NURS 254 EXAM 1 (2026-2027) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
What complication of CABG presents with manifestations of decreased urinary
output, crackles, jvd, s3 gallop
pump failure (heart failure)
Most carbohydrates in the diet should be complex such as whole grains. Name 2
foods that would be considered complex carbs
whole grain breads/pasta, legumes, potatoes
What would a high CVP reading indicate (normal readings are 3-12mmhg)
(dehydrated means 2-3mmhg)(20-22mmhg hypervolemia)
hypervolemia
what would you see on an EKG with a pt with Hyperkalemia?
peaked T waves
A PATIENT WITH HIGH LDL SHOULD BE ADVISED TO REPLACE FOODS
HIGH IN SATURATED FAT WITH FOODS HIGHER IN UNSATURATED
FAT. NAME THREE (3) FOODS THE PATIENT SHOULD AVOID THAT ARE
HIGH IN SATURATED FAT.
,BUTTER, CHEESE, MILK, CREAM, ICE CREAM, COCONUT OIL AND
FATTY MEATS
ASIDE FROM PACER SPIKES WITH SUBSEQUENT P WAVES OR QRS
COMPLEXES, HOW WOULD A NURSE ASSESS THE INTENDED
OUTCOMES OF A PACEMAKER? (THERE ARE SEVERAL, NAME AT
LEAST ONE CORRECTLY)
HEART RATE >60, NORMOTENSIVE, SKIN COLOR APPROPRIATE
WHICH CLASS OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS HAS A
COMMON SIDE EFFECTS OF COUGH, HYPERKALEMIA (TOO HIGH) AND
HYPOTENSION?
ANGIOTENSION CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITORS
THIS ANTICHOLINERGIC MEDICATION IS ADMINISTERED 0.5 MG TO 1
MG IV PUSH FOR SYMPTOMATIC BRADYCARDIA
ATROPINE
CHEST PAIN RELIEVED BY REST IS REFERRED TO AS
STABLE ANGINA
NAME THREE (3) MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS FOR CAD
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
,CIGARETTE SMOKING/TOBACCO USE
HTN
DM
OBESITY
ATHEROGENIC DIET
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES (HRT)
PHYSICAL INACTIVITY
METABOLIC SYNDROME
ULTIMATELY THE RECOMMENDED GOAL FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IS:
30 minutes per day most days (5-6 days a week)
MOST CARBOHYDRATES IN THE DIET SHOULD BE COMPLEX SUCH AS
WHOLE GRAINS. NAME TWO (2) FOODS THAT WOULD BE
CONSIDERED COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES.
WHOLE GRAIN BREADS/PASTA, LEGUMES, POTATOES, RICE,
STARCHY VEGETABLES.
USED TO INCREASE CARDIAC OUTPUT WHILE AWAITING A HEART
TRANSPLANT
ventricular assistive device
, THIS IS THE UMBRELLA TERM FOR UNSTABLE ANGINA, THAT IS
WORSE THAN TYPICAL ANGINA, LASTS GREATER THAN 15 MINUTES,
INDICATES MYOCARDIAL INJURY, AND IS OFTEN A PRECURSOR TO
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION?
ACS- acute coronary syndrome
CHEST PAIN WITH MI IS TYPICALLY DESCRIBED AS (NAME AT LEAST
3):
UNRELIEVED BY REST/NITROGLYCERIN, OCCURS AT REST,
RADIATING, CRUSHING/SQUEEZING, ASSOCIATED FACTORS
(DYSPNEA, DIAPHORESIS)
WHICH COMPLICATION OF CABG HAS MANIFESTATIONS OF MUFFLED
HEART TONES, CT DRAINAGE ABRUPTLY SUBSIDING, HYPOTENSION
AND TACHYCARDIA?
cardiac tamponade
WHAT IS THE NORMAL MEASUREMENT IN SECONDS FOR THE PR
INTERVAL?
0.12- 0.20 seconds
WHAT IS THE NORMAL MEASURMENT IN SECONDS FOR THE QRS
COMPLEX?
0.6-0.10 seconds
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
What complication of CABG presents with manifestations of decreased urinary
output, crackles, jvd, s3 gallop
pump failure (heart failure)
Most carbohydrates in the diet should be complex such as whole grains. Name 2
foods that would be considered complex carbs
whole grain breads/pasta, legumes, potatoes
What would a high CVP reading indicate (normal readings are 3-12mmhg)
(dehydrated means 2-3mmhg)(20-22mmhg hypervolemia)
hypervolemia
what would you see on an EKG with a pt with Hyperkalemia?
peaked T waves
A PATIENT WITH HIGH LDL SHOULD BE ADVISED TO REPLACE FOODS
HIGH IN SATURATED FAT WITH FOODS HIGHER IN UNSATURATED
FAT. NAME THREE (3) FOODS THE PATIENT SHOULD AVOID THAT ARE
HIGH IN SATURATED FAT.
,BUTTER, CHEESE, MILK, CREAM, ICE CREAM, COCONUT OIL AND
FATTY MEATS
ASIDE FROM PACER SPIKES WITH SUBSEQUENT P WAVES OR QRS
COMPLEXES, HOW WOULD A NURSE ASSESS THE INTENDED
OUTCOMES OF A PACEMAKER? (THERE ARE SEVERAL, NAME AT
LEAST ONE CORRECTLY)
HEART RATE >60, NORMOTENSIVE, SKIN COLOR APPROPRIATE
WHICH CLASS OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS HAS A
COMMON SIDE EFFECTS OF COUGH, HYPERKALEMIA (TOO HIGH) AND
HYPOTENSION?
ANGIOTENSION CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITORS
THIS ANTICHOLINERGIC MEDICATION IS ADMINISTERED 0.5 MG TO 1
MG IV PUSH FOR SYMPTOMATIC BRADYCARDIA
ATROPINE
CHEST PAIN RELIEVED BY REST IS REFERRED TO AS
STABLE ANGINA
NAME THREE (3) MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS FOR CAD
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
,CIGARETTE SMOKING/TOBACCO USE
HTN
DM
OBESITY
ATHEROGENIC DIET
ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES (HRT)
PHYSICAL INACTIVITY
METABOLIC SYNDROME
ULTIMATELY THE RECOMMENDED GOAL FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IS:
30 minutes per day most days (5-6 days a week)
MOST CARBOHYDRATES IN THE DIET SHOULD BE COMPLEX SUCH AS
WHOLE GRAINS. NAME TWO (2) FOODS THAT WOULD BE
CONSIDERED COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES.
WHOLE GRAIN BREADS/PASTA, LEGUMES, POTATOES, RICE,
STARCHY VEGETABLES.
USED TO INCREASE CARDIAC OUTPUT WHILE AWAITING A HEART
TRANSPLANT
ventricular assistive device
, THIS IS THE UMBRELLA TERM FOR UNSTABLE ANGINA, THAT IS
WORSE THAN TYPICAL ANGINA, LASTS GREATER THAN 15 MINUTES,
INDICATES MYOCARDIAL INJURY, AND IS OFTEN A PRECURSOR TO
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION?
ACS- acute coronary syndrome
CHEST PAIN WITH MI IS TYPICALLY DESCRIBED AS (NAME AT LEAST
3):
UNRELIEVED BY REST/NITROGLYCERIN, OCCURS AT REST,
RADIATING, CRUSHING/SQUEEZING, ASSOCIATED FACTORS
(DYSPNEA, DIAPHORESIS)
WHICH COMPLICATION OF CABG HAS MANIFESTATIONS OF MUFFLED
HEART TONES, CT DRAINAGE ABRUPTLY SUBSIDING, HYPOTENSION
AND TACHYCARDIA?
cardiac tamponade
WHAT IS THE NORMAL MEASUREMENT IN SECONDS FOR THE PR
INTERVAL?
0.12- 0.20 seconds
WHAT IS THE NORMAL MEASURMENT IN SECONDS FOR THE QRS
COMPLEX?
0.6-0.10 seconds
