HPA 2 Exam QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about orthostatic hypotension. Which of the following
information should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER Orthostatic hypotension
increases a client's risk of a fall.
Orthostatic hypotension is indicated by a decrease in systolic blood pressure of 10mmHG and a
diastolic bp decrease of 5mmHG
A nurse is teaching a client who has hypertension and a new prescription for a low sodium diet.
Which of the following teaching methods uses the cognitive domain of learning? - CORRECT
ANSWER Observe the client choose low sodium foods is correct. Observing the client choose
low sodium foods utilizes the application, understanding, and thinking processes associated with the
cognitive domain of learning.
Review strategies to reduce sodium intake is correct. Reviewing strategies to reduce sodium intake
with the client utilizes the understanding and thinking processes associated with the cognitive domain
of learning.
Discussing the physiology of hypertension with the client is correct. Discussing the physiology of
hypertension with the client utilizes understanding and thinking processes associated with the
cognitive domain of learning.
A nurse is assessing for paradoxical blood pressure on a client who has constrictive pericarditis.
Which of the findings should the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWER Decrease in systolic
pressure by more than 10 mm Hg during inspiration
The nurse should expect a client who has constrictive pericarditis to have a decrease in systolic
pressure by more than 10 mm Hg during inspiration, which is paradoxical blood pressure. This is also
an expected finding for a client who has pulmonary hypertension or cardiac tamponade.
The nurse should expect a client who has constrictive pericarditis to have a decrease in systolic
pressure by more than 10 mm Hg during inspiration, which is paradoxical blood pressure. This is also
an expected finding for a client who has pulmonary hypertension or cardiac tamponade. - CORRECT
ANSWER The client will walk for 30 min 5 days a week.
CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about orthostatic hypotension. Which of the following
information should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWER Orthostatic hypotension
increases a client's risk of a fall.
Orthostatic hypotension is indicated by a decrease in systolic blood pressure of 10mmHG and a
diastolic bp decrease of 5mmHG
A nurse is teaching a client who has hypertension and a new prescription for a low sodium diet.
Which of the following teaching methods uses the cognitive domain of learning? - CORRECT
ANSWER Observe the client choose low sodium foods is correct. Observing the client choose
low sodium foods utilizes the application, understanding, and thinking processes associated with the
cognitive domain of learning.
Review strategies to reduce sodium intake is correct. Reviewing strategies to reduce sodium intake
with the client utilizes the understanding and thinking processes associated with the cognitive domain
of learning.
Discussing the physiology of hypertension with the client is correct. Discussing the physiology of
hypertension with the client utilizes understanding and thinking processes associated with the
cognitive domain of learning.
A nurse is assessing for paradoxical blood pressure on a client who has constrictive pericarditis.
Which of the findings should the nurse expect? - CORRECT ANSWER Decrease in systolic
pressure by more than 10 mm Hg during inspiration
The nurse should expect a client who has constrictive pericarditis to have a decrease in systolic
pressure by more than 10 mm Hg during inspiration, which is paradoxical blood pressure. This is also
an expected finding for a client who has pulmonary hypertension or cardiac tamponade.
The nurse should expect a client who has constrictive pericarditis to have a decrease in systolic
pressure by more than 10 mm Hg during inspiration, which is paradoxical blood pressure. This is also
an expected finding for a client who has pulmonary hypertension or cardiac tamponade. - CORRECT
ANSWER The client will walk for 30 min 5 days a week.
