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NSG 223 EXAM 3 MEDSURG EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A patient returns after cardiac catheterization. Which nursing care
would the registered nurse delegate to the licensed practical
nurse?
Monitor the electrocardiogram for dysrhythmias
Check for bleeding at the catheter insertion site
Prepare discharge teaching related to complications
Take vital signs and report abnormal values - ANSWER-Check
for bleeding at the catheter insertion site
In caring for the patient with angina, the patient said, "While I was
having a bowel movement, I started having the worst chest pain
ever, like before I was admitted. I called for a nurse, then the pain
went away." What further assessment data should the nurse
obtain from the patient?
"What precipitated the pain?"
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"Has the pain changed this time?"
"In what areas did you feel this pain?"
"What is your pain level on a 0 to 10 scale?" - ANSWER-"In what
areas did you feel this pain?"
The patient is being dismissed from the hospital after acute
coronary syndrome and will be attending rehabilitation. What
information would be taught in the early recovery phase of
rehabilitation?
Therapeutic lifestyle changes should become lifelong habits.
Physical activity is always started in the hospital and continued at
home.
Attention will focus on management of chest pain, anxiety,
dysrhythmias, and other complications.
Activity level is gradually increased under cardiac rehabilitation
team supervision and with electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring.
- ANSWER-Activity level is gradually increased under cardiac
rehabilitation team supervision and with electrocardiographic
(ECG) monitoring.
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A patient experienced sudden cardiac death (SCD) and survived.
Which preventive treatment should the nurse expect to be
implemented?
External pacemaker
An electrophysiologic study (EPS)
Medications to prevent dysrhythmias
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) - ANSWER-
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
A female patient who has type 1 diabetes mellitus has chronic
stable angina that is controlled with rest. She states that over the
past few months, she has required increasing amounts of insulin.
What goal should the nurse use to plan care that should help
prevent cardiovascular disease progression?
Exercise almost every day.
Avoid saturated fat intake.
Limit calories to daily limit.
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Keep Hgb A1C (A1C) less than 7%. - ANSWER-Keep Hgb A1C
(A1C) less than 7%.
A male patient who has coronary artery disease (CAD) has serum
lipid values of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol of 98
mg/dL and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol of 47 mg/dL.
What should the nurse include in patient teaching?
Consume a diet low in fats.
Reduce total caloric intake.
Increase intake of olive oil.
The lipid levels are normal. - ANSWER-The lipid levels are
normal.
The nurse assesses the right femoral artery puncture site as soon
as the patient arrives after having a stent inserted into a coronary
artery. The insertion site is not bleeding or discolored. What
should the nurse do next to ensure the femoral artery is intact?
Palpate the insertion site for induration.
NSG 223 EXAM 3 MEDSURG EXAM LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
A patient returns after cardiac catheterization. Which nursing care
would the registered nurse delegate to the licensed practical
nurse?
Monitor the electrocardiogram for dysrhythmias
Check for bleeding at the catheter insertion site
Prepare discharge teaching related to complications
Take vital signs and report abnormal values - ANSWER-Check
for bleeding at the catheter insertion site
In caring for the patient with angina, the patient said, "While I was
having a bowel movement, I started having the worst chest pain
ever, like before I was admitted. I called for a nurse, then the pain
went away." What further assessment data should the nurse
obtain from the patient?
"What precipitated the pain?"
,2|Page
"Has the pain changed this time?"
"In what areas did you feel this pain?"
"What is your pain level on a 0 to 10 scale?" - ANSWER-"In what
areas did you feel this pain?"
The patient is being dismissed from the hospital after acute
coronary syndrome and will be attending rehabilitation. What
information would be taught in the early recovery phase of
rehabilitation?
Therapeutic lifestyle changes should become lifelong habits.
Physical activity is always started in the hospital and continued at
home.
Attention will focus on management of chest pain, anxiety,
dysrhythmias, and other complications.
Activity level is gradually increased under cardiac rehabilitation
team supervision and with electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring.
- ANSWER-Activity level is gradually increased under cardiac
rehabilitation team supervision and with electrocardiographic
(ECG) monitoring.
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A patient experienced sudden cardiac death (SCD) and survived.
Which preventive treatment should the nurse expect to be
implemented?
External pacemaker
An electrophysiologic study (EPS)
Medications to prevent dysrhythmias
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) - ANSWER-
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
A female patient who has type 1 diabetes mellitus has chronic
stable angina that is controlled with rest. She states that over the
past few months, she has required increasing amounts of insulin.
What goal should the nurse use to plan care that should help
prevent cardiovascular disease progression?
Exercise almost every day.
Avoid saturated fat intake.
Limit calories to daily limit.
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Keep Hgb A1C (A1C) less than 7%. - ANSWER-Keep Hgb A1C
(A1C) less than 7%.
A male patient who has coronary artery disease (CAD) has serum
lipid values of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol of 98
mg/dL and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol of 47 mg/dL.
What should the nurse include in patient teaching?
Consume a diet low in fats.
Reduce total caloric intake.
Increase intake of olive oil.
The lipid levels are normal. - ANSWER-The lipid levels are
normal.
The nurse assesses the right femoral artery puncture site as soon
as the patient arrives after having a stent inserted into a coronary
artery. The insertion site is not bleeding or discolored. What
should the nurse do next to ensure the femoral artery is intact?
Palpate the insertion site for induration.
