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ETSU LPN TO BSN TRANSITION
EXAM 3 Questions and Answers with
100% Complete Solutions
Aortic - ANSWER 2nd intercostal space, right sternal border
Pulmonic - ANSWER 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border
ERB'S - ANSWER 3rd intercostal space, left sternal border
Tricuspid - ANSWER 4th intercostal space, left sternal border
Mitral - ANSWER 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular
line
How do you assess Apical pulse - ANSWER Listen for 1 full
minute at the mitral
Potassium - ANSWER 3.5-5.0
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Sodium - ANSWER 136-145
Calcium - ANSWER 9-10.5
H&H - ANSWER 12-16 & 37-47 (female)
14-18 & 42-52 (male)
Cardiac enzymes indicate heart damage? - ANSWER CK and
troponin
EKG - ANSWER No gel, clean skin, may have to clip or
shave hair, client must relax, they are not NPO
P wave - ANSWER atrial depolarization
QRS - ANSWER ventricular contraction
T - ANSWER ventricular relaxation
Cardiac Cath - ANSWER NPO 8 hours, no anticoagulants 1
week prior, not allergci to shellfish/iodine, bed rest 4-6 hours
ETSU LPN TO BSN TRANSITION
EXAM 3 Questions and Answers with
100% Complete Solutions
Aortic - ANSWER 2nd intercostal space, right sternal border
Pulmonic - ANSWER 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border
ERB'S - ANSWER 3rd intercostal space, left sternal border
Tricuspid - ANSWER 4th intercostal space, left sternal border
Mitral - ANSWER 5th intercostal space, left midclavicular
line
How do you assess Apical pulse - ANSWER Listen for 1 full
minute at the mitral
Potassium - ANSWER 3.5-5.0
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Sodium - ANSWER 136-145
Calcium - ANSWER 9-10.5
H&H - ANSWER 12-16 & 37-47 (female)
14-18 & 42-52 (male)
Cardiac enzymes indicate heart damage? - ANSWER CK and
troponin
EKG - ANSWER No gel, clean skin, may have to clip or
shave hair, client must relax, they are not NPO
P wave - ANSWER atrial depolarization
QRS - ANSWER ventricular contraction
T - ANSWER ventricular relaxation
Cardiac Cath - ANSWER NPO 8 hours, no anticoagulants 1
week prior, not allergci to shellfish/iodine, bed rest 4-6 hours
