ATI CARDIAC Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A (2023/ 2024)

ATI CARDIAC Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A (2023/ 2024) Q: A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and whose telemetry reading displays a flattening of the T wave. Which of the following laboratory results about the nurse anticipate as the cause of this ECG change? A. Potassium 2.8 mEq/L B. Digoxin level 0.7 ng/mL C. Hemoglobin 9.8 g/dL D. Calcium 8.0 mg Answer: A Q: A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has anemia and a new prescription for epoetin alfa. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? a. Hypertension is a common adverse effect of this medication. b. Hospitalization is required when administering each treatment. c. Blood transfusions are needed with each treatment. d. The maximum effect of the medication will occur in 6 months Answer: A Q: A nurse is completing an assessment for a client who has a history of unstable angina. which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A. chest pain is relieved soon after resting B. Nitroglycerin relieves chest pain C. Physical exertion does not precipitate chest pain D. Chest pain last longer than 15 minutes Answer: D Q: A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who has an irregular radial pulse. Which of the following ECG abnormalities should the nurse recognize as atrial flutter? a. Atrial rate of 300/min with QRS complex of 80/min b. P waves occurring at 0.16 seconds before each QRS complex c. Ventricular rate of 82/min with an atrial rate of 80/min d. An irregular ventricular rate of 125/min with a wide QRS pattern Answer: A Q: A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following vein ligation and stripping for varicose veins. which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. position the client supine with his legs elevated when in bed. B. Encourage the client to ambulate for 15 minutes every house while awake for the first 24 hours C. Tell the client to sit with his legs dependent after ambulating D. instruct the client to wear knee length socks for 2 weeks Answer: A Q: A nurse is monitoring a client who had a myocardial infraction. For which of the following complications should the nurse monitor in the first 24 hr? A. ineffective endocarditis B. pericarditis C. Ventricular dysrhythmias D. Pulmonary emboli Answer: C Q: A nurse is assessing for cardiac tamponade on a client who had coronary artery bypass grafts. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. check for hypertension B. Auscultate for loud, bounding heart sounds C. Auscultate blood pressure for pulses paradoxus D. check for a pause deficit Answer: C Q: A nurse in a clinic is assessing the lower extremities and ankles of a client who has a history of peripheral arterial disease. which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A. Pitting edema B. Areas of reddish-brown pigmentation C. Dry, pale skin with minimal body hair D. sunburned appearance with desquamation Answer: C Q: A nurse is providing teaching about lifestyle changes to a client who has a myocardial infraction and has a new prescription for a beta blocker. which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? A. "I should eat foods high in saturated fat" B. "Before taking my medication, I will count my radial pulse rate" C. "I will exercise once per a week for an hour at the health club" D. "I will stop taking my medication when my blood pressure is within normal range" Answer: B Q: A nurse is caring for a client who has a demand pacemaker inserted with the rate set at 72/min. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? A. telemetry monitoring shows QRS complexes occurring at a rate of 74 min with no pacing spikes B. the client is experiencing premature ventricular complexes at 12 min C. Telemetry monitoring shows pacing with no QRS complexes D. the client is experiencing hiccups