SCRN Exam 1 with Questions and Verified Answers

SCRN Exam 1 with Questions and Verified Answers You have a family history of atrial fibrillation on your mother's side. She is turning 60 in a few weeks, and asks you how she can do a self-assessment for atrial fibrillation. What will you include in your response? A. The importance of regular visits to the neighborhood pharmacy for blood pressure checks B. Instructions on checking radial pulse for rate and rhythm regularity C. Deep breathing strategies to regulate heart rhythm D. Instruction on monitoring for persistent cough and dyspnea ANSWER Instructions on checking radial pulse for rate and rhythm regularity You are providing discharge education for your 30-year old female transient ischemic attack patient. Her workup has not revealed a clear etiology for the TIA. Which of the following scenarios would be most concerning to you? A. She indicates that she occasionally has 3-4 beers a day, especially on the weekend, and she is a 1-pack per day smoker B. Her husband asks if he needs to stop smoking marijuana in the same room as her now C. Her history includes that she takes a birth control pill and she is 1 pack per day cigarette smoker D. She asks you if she will need to take aspirin for the rest of her life because she hates feeling like an old lady ANSWER Her history includes that she takes a birth control pill and she is a 1 pack-per day cigarette smoker In reviewing stroke risk factors at a community health fair, one of the audience members says he as a 20 year history of cigarette smoking. What will you include in your response to the group?