NR 507 Week 3 Quiz: Possible Questions/Answers
- Question: Increases
in which of the following would cause the nurse to assess for decreased blood
flow?
- Question: A nurse
is assessing the heart rate. The nurse obtains a normal heart rate. The average
heart rate in a healthy adult is _____ beats per minute.
- Question: Important
mechanisms for maintaining venous return to the right atrium include
- Question: A nurse
is evaluating stroke volume. Which of the following factors affect stroke
volume?
- Question: Which statement indicates the nurse
understands blood flow? Oxygenated blood flows though the?
- Question: A
20-year-old male underwent an echocardiogram to assess chest pain. Results
revealed a congenital defect in papillary muscles. Which of the following would
the nurse expect to occur?
- Question: A
cardiologist is discussing valves with the staff. Which information should the
cardiologist include? _____ are the anchors of the atrioventricular valves.
- Question: Which
statement indicates the nurse understands coronary ostia? The coronary ostia
(the openings to the coronary arteries) are found in the:
- Question: The
nurse is planning care for a patient with heart problems. Which information
should the nurse remember? The _____ artery travels down the interventricular
septum and delivers blood to portions of the left and right ventricle.
- Question: A
65-year-old male is transported to the ER for chest pain. An electrocardiogram
reveals a prolonged QRS interval. What is the nurse monitoring when the nurse
observes the QRS complex on the electrocardiogram? The QRS complex reflects:
- Question: When a
staff member asks where venous blood from the coronary circulation drains into,
what is the best response by the nurse? The:
- Question: While
viewing the electrocardiogram, the nurse recalls the _____ conducts action
potentials down the atrioventricular septum.
- Question: A
13-year-old female took a weight loss drug that activated the sympathetic
nervous system. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse
expect?
- Question: A
50-year-old female received trauma to the chest that caused severe impairment
of the primary pacemaker cells of the heart. Which of the following areas
received the greatest damage?
- Question: A
54-year-old male is diagnosed with left bundle branch block. Which of the
following structures would not receive an electrical impulse?
- Question: Which
information by the nurse indicates a good understanding of depolarization?
Depolarization of a cardiac muscle cell occurs as the result of:
- Question: A
cardiologist is teaching about the period that follows depolarization of the
myocardium and represents a period during which no new cardiac potential can be
propagated. What is the cardiologist describing?
- Question: The
nurse is reviewing a normal electrocardiogram. The nurse assesses the PR
interval because it represents:
- Question: The
_____ represents the sum of all ventricular muscle cell depolarization.
- Question: When a
student nurse asks the nurse how the cardiac electrical impulse normally
begins, what is the most correct response? The cardiac electrical impulse
normally begins spontaneously in the sinoatrial (SA) node because it:
- Question: A 28-year-old
female with seizure disorder has a vagus nerve stimulator implanted to help
control seizure activity. Which of the following would the nurse also expect to
occur?
- Question: To help
a nursing student differentiate cardiac muscle from skeletal muscle, which characteristic
should the nurse use? One difference between cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle
is that:
- Question: A nurse
is discussing the pressure generated at the end of diastole. Which term is the
nurse describing?
- Question: Which
principle should the nurse remember when planning nursing care for a patient
with heart problems? As stated by the Frank-Starling law, there is a direct
relationship between the _____ of the blood in the heart at the end of diastole
and the ____ of contraction during the next systole.
- Question: Within
a normal physiologic range, an increase in left ventricular end diastolic
volume would lead the nurse to monitor for
- Question: While
planning care for a heart patient, which principle should the nurse recall?
Right ventricular afterload is affected by:
- Question: Which
principle should the nurse remember while planning care for a cardiac patient?
Pressure in the left ventricle must exceed pressure in the _____ before the
left ventricle can eject blood
- Question: When a
nursing student wants to know where the primary cardiovascular control center
is located, what is the nurse's best response? In the:
- Question: After
activation of the Bainbridge reflex in a patient, the nurse assesses for:
- Question: A
50-year-old female presents with a low heart rate and low blood pressure. She
is given an intravenous (IV) infusion of fluids. The increase in atrial
distension results in:
- Question: A nurse
observes a cardiologist multiplying the heart rate by stroke volume. What is
the cardiologist measuring?
- Question: A nurse
recalls the internal lining of the cardiovascular system is formed by what
tissue?
- Question: A
patient researches baroreceptors online. Which information indicates a good
understanding? Baroreceptors are located in the:
- Question: A 52-year-old
female is admitted to the cardiac unit with a diagnosis of pericarditis. She
asks the nurse to explain where the infection is. In providing an accurate
description, the nurse states that the pericardium is:
- Question: A
65-year-old male develops blockage in the pulmonary artery. As a result of the
blockage, blood would first back up into the:
- Question: The
nurse is measuring cardiac output in a resting patient. the normal baseline for
cardiac output in this patient is ____ L/MIN
- Question: A nurse
is explaining the function of the heart. Which is a correct response by the
nurse? A function of the pericardium is to:
- Question: A nurse
is teaching about the heart. Which information should the nurse include? The
chamber of the heart that generates the highest pressure is the:
- Question: A nurse
recalls the chamber that receives blood from the systemic circulation is
the:
- Question: Which client teaching should the nurse
implement for the client diagnosed with CAD? Select all that apply.
- Question: The client with coronary artery disease
asks the nurse, "Why do I get chest pain?" Which statement would be
the most appropriate response by the nurse?"
- Question: The client diagnosed with essential
hypertension asks the nurse, "Why do I have high blood pressure?" Which
response by the nurse would be the most appropriate?
- Question: The client diagnosed with hypertension
asks the nurse, "I don't know why the doctor is worried about my blood
pressure. I feel just great." Which statement by the nurse would be the
most appropriate response?
- Question: The nurse is preparing to administer a
beta blocker to the client diagnosed with CAD. Which assessment data would
cause the nurse to question administering the medication?
- Question: Which
intervention should the nurse implement when administering a loop diuretic to a
client diagnosed with CAD?
- Question: The elderly client has coronary artery
disease. Which question should the nurse ask the client during the client
teaching?
- Question: The 66-year-old male client has his BP
checked at a health fair. His BP is 168/98. Which action should the nurse
implement first?
- Question: The nurse is teaching the client
recently diagnosed with essential hypertension. Which instruction should the
nurse provide when discussing exercise? Walk at least
- Question: The nurse is administering a
beta-blocker to the client diagnosed with essential hypertension. Which
intervention should the nurse implement?
- Question: The nurse just received the AM shift
report. Which client should the nurse assess first?
- Question: The nurse is teaching a class on
arterial essential hypertension. Which modifiable risk factors would the nurse
include when preparing this presentation?
- Question: The HCP has provided an ACE inhibitor
for the client diagnosed with CHF. Which discharge instructions should the
nurse include?
- Question: A nurse
is describing the process by which blood is ejected into circulation as the
chambers of the heart become smaller. The instructor categorizes this action of
the heart as what?
- Question: The physical therapist notifies the
nurse that a patient with coronary artery disease (CAD) experiences a much
greater-than-average increase in heart rate during physical therapy. The nurse
recognizes that an increase in heart rate in a patient with CAD may result in
what?
- Question: The nurse is performing an intake
assessment on a patient with a new diagnosis of coronary artery disease. What
would be the most important determination to make during this intake
assessment?
- Question: The nurse's assessment of an older adult
client reveals the following data: Lying BP 144/82 mm Hg; sitting BP 121/69 mm
Hg; standing BP 98/56 mm Hg. The nurse should consequently identify what
nursing diagnosis in the patient's plan of care?
- Question: The nurse is doing discharge teaching
with a patient who has coronary artery disease. The patient asks why he has to
take an aspirin every day if he doesn't have any pain. What would be the
nurse's best response?
- Question: A
75-year-old obese female presents to her primary care provider reporting edema
in the lower extremities. Physical exam reveals that she has varicose veins.
Upon performing the history, which of the following is a possible cause for the
varicose veins?
- Question: A
52-year-old male presents with pooling of blood in the veins of the lower
extremities and edema. The diagnosis is chronic venous insufficiency, and an
expected assessment finding of this disorder is:
- Question: Superior
vena cava syndrome (SVCS), causing venous distention in the upper extremities,
is a result of progressive superior vena cava:
- Question: A nurse
takes an adult patient’s blood pressure and determines it to be normal. What
reading did the nurse obtain?
- Question: A 50-year-old male with a 30-year
history of smoking was diagnosed with bronchogenic cancer. He developed edema
and venous distention in the upper extremities and face.
| Instituition / Term |
| Term |
April/March 2018 |
| Institution |
Chamberlain |
