NURS 231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MODULE 7 2026
COURSE STUDY SHEET COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
REVIEW
◉ If a client has problems with the exchange of nutrients between
the blood and the tissues, which vessels are affected? Answer: C
◉ A nurse is teaching a client about ventricular contractions during
the cardiac cycle. Which information should the nurse include?
Answer: D
◉ A coworker asks a nurse how cardiac output is determined. How
should the nurse respond? Answer: B
◉ Which term should the nurse use to describe the myocardium's
conduction system that is responsible for contracting both atria?
Answer: B
◉ A client has an increase in blood volume. Which hormone does the
nurse expect the client's body to release? Answer: D
,◉ How should the nurse respond when asked "What type of artery
is the aorta?" Answer: A
◉ The nurse teaches a client about the lymphatic system. Which
information from the client indicates teaching was successful?
Answer: D
◉ A nurse is teaching the client about the anatomy of the heart.
Which area (see diagram) will the nurse choose to help the client
locate the bundle of His? Answer: D
◉ A client has a blood pressure of 120/60 mm Hg. What is the
client's mean arterial pressure using the following formula? P d+
⅓(P s-P d). Record the answer as a whole number. Answer: 80
◉ A client has a blood pressure of 118/68 mm Hg. What should the
nurse report as the pulse pressure? Record your answer as a whole
number: Answer: 50
◉ Which phrase should the nurse use to define cardiac preload to a
coworker? Answer: B
◉ A nurse is teaching about cardiac muscles to a client who golfs.
The nurse describes an image of a golf club with two large bulbous
, heads protruding from one end of a straight shaft. Which cardiac
muscle component did the nurse describe? Answer: B
◉ A nurse is teaching the staff about electrocardiography and the
reading of the electrocardiogram (ECG). Which term should the
nurse use to describe the wave on the ECG that represents atrial
depolarization? Answer: A
◉ What should the nurse monitor to determine a client's afterload?
Answer: D
◉ A nurse is describing blood flow through the heart and describes
the valve that directs blood flow from the left atrium to the left
ventricle. Which term, if used by the client, will indicate to the nurse
that the teaching about the valve was successful? Answer: A
◉ Which information indicates the nurse has an accurate
understanding of the action of the heart? Answer: A
◉ When a client's abdominal pressure is increased, venous blood
moves in which direction? Answer: A
◉ When a client releases atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), the nurse
expects which effects to occur? Answer: B
COURSE STUDY SHEET COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
REVIEW
◉ If a client has problems with the exchange of nutrients between
the blood and the tissues, which vessels are affected? Answer: C
◉ A nurse is teaching a client about ventricular contractions during
the cardiac cycle. Which information should the nurse include?
Answer: D
◉ A coworker asks a nurse how cardiac output is determined. How
should the nurse respond? Answer: B
◉ Which term should the nurse use to describe the myocardium's
conduction system that is responsible for contracting both atria?
Answer: B
◉ A client has an increase in blood volume. Which hormone does the
nurse expect the client's body to release? Answer: D
,◉ How should the nurse respond when asked "What type of artery
is the aorta?" Answer: A
◉ The nurse teaches a client about the lymphatic system. Which
information from the client indicates teaching was successful?
Answer: D
◉ A nurse is teaching the client about the anatomy of the heart.
Which area (see diagram) will the nurse choose to help the client
locate the bundle of His? Answer: D
◉ A client has a blood pressure of 120/60 mm Hg. What is the
client's mean arterial pressure using the following formula? P d+
⅓(P s-P d). Record the answer as a whole number. Answer: 80
◉ A client has a blood pressure of 118/68 mm Hg. What should the
nurse report as the pulse pressure? Record your answer as a whole
number: Answer: 50
◉ Which phrase should the nurse use to define cardiac preload to a
coworker? Answer: B
◉ A nurse is teaching about cardiac muscles to a client who golfs.
The nurse describes an image of a golf club with two large bulbous
, heads protruding from one end of a straight shaft. Which cardiac
muscle component did the nurse describe? Answer: B
◉ A nurse is teaching the staff about electrocardiography and the
reading of the electrocardiogram (ECG). Which term should the
nurse use to describe the wave on the ECG that represents atrial
depolarization? Answer: A
◉ What should the nurse monitor to determine a client's afterload?
Answer: D
◉ A nurse is describing blood flow through the heart and describes
the valve that directs blood flow from the left atrium to the left
ventricle. Which term, if used by the client, will indicate to the nurse
that the teaching about the valve was successful? Answer: A
◉ Which information indicates the nurse has an accurate
understanding of the action of the heart? Answer: A
◉ When a client's abdominal pressure is increased, venous blood
moves in which direction? Answer: A
◉ When a client releases atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), the nurse
expects which effects to occur? Answer: B
