BAH Ch. 21-24 questions with complete solutions
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1. The nurse is monitoring the results of laboratory tests Enzymes
performed on a client admitted to the cardiac
ICU with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction.
Which test would the nurse expect to show
elevated levels?
2. A client's electrocardiogram reveals an No immediate
irregular rhythm of 75 bpm with a normal QRS treatment
and P wave. The nurse who is caring for the
client should anticipate:
3. To evaluate a client's atrial depolarization, the
P wave
nurse observes which part of the
electrocardiogram wave- form?
4. Each chamber of the heart has a particular
Left ventricle
role in maintaining cellular oxygenation.
Which chamber is responsible for pumping
blood to all the cells and tis- sues of the
body?
5. A nurse is caring for a client with end-stage cardiomy- Left ventricular
assist de-
opathy and the client's spouse asks the nurse to
clarify vice one of the last treatment options
available that the health care provider
mentioned earlier. What option
will the nurse most likely discuss?
6. The nurse is to administer morphine sulfate to a client Count the
respiratory rate
with chest pain. What initial nursing action is required for bradypnea
(abnormal
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5
, BAH Ch. 21-24 questions with complete solutions
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prior to administration? slow breathing)
7. A nurse is caring for a client in the cardiovascular inten- Central
venous pressure
sive care unit following a coronary artery bypass graft. reading of 1
Which clinical finding requires immediate
intervention by the nurse?
2/
5
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1. The nurse is monitoring the results of laboratory tests Enzymes
performed on a client admitted to the cardiac
ICU with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction.
Which test would the nurse expect to show
elevated levels?
2. A client's electrocardiogram reveals an No immediate
irregular rhythm of 75 bpm with a normal QRS treatment
and P wave. The nurse who is caring for the
client should anticipate:
3. To evaluate a client's atrial depolarization, the
P wave
nurse observes which part of the
electrocardiogram wave- form?
4. Each chamber of the heart has a particular
Left ventricle
role in maintaining cellular oxygenation.
Which chamber is responsible for pumping
blood to all the cells and tis- sues of the
body?
5. A nurse is caring for a client with end-stage cardiomy- Left ventricular
assist de-
opathy and the client's spouse asks the nurse to
clarify vice one of the last treatment options
available that the health care provider
mentioned earlier. What option
will the nurse most likely discuss?
6. The nurse is to administer morphine sulfate to a client Count the
respiratory rate
with chest pain. What initial nursing action is required for bradypnea
(abnormal
1/
5
, BAH Ch. 21-24 questions with complete solutions
A+ updated passed
prior to administration? slow breathing)
7. A nurse is caring for a client in the cardiovascular inten- Central
venous pressure
sive care unit following a coronary artery bypass graft. reading of 1
Which clinical finding requires immediate
intervention by the nurse?
2/
5
