NSG 6001 CLINICAL ASSESSMENT SHEET
2026 SOLVED KNOWLEDGE STANDARD
1. What of the following patients is a candidate for statins?
A. Jerry is a 55-year-old male with a history of syncope.
B. Christa is a 65-year-old female with a history of myocardial infarction (MI).
C. Manny is a 75-year-old male with a 10-year cardiovascular risk of 6.5%.
D. April is an 80-year-old female with a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level of 180..
Answer: B. Christa is a 65-year-old female with a history of myocardial infarction
(MI).
2. Which of the following is a chest wall syndrome?
A. Myocardial infarction
B. Angina
C. Costochondritis
D. Pericarditis. Answer: C. Costochondritis
3. Which of the following may help a clinician to determine whether palpitations
are caused by a potentially lethal cardiac rhythm?
A. Holter monitoring
B. Complete blood count (CBC)
C. Thyroid panel
,D. Computed axial tomography (CAT) scan. Answer: A. Holter monitoring
4. A blood pressure (BP) of 150/90 is considered:
A. Stage 2 hypertension
B. Hypertensive
C. Normal in healthy older adults
D. Acceptable if the patient has diabetes mellitus (DM). Answer: C. Normal in
healthy older adults
5. Lifestyle modifications to manage hypertension (HTN) include:
A. Maintaining a body mass index of 17
B. Restricting dietary sodium to 5 grams per day
C. Engaging in exercise or physical activity for 90 minutes a day
D. Limiting beer intake to 24 ounces per day. Answer: D. Limiting beer intake to
24 ounces per day
6. Mary has hypertension and previously had a stroke. Which hypertensive drug
has been shown to reduce stroke?
A. Chlorthalidone
B. Metoprolol
C. Amlodipine
D. Losartan. Answer: A. Chlorthalidone
, 7. Which high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level is considered cardioprotective?
A. Greater than 30
B. Greater than 40
C. Greater than 50
D. Greater than 60. Answer: D. Greater than 60
8. You are assessing Sigred for metabolic syndrome. Which of her parameters is
indicative of this syndrome?
A. Her waist is 36 inches.
B. Her triglyceride level is 140 mg/dL.
C. Her BP is 128/84.
D. Her fasting blood sugar (BS) is 108 mg/dL.. Answer: A. Her waist is 36 inches
9. Which type of angina do you suspect in Harvey, who complains of chest pain
that occurs during sleep and most often in the early morning hours?
A. Stable angina
B. Unstable angina
C. Variant (Prinzmetal's angina)
D. Probably not angina but hiatal hernia. Answer: C. Variant (Prinzmetal's angina)
10. A patient is undergoing a cardiac stress test. Which of the following parts of
their history could cause a false-positive reading?
A. Patient is on labetalol.
2026 SOLVED KNOWLEDGE STANDARD
1. What of the following patients is a candidate for statins?
A. Jerry is a 55-year-old male with a history of syncope.
B. Christa is a 65-year-old female with a history of myocardial infarction (MI).
C. Manny is a 75-year-old male with a 10-year cardiovascular risk of 6.5%.
D. April is an 80-year-old female with a low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level of 180..
Answer: B. Christa is a 65-year-old female with a history of myocardial infarction
(MI).
2. Which of the following is a chest wall syndrome?
A. Myocardial infarction
B. Angina
C. Costochondritis
D. Pericarditis. Answer: C. Costochondritis
3. Which of the following may help a clinician to determine whether palpitations
are caused by a potentially lethal cardiac rhythm?
A. Holter monitoring
B. Complete blood count (CBC)
C. Thyroid panel
,D. Computed axial tomography (CAT) scan. Answer: A. Holter monitoring
4. A blood pressure (BP) of 150/90 is considered:
A. Stage 2 hypertension
B. Hypertensive
C. Normal in healthy older adults
D. Acceptable if the patient has diabetes mellitus (DM). Answer: C. Normal in
healthy older adults
5. Lifestyle modifications to manage hypertension (HTN) include:
A. Maintaining a body mass index of 17
B. Restricting dietary sodium to 5 grams per day
C. Engaging in exercise or physical activity for 90 minutes a day
D. Limiting beer intake to 24 ounces per day. Answer: D. Limiting beer intake to
24 ounces per day
6. Mary has hypertension and previously had a stroke. Which hypertensive drug
has been shown to reduce stroke?
A. Chlorthalidone
B. Metoprolol
C. Amlodipine
D. Losartan. Answer: A. Chlorthalidone
, 7. Which high-density lipoprotein (HDL) level is considered cardioprotective?
A. Greater than 30
B. Greater than 40
C. Greater than 50
D. Greater than 60. Answer: D. Greater than 60
8. You are assessing Sigred for metabolic syndrome. Which of her parameters is
indicative of this syndrome?
A. Her waist is 36 inches.
B. Her triglyceride level is 140 mg/dL.
C. Her BP is 128/84.
D. Her fasting blood sugar (BS) is 108 mg/dL.. Answer: A. Her waist is 36 inches
9. Which type of angina do you suspect in Harvey, who complains of chest pain
that occurs during sleep and most often in the early morning hours?
A. Stable angina
B. Unstable angina
C. Variant (Prinzmetal's angina)
D. Probably not angina but hiatal hernia. Answer: C. Variant (Prinzmetal's angina)
10. A patient is undergoing a cardiac stress test. Which of the following parts of
their history could cause a false-positive reading?
A. Patient is on labetalol.
