ATI Cardiovascular test

ATI Cardiovascular test
aMnurseMisMpreparingMtoMconductMaMcardiovascularMassessmentMonMaMclient.MwhichMof
MtheMfollowingMactionsMshouldMtheMnurseMplanMtoMtake?M-
MAnswerMauscultateMtheMapicalMpulse

askMtheMclientMifMtheyMexperienceMshortnessMofMbreath

checkMtheMcolorMofMtheMclient'sMskin

inspectMtheMextremitiesMforMtheMpresenceMofMedema



aMnurseMisMauscultatingMheartMsounds.MIdentifyMtheMlocationMwhereMtheMapicalMpulseM
isMauscultatedM-MAnswerMD,MunderMtheMleftMnipple



aMnurseMisMcompletingMaMmedicalMhistoryMonMaMclient.MwhichMofMtheMfollowingMfindi
ngsMindicatesMtheMclientMhasMaMfamilyMhistoryMofMcardiovascularMdisease?M-
MAnswerMsiblingMwhoMhasMHTN



aMnurseMisMauscultatingMaMclient'sMheartMsounds.MPlaceMtheMnursingMactionsMforMausc
ultationMofMtheMheartMinMtheMcorrectMorder.M-
MAnswerM1.elevateMtheMheadMofMtheMbedM30MdegreesMandMinstructMtheMclientMtoMbr
eathMnormallyM2.MvisualizeMtheManatomyMofMtheMheartM3.MplaceMtheMstethoscopeMtoM
theMrightMsternalMborderMatMtheM2ndMintercostalMspaceM4.MplaceMtheMstethoscopeMclo
seMtoMtheMsternalMborderMatMtheM4thMintercostalMspaceM5.MauscultateMtheMapicalMpul
seMforM1Mminute



aMnurseMisMpreparingMtoMperformMaMcardiovascularMassessmentMonMaMclient.MTheMclie
ntMasksM"whyMdoMyouMneedMtoMuseMaMpenlight"MwhichMofMtheMfollowingMresponses
MshouldMtheMnurseMmake?M-
MAnswerMtheMpenlightMwillMallowMmeMtoMlookMatMtheMpulsesMinMyourMneck



aMnurseMisMauscultatingMheartMsoundsMinMaMgroupMofMclients.MWhichMofMtheMfollowin
gMshouldMtheMnurseMidentifyMasManMexpectedMvariation?M-
MAnswerManMadolescentMwhoMhasManMs3MheartMsound



aMnurseMisMteachingMaMclientMaboutMbehaviorsMthatMpromoteMcardiovascularMhealth.M
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMclientMstatementsMindicateManMunderstandingMofMtheMteaching
?M-MAnswerM>MIMamMgoingMtoMstartMwalkingMseveralMtimesMaMweek

>MIMplanMtoMjoinMaMsupportMgroupMtoMhelpMmeMstopMsmoking

>MIMwillMbeMsureMtoMhaveMmyMBPMcheckedMatMleastMeveryMyear