NURS 316 Final Review Questions and
Correct Answers
While studying the antihypertensive drugs the, nursing students learn about the
pressure in the cardiovascular system is determined by three elements. What are they?
Select all that apply.
A) Heart rate
B) Stroke volume
C) Preload
D) Total peripheral resistance
E) Pulse pressure ✅A) Heart rate
B) Stroke volume
D) Total peripheral resistance
The nurse is providing patient teaching to a patient who has been prescribed Digoxin.
The patient tells the nurse that she occasionally uses herbals and other alternative
therapies. What herb would the nurse warn the patient to avoid taking with the digoxin.
Select one.
A) black cohosh
B) ginseng
C) Saw palmetto
D) Valerian ✅B) ginseng
What assessment finding would indicate the patient's left-sided heart failure is
worsening?
A) Increased pulse rate
B) Increased crackles in lung fields
C) Increased jugular venous pressure
D) Liver enlargement ✅Increased crackles in lung fields
A patient is being discharged on Cholestyramine (Questran). Patient teaching should
include what about this medication? Select one.
A) Should be administered with other medications
B) Should be administered on an empty stomach
C) Should be administered 1 hour before or 4 to 6 hours after other medications
D) Should be administered one hour after other medications ✅Should be administered
1 hour before or 4 to 6 hours after other medications
, The nurse is taking a health history on a 38 year old man who is taking Atorvastatin
(Lipitor) for high cholesterol. What will the nurse question specifically related to the safe
use of this drug? Select one.
A) Alcohol
B) Caffine
C) Herbal therapy
D) Nicotine ✅Alcohol
For which of the following types of shock might intravenous antibiotic therapy be
indicated? Select one.
A) Hypovolemic shock
B) Distributive shock
C) Obstructive shock
D) Cardiogenic shock ✅Distributive shock
Which of the following individuals is suffering the effects of acute coronary syndrome
(ACS)?
A) A client who sometimes experiences chest pain when climbing stairs
B) A client who occasionally experiences persistent and severe chest pain when at rest
C) A client who has recently been diagnosed with vasospastic angina
D) A client whose most recent ECG indicates that silent myocardial ischemia has
occurred ✅A client who occasionally experiences persistent and severe chest pain
when at rest
A health care provider was asked by a client, "Why do my hands turn blue when I drive
my car in the winter without gloves?" Which of the following is the best response?
Select one.
A) "Your arteries in your hands as fingers are going to spasm, which decreases blood
flow and circulating oxygen."
B) "Nothing to worry about. We all develop this as we age."
C) "We better order a CT scan. It might be due to a blood clot in your radial artery."
D) "This sounds like an inflammation of the lining of your veins you need to take some
NAIDS." ✅"Your arteries in your hands as fingers are going to spasm, which
decreases blood flow and circulating oxygen."
A client awaiting a heart transplant is experiencing decompensation of her left ventricle
that will not respond to medications. The physician suggests placing the client on a
ventricular assist device (VAD). The client asks what this equipment will do. The health
care providers respond. Select one. ✅"This device will decrease the workload of the
myocardium while maintaining cardiac output and systemic arterial pressure."
Which of the following assessment be suggestive of cardiac tamponade select one
Correct Answers
While studying the antihypertensive drugs the, nursing students learn about the
pressure in the cardiovascular system is determined by three elements. What are they?
Select all that apply.
A) Heart rate
B) Stroke volume
C) Preload
D) Total peripheral resistance
E) Pulse pressure ✅A) Heart rate
B) Stroke volume
D) Total peripheral resistance
The nurse is providing patient teaching to a patient who has been prescribed Digoxin.
The patient tells the nurse that she occasionally uses herbals and other alternative
therapies. What herb would the nurse warn the patient to avoid taking with the digoxin.
Select one.
A) black cohosh
B) ginseng
C) Saw palmetto
D) Valerian ✅B) ginseng
What assessment finding would indicate the patient's left-sided heart failure is
worsening?
A) Increased pulse rate
B) Increased crackles in lung fields
C) Increased jugular venous pressure
D) Liver enlargement ✅Increased crackles in lung fields
A patient is being discharged on Cholestyramine (Questran). Patient teaching should
include what about this medication? Select one.
A) Should be administered with other medications
B) Should be administered on an empty stomach
C) Should be administered 1 hour before or 4 to 6 hours after other medications
D) Should be administered one hour after other medications ✅Should be administered
1 hour before or 4 to 6 hours after other medications
, The nurse is taking a health history on a 38 year old man who is taking Atorvastatin
(Lipitor) for high cholesterol. What will the nurse question specifically related to the safe
use of this drug? Select one.
A) Alcohol
B) Caffine
C) Herbal therapy
D) Nicotine ✅Alcohol
For which of the following types of shock might intravenous antibiotic therapy be
indicated? Select one.
A) Hypovolemic shock
B) Distributive shock
C) Obstructive shock
D) Cardiogenic shock ✅Distributive shock
Which of the following individuals is suffering the effects of acute coronary syndrome
(ACS)?
A) A client who sometimes experiences chest pain when climbing stairs
B) A client who occasionally experiences persistent and severe chest pain when at rest
C) A client who has recently been diagnosed with vasospastic angina
D) A client whose most recent ECG indicates that silent myocardial ischemia has
occurred ✅A client who occasionally experiences persistent and severe chest pain
when at rest
A health care provider was asked by a client, "Why do my hands turn blue when I drive
my car in the winter without gloves?" Which of the following is the best response?
Select one.
A) "Your arteries in your hands as fingers are going to spasm, which decreases blood
flow and circulating oxygen."
B) "Nothing to worry about. We all develop this as we age."
C) "We better order a CT scan. It might be due to a blood clot in your radial artery."
D) "This sounds like an inflammation of the lining of your veins you need to take some
NAIDS." ✅"Your arteries in your hands as fingers are going to spasm, which
decreases blood flow and circulating oxygen."
A client awaiting a heart transplant is experiencing decompensation of her left ventricle
that will not respond to medications. The physician suggests placing the client on a
ventricular assist device (VAD). The client asks what this equipment will do. The health
care providers respond. Select one. ✅"This device will decrease the workload of the
myocardium while maintaining cardiac output and systemic arterial pressure."
Which of the following assessment be suggestive of cardiac tamponade select one
