Which action should the nurse complete?
Prepare to administer IV lidocaine
Withhold the client's oral potassium supplement
Prepare for emergent electrical cardioversion
Request a digoxin level be ordered - answer>>>Request a digoxin level be ordered
An ED nurse is assessing a 71-year-old female client for a suspected MI. When planning
the assessment, the nurse should be cognizant of what signs and symptoms of MI that
are particularly common in female clients? Select all that apply.
Indigestion
Nausea
Chest pain
Shortness of breath
Anxiety - answer>>>Indigestion
Nausea
,The nurse is caring for a client newly diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD).
While developing a teaching plan for the client to address modifiable risk factors for
CAD, the nurse will include which factor(s)? Select all that apply.
Alcohol use
Drug use
Elevated blood pressure Decreased LDL level Obesity - answer>>>Elevated blood
pressure
Obesity
You are caring for a client who is suspected of having coronary artery disease. The client
is scheduled to have a nuclear stress test using thallium. When would the thallium be
injected to determine narrowing of the coronary arteries?
During and a few hours after exercise electrocardiography.
Before and during exercise electrocardiography.
Before and a few hours after exercise electrocardiography. Before, during, and a few
hours after exercise electrocardiography. - answer>>>During and a few hours after
exercise electrocardiography.
The nurse has been asked to teach a patient how to self-administer nitroglycerin. The
nurse should instruct the patient to do which of the following? Select all of the teaching
points that apply.
Let the tablet dissolve in the mouth and keep the tongue still.
The tablet can be crushed between the teeth but not swallowed.
Renew the supply every 6 months.
Keep the tablets at home on the kitchen counter or bedside table so they can be
reached quickly.
Take the tablet in anticipation of any activity that can produce pain.
Call emergency services if, after taking three tablets (one every 5 minutes), pain
persists.
Put some of the tablets in a small metal or plastic pillbox that can be easily carried at all
times and be accessible quickly, when needed. - answer>>>Call emergency services if,
after taking three tablets (one every 5 minutes), pain persists.
Let the tablet dissolve in the mouth and keep the tongue still.
Renew the supply every 6 months.
Take the tablet in anticipation of any activity that can produce pain.
,After 2-hour onset of acute chest pain, the client is brought to the emergency
department for evaluation. Elevation of which diagnostic findings would the nurse
identify as suggestive of an acute myocardial infarction at this time?
WBC (white blood cell) count
Troponin I
Myoglobin
C-reactive protein - answer>>>Myoglobin
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with unstable angina who is receiving IV
heparin. The client requires bleeding precautions. Bleeding precautions include which
measure?
Use an electric toothbrush Avoid the use of nail clippers
Avoid subcutaneous injections
Avoid continuous BP monitoring - answer>>>Avoid continuous BP monitoring
The nurse providing care for a client post PTCA knows to monitor the client closely. For
what complications should the nurse monitor the client? Select all that apply.
Abrupt closure of the coronary artery Retroperitoneal bleeding Arterial occlusion
Bleeding at the insertion site Venous insufficiency - answer>>>Abrupt closure of the
coronary artery
Arterial occlusion
Bleeding at the insertion sit
Retroperitoneal bleeding
A client is recovering from coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. During
discharge preparation, the nurse should advise the client and family members to expect
which common symptom that typically resolves spontaneously?
Dizziness
Depression
Memory lapses
Ankle edema - answer>>>Depression
, An client who has been diagnosed with arteriosclerosis is confused by what this means.
The nurse explains that arteriosclerosis is:
a vascular occlusive disease.
high level of blood fat.
a condition in which the lumen of arteries fill with scar tissue.
an expected part of the aging process. - answer>>>an expected part of the aging
process.
A nurse is educating a client with coronary artery disease about nitroglycerin
administration. The nurse tells the client that nitroglycerin has what actions? Select all
that apply.
Relieves pain
Reduces myocardial oxygen consumption
Decreases ischemia
Decreases the urge to use tobacc
Dilates blood vessels - answer>>>Relieves pain
Decreases ischemia
Dilates blood vessels
Reduces myocardial oxygen consumption
A client with CAD has been prescribed a transdermal nitroglycerin patch. What
instructions should the nurse provide to to the client? Select all that apply.
Remove the transdermal patch at night and reapply in the morning.
Cover the patch in plastic wrap after applying.
Seek emergency treatment if flushing or nausea occurs. Store the patch in its original
container when not in use. - answer>>>Remove the transdermal patch at night and
reapply in the morning.
Store the patch in its original container when not in use.
A nurse is assigned to care for a recently admitted client who has been diagnosed with
refractory angina. What symptom will the nurse expect the client to exhibit?
VERSION QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
Which of the following is a physiological stressor associated with atrial fibrillation?
Parasympathomimetic drugs
Hypocarbia
Hyperglycemia
Infection - answer>>>infection
The nurse is assessing a client with mitral regurgitation. The nurse expects to note what
finding in this client?
Orthopnea, angina, and pulmonary edema
Dry cough, wheezing, and hemoptysis
Dizziness, syncope, and palpitations
Dyspnea, fatigue, and weakness - answer>>>Dyspnea, fatigue, and weakness
The nurse cares for a client who has developed junctional tachycardia with a heart rate
(HR) of 80 bpm. Which action should the nurse complete?
Prepare to administer IV lidocaine
Withhold the client's oral potassium supplement
Prepare for emergent electrical cardioversion
Request a digoxin level be ordered - answer>>>Request a digoxin level be ordered
An ED nurse is assessing a 71-year-old female client for a suspected MI. When planning
the assessment, the nurse should be cognizant of what signs and symptoms of MI that
are particularly common in female clients? Select all that apply.
Indigestion
Nausea
Chest pain
Shortness of breath
Anxiety - answer>>>Indigestion
Nausea
,The nurse is caring for a client newly diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD).
While developing a teaching plan for the client to address modifiable risk factors for
CAD, the nurse will include which factor(s)? Select all that apply.
Alcohol use
Drug use
Elevated blood pressure Decreased LDL level Obesity - answer>>>Elevated blood
pressure
Obesity
You are caring for a client who is suspected of having coronary artery disease. The client
is scheduled to have a nuclear stress test using thallium. When would the thallium be
injected to determine narrowing of the coronary arteries?
During and a few hours after exercise electrocardiography.
Before and during exercise electrocardiography.
Before and a few hours after exercise electrocardiography. Before, during, and a few
hours after exercise electrocardiography. - answer>>>During and a few hours after
exercise electrocardiography.
The nurse has been asked to teach a patient how to self-administer nitroglycerin. The
nurse should instruct the patient to do which of the following? Select all of the teaching
points that apply.
Let the tablet dissolve in the mouth and keep the tongue still.
The tablet can be crushed between the teeth but not swallowed.
Renew the supply every 6 months.
Keep the tablets at home on the kitchen counter or bedside table so they can be
reached quickly.
Take the tablet in anticipation of any activity that can produce pain.
Call emergency services if, after taking three tablets (one every 5 minutes), pain
persists.
Put some of the tablets in a small metal or plastic pillbox that can be easily carried at all
times and be accessible quickly, when needed. - answer>>>Call emergency services if,
after taking three tablets (one every 5 minutes), pain persists.
Let the tablet dissolve in the mouth and keep the tongue still.
Renew the supply every 6 months.
Take the tablet in anticipation of any activity that can produce pain.
,After 2-hour onset of acute chest pain, the client is brought to the emergency
department for evaluation. Elevation of which diagnostic findings would the nurse
identify as suggestive of an acute myocardial infarction at this time?
WBC (white blood cell) count
Troponin I
Myoglobin
C-reactive protein - answer>>>Myoglobin
The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with unstable angina who is receiving IV
heparin. The client requires bleeding precautions. Bleeding precautions include which
measure?
Use an electric toothbrush Avoid the use of nail clippers
Avoid subcutaneous injections
Avoid continuous BP monitoring - answer>>>Avoid continuous BP monitoring
The nurse providing care for a client post PTCA knows to monitor the client closely. For
what complications should the nurse monitor the client? Select all that apply.
Abrupt closure of the coronary artery Retroperitoneal bleeding Arterial occlusion
Bleeding at the insertion site Venous insufficiency - answer>>>Abrupt closure of the
coronary artery
Arterial occlusion
Bleeding at the insertion sit
Retroperitoneal bleeding
A client is recovering from coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. During
discharge preparation, the nurse should advise the client and family members to expect
which common symptom that typically resolves spontaneously?
Dizziness
Depression
Memory lapses
Ankle edema - answer>>>Depression
, An client who has been diagnosed with arteriosclerosis is confused by what this means.
The nurse explains that arteriosclerosis is:
a vascular occlusive disease.
high level of blood fat.
a condition in which the lumen of arteries fill with scar tissue.
an expected part of the aging process. - answer>>>an expected part of the aging
process.
A nurse is educating a client with coronary artery disease about nitroglycerin
administration. The nurse tells the client that nitroglycerin has what actions? Select all
that apply.
Relieves pain
Reduces myocardial oxygen consumption
Decreases ischemia
Decreases the urge to use tobacc
Dilates blood vessels - answer>>>Relieves pain
Decreases ischemia
Dilates blood vessels
Reduces myocardial oxygen consumption
A client with CAD has been prescribed a transdermal nitroglycerin patch. What
instructions should the nurse provide to to the client? Select all that apply.
Remove the transdermal patch at night and reapply in the morning.
Cover the patch in plastic wrap after applying.
Seek emergency treatment if flushing or nausea occurs. Store the patch in its original
container when not in use. - answer>>>Remove the transdermal patch at night and
reapply in the morning.
Store the patch in its original container when not in use.
A nurse is assigned to care for a recently admitted client who has been diagnosed with
refractory angina. What symptom will the nurse expect the client to exhibit?
