NUR361 CARDIO EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.Which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women? Select all that
apply - ANSWERS✔-Waist and abdominal obesity
Postmenopausal
Diabetes mellitus
Elevated homocysteine level
\.The nurse is giving a community presentation about heart disease in women.
What information does the nurse include in the presentation? Select all that apply
- ANSWERS✔-Dyspnea on exertion may be the first and only symptom of heart
failure.
Symptoms are subtle or atypical.
Having waist and abdominal obesity is a higher risk factor than having fat in
buttocks and thighs.
Common symptoms include back
,pain, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia.
\.Which blood pressure readings require further assessment? Select all that apply
- ANSWERS✔-90 mm Hg systolic
139 mm Hg systolic
100 mm Hg diastolic
96 mm Hg diastolic
\.What different pathophysiologic conditions can the healthy heart adapt to?
Select all that apply. - ANSWERS✔-Stress
Infection
Hemorrhage
\.The nurse is performing a dietary assessment on a 45-year-old business
executive at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Which assessment method used
by the nurse is the most reliable and accurate? - ANSWERS✔-Ask the patient to
recall the intake of food, fluids, and alcohol during a typical 24-hour period.
,\.A patient comes to the clinic stating, "My right foot turns a darkish red color
when I sit too long, and when I put my foot up, it turns pale." Which condition
does the nurse suspect? - ANSWERS✔-Arterial insufficiency
\.The advanced practice nurse is assessing the vascular status of a patient's lower
extremities using the ankle-brachial index. What is the correct technique for this
assessment method? - ANSWERS✔-A blood pressure cuff is applied to the lower
extremities and the systolic pressure is measured by Doppler ultrasound at both
the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses.
\.What is the correct technique for assessing a patient with arterial insufficiency in
the right lower leg? - ANSWERS✔-Palpate the peripheral arteries in a head-to-toe
approach with a side-to-side comparison.
\.The nurse is performing a cardiac assessment on an older adult. What is a
common assessment finding for this patient? - ANSWERS✔-S4 heart sound
\.The nurse is taking report on a patient who will be transferred from the cardiac
intensive care unit to the general medical-surgical unit. The reporting nurse states
that S4 is heard on auscultation of the heart. This is most closely associated with
which situation? - ANSWERS✔-Ventricular hypertrophy
\.Which patient has an abnormal heart sound? - ANSWERS✔-S3 in a 54-year-old
patient
, \.The nurse is caring for a patient at risk for heart problems. What are the normal
findings for the cardiovascular assessment of this patient? Select all that apply? -
ANSWERS✔-Splitting of S2; decreases with expiration
Point of maximal impulse (PMI) in fifth intercostal space at midclavicular line
Accentuated or intensified S1 after exercise
\.The nurse is assessing a patient with suspected cardiovascular disease (CVD).
When assessing the precordium, which assessment technique does the nurse
begin with? - ANSWERS✔-Inspection
\.When the nurse assesses a patient with cardio- vascular disease (CVD), there is
difficulty auscultating the first heart sound (S1). What is the nurse's best action? -
ANSWERS✔-Ask the patient to lean forward or roll to his or her left side.
\.While listening to a patient's heart sounds, the nurse detects a murmur. What
does the nurse understand about the cause of murmurs? - ANSWERS✔-A murmur
is caused when there is turbulent blood flow through normal or abnormal valves.
\.The patient has a diagnosis of angina. Which assessment data would the nurse
expect to find? Select all that apply - ANSWERS✔-Sudden onset of painsitting
upright
Substernal pain that may spread across chest, back, and arms
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.Which are risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women? Select all that
apply - ANSWERS✔-Waist and abdominal obesity
Postmenopausal
Diabetes mellitus
Elevated homocysteine level
\.The nurse is giving a community presentation about heart disease in women.
What information does the nurse include in the presentation? Select all that apply
- ANSWERS✔-Dyspnea on exertion may be the first and only symptom of heart
failure.
Symptoms are subtle or atypical.
Having waist and abdominal obesity is a higher risk factor than having fat in
buttocks and thighs.
Common symptoms include back
,pain, indigestion, nausea, vomiting, and anorexia.
\.Which blood pressure readings require further assessment? Select all that apply
- ANSWERS✔-90 mm Hg systolic
139 mm Hg systolic
100 mm Hg diastolic
96 mm Hg diastolic
\.What different pathophysiologic conditions can the healthy heart adapt to?
Select all that apply. - ANSWERS✔-Stress
Infection
Hemorrhage
\.The nurse is performing a dietary assessment on a 45-year-old business
executive at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Which assessment method used
by the nurse is the most reliable and accurate? - ANSWERS✔-Ask the patient to
recall the intake of food, fluids, and alcohol during a typical 24-hour period.
,\.A patient comes to the clinic stating, "My right foot turns a darkish red color
when I sit too long, and when I put my foot up, it turns pale." Which condition
does the nurse suspect? - ANSWERS✔-Arterial insufficiency
\.The advanced practice nurse is assessing the vascular status of a patient's lower
extremities using the ankle-brachial index. What is the correct technique for this
assessment method? - ANSWERS✔-A blood pressure cuff is applied to the lower
extremities and the systolic pressure is measured by Doppler ultrasound at both
the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial pulses.
\.What is the correct technique for assessing a patient with arterial insufficiency in
the right lower leg? - ANSWERS✔-Palpate the peripheral arteries in a head-to-toe
approach with a side-to-side comparison.
\.The nurse is performing a cardiac assessment on an older adult. What is a
common assessment finding for this patient? - ANSWERS✔-S4 heart sound
\.The nurse is taking report on a patient who will be transferred from the cardiac
intensive care unit to the general medical-surgical unit. The reporting nurse states
that S4 is heard on auscultation of the heart. This is most closely associated with
which situation? - ANSWERS✔-Ventricular hypertrophy
\.Which patient has an abnormal heart sound? - ANSWERS✔-S3 in a 54-year-old
patient
, \.The nurse is caring for a patient at risk for heart problems. What are the normal
findings for the cardiovascular assessment of this patient? Select all that apply? -
ANSWERS✔-Splitting of S2; decreases with expiration
Point of maximal impulse (PMI) in fifth intercostal space at midclavicular line
Accentuated or intensified S1 after exercise
\.The nurse is assessing a patient with suspected cardiovascular disease (CVD).
When assessing the precordium, which assessment technique does the nurse
begin with? - ANSWERS✔-Inspection
\.When the nurse assesses a patient with cardio- vascular disease (CVD), there is
difficulty auscultating the first heart sound (S1). What is the nurse's best action? -
ANSWERS✔-Ask the patient to lean forward or roll to his or her left side.
\.While listening to a patient's heart sounds, the nurse detects a murmur. What
does the nurse understand about the cause of murmurs? - ANSWERS✔-A murmur
is caused when there is turbulent blood flow through normal or abnormal valves.
\.The patient has a diagnosis of angina. Which assessment data would the nurse
expect to find? Select all that apply - ANSWERS✔-Sudden onset of painsitting
upright
Substernal pain that may spread across chest, back, and arms
