HEALTHSTREAM TELEMETRY VERSION 1 LATEST
2024 WITH EXPERT CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Description
The RN: Telemetry Test covers topics related to the application of the nursing process to patients
in a designated telemetry bed. Topics include cardiac anatomy, ACLS protocols, patient safety,
treatments for dysrhythmias, cardiac emergencies, and additional knowledge, skills, and abilities
needed for successful job performance by a telemetry nurse.
Course Version: 3
Congratulations, you passed this test!
Question 1 of 35CORRECT
The nurse is giving discharge education to a patient who is obese and has been newly
diagnosed with sleep apnea. The nurse determines that the patient understands the discharge
teaching if he states:
Answer
Question 2 of 35CORRECT
Why are MAOIs considered a last resort antidepressant?
Answer
These drugs interact with certain foods and beverages in a potentially fatal manner.
Question 3 of 35INCORRECT
Which type of antidepressant can block the reuptake of dopamine when prescribed at higher
doses?
Answer
Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (NRIs)
Feedback
The type of antidepressant that can block the reuptake of dopamine when prescribed at higher
Answer
Question 4 of 35CORRECT
, Which clinical manifestation does a patient with stable angina exhibit?
Answer
a. Chest pain that is predictable in onset, intensity, and duration
Question 5 of 35INCORRECT
Which is the preferred way to give a medication when a patient is unable to swallow a tablet?
Answer
Crush the tablet and mix it with food.
Feedback
The preferred way to give a medication when a patient is unable to swallow a tablet
Answer
Give the medication in liquid form.
Question 6 of 35CORRECT
The nurse notices that a cardiovascular patient needs to sit upright to breathe. This behavior is
most indicative of:
Answer
c. heart failure.
Question 7 of 35CORRECT
The telemetry nurse is examining a rhythm strip and notices a repeated four-beat pattern,
usually occurring as three sequential normal complexes followed by a premature complex and
a pause, with the same pattern repeating itself in a four-beat pattern. What is the name of this
pattern?
Answer
Question 8 of 35CORRECT
The nurse is caring for a patient that is diagnosed with bacterial sepsis. The nurse knows that
patients with bacteremia from any source often have an increased breathing rate which results
in:
Answer
Question 9 of 35CORRECT
2024 WITH EXPERT CERTIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Description
The RN: Telemetry Test covers topics related to the application of the nursing process to patients
in a designated telemetry bed. Topics include cardiac anatomy, ACLS protocols, patient safety,
treatments for dysrhythmias, cardiac emergencies, and additional knowledge, skills, and abilities
needed for successful job performance by a telemetry nurse.
Course Version: 3
Congratulations, you passed this test!
Question 1 of 35CORRECT
The nurse is giving discharge education to a patient who is obese and has been newly
diagnosed with sleep apnea. The nurse determines that the patient understands the discharge
teaching if he states:
Answer
Question 2 of 35CORRECT
Why are MAOIs considered a last resort antidepressant?
Answer
These drugs interact with certain foods and beverages in a potentially fatal manner.
Question 3 of 35INCORRECT
Which type of antidepressant can block the reuptake of dopamine when prescribed at higher
doses?
Answer
Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (NRIs)
Feedback
The type of antidepressant that can block the reuptake of dopamine when prescribed at higher
Answer
Question 4 of 35CORRECT
, Which clinical manifestation does a patient with stable angina exhibit?
Answer
a. Chest pain that is predictable in onset, intensity, and duration
Question 5 of 35INCORRECT
Which is the preferred way to give a medication when a patient is unable to swallow a tablet?
Answer
Crush the tablet and mix it with food.
Feedback
The preferred way to give a medication when a patient is unable to swallow a tablet
Answer
Give the medication in liquid form.
Question 6 of 35CORRECT
The nurse notices that a cardiovascular patient needs to sit upright to breathe. This behavior is
most indicative of:
Answer
c. heart failure.
Question 7 of 35CORRECT
The telemetry nurse is examining a rhythm strip and notices a repeated four-beat pattern,
usually occurring as three sequential normal complexes followed by a premature complex and
a pause, with the same pattern repeating itself in a four-beat pattern. What is the name of this
pattern?
Answer
Question 8 of 35CORRECT
The nurse is caring for a patient that is diagnosed with bacterial sepsis. The nurse knows that
patients with bacteremia from any source often have an increased breathing rate which results
in:
Answer
Question 9 of 35CORRECT
