NR 324 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY – ATI TEST 4 PRACTICE ASSESSMENT

ATI - TEST 4 PRACTICE ASSESSMENT A nurse is planning care for a client who has a suspected myocardial infarction. Which of the following should the nurse administer first? C. Oxygen 2 ATI - TEST 4 PRACTICE ASSESSMENT While reading a client's ECG tracing, the nurse should understand that the P wave reflects which of the following cardiac electrical activities? C. Atrial deporlarization 3 ATI - TEST 4 PRACTICE ASSESSMENT A client comes to the emergency department via ambulance to report severe radiating chest pain and SOB. The client appears restless, frightened, and slightly cyanotic. The provider prescribes oxygen by nasal cannula at 4 L/min stat, cardiac enzyme levels, IV fluids, and a 12-lead ECG. Which of the following actions should the nurse assisting with this client client's care first? C. Initiate oxygen therapy. 4 ATI - TEST 4 PRACTICE ASSESSMENT A nurse is preparing a client for an echocardiogram the following day. Which of the following instruction should the nurse include about this test? C. It requires lying quietly on one side. Rationale: For a Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE), the client lies quietly on the left side with slight head elevation. There is no reason for the client to be NPO. The test takes up to 1 hour and there is not discomfort as a transducer with conductive jelly is used on the chest. 5 ATI - TEST 4 PRACTICE ASSESSMENT A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values on a client who has HTN. Blood tests are drawn and reveal the following results. Which of the following results should the nurse identify as critical? B. Potassium 2.3 mEq/L 6 ATI - TEST 4 PRACTICE ASSESSMENT The nurse is completing a medication review of a client who has elevated cholesterol levels and takes an anticoagulant. Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?. D. Uses garlic as a cholesterol lowering agent. Rationale: The nurse should be aware that the use of garlic to lower cholesterol may potentiate the action of anticoagulant medication and should report the finding to the provider. 7 ATI - TEST 4 PRACTICE ASSESSMENT A nurse is caring for a client who enters the emergency department complaining of severe chest pain. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement to determine if the client is experiencing a myocardial infarction?