Cardiac Drill Beta
1. A nurse is preparing to administer Losartan to a patient for the management of hypertension. The nurse
understands that Losartan works by:
A. blocking the action of angiotensin II.
B. blocking the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II.
C. irreversibly attaching to sodium potassium ATP ase.
D. antagonizing RyR1 receptors of the ryanodine channel.
2. A nurse is preparing to administer Losartan PO to a patient for hypertension. The nurse assesses the patient's
blood pressure. The nurse understands that:
A. Semilunar valves are open during ventricular diastole.
B. The tricuspid and bicuspid valves must remain closed during ventricular diastole.
C. The aortic valve and the pulmonic valve must remain closed during ventricular systole.
D. The tricuspid and bicuspid valve must remain closed during ventricular systole.
3. A patient has been newly prescribed Losartan for the management of hypertension. The nurse becomes concerned
when learning about the patient's history of renal stenosis. This condition places the patient at greatest risk for:
A. kidney injury
B. hepatic injury
C. hypoalbuminemia
D. elevated bilirubin levels
4. A nurse is educating a patient who has been newly prescribed Captopril. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the lesson plan? (Select all that apply.)
A. "Double up on the dose of your diuretic the first three days of taking this medication ."
B. "Taking potassium supplements may place you at risk for high levels of potassium in your blood."
C. "Taking aspirin may decrease the antihypertensive effect of Lisinopril."
D. "Take your time in changing positions. Rise slowly from a sitting position."
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5. A nurse is caring for a client who is taking lisinopril. Which of the following outcomes indicates a therapeutic effect
of the medication?
A. Decreased afterload
B. Increased afterload.
C. Decreased arterial compliance.
D. cardiac output of 2600 ml.
6. A nurse is caring for a patient who has been admitted for hypernatremia related to an increase in sodium in-take.
The patient has a stroke volume of 90 mL and an apical pulse of 90 beats per minute. Which of the following
compensatory mechanisms of the myocardium will help to accommodate the patient's cardiac output?
A. A positive chronotropic effect.
B. A positive inotropic effect.
C. A positive dromotropic effect.
D. A positive Carbanarro effect.
7. A nurse is caring for a patient taking diuretics for the management of cardiac disease. The nurse understands that
the patient is at greatest risk for:
A. dehydration
B. obesity
C. dyspepsia
D. extrapyramidal symptoms
8. A nurse is preparing to administer a loop diuretic (Furosemide). The nurse understands that this medication
prevents cardiac remodeling by:
A. decreasing arterial compliance
B. decreasing cardiac preload
C. increasing cardiac preload
D. yielding a negative inotropic effect.
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1. A nurse is preparing to administer Losartan to a patient for the management of hypertension. The nurse
understands that Losartan works by:
A. blocking the action of angiotensin II.
B. blocking the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II.
C. irreversibly attaching to sodium potassium ATP ase.
D. antagonizing RyR1 receptors of the ryanodine channel.
2. A nurse is preparing to administer Losartan PO to a patient for hypertension. The nurse assesses the patient's
blood pressure. The nurse understands that:
A. Semilunar valves are open during ventricular diastole.
B. The tricuspid and bicuspid valves must remain closed during ventricular diastole.
C. The aortic valve and the pulmonic valve must remain closed during ventricular systole.
D. The tricuspid and bicuspid valve must remain closed during ventricular systole.
3. A patient has been newly prescribed Losartan for the management of hypertension. The nurse becomes concerned
when learning about the patient's history of renal stenosis. This condition places the patient at greatest risk for:
A. kidney injury
B. hepatic injury
C. hypoalbuminemia
D. elevated bilirubin levels
4. A nurse is educating a patient who has been newly prescribed Captopril. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the lesson plan? (Select all that apply.)
A. "Double up on the dose of your diuretic the first three days of taking this medication ."
B. "Taking potassium supplements may place you at risk for high levels of potassium in your blood."
C. "Taking aspirin may decrease the antihypertensive effect of Lisinopril."
D. "Take your time in changing positions. Rise slowly from a sitting position."
Created on:03/09/2021 Page 1
, Cardiac Drill Beta
5. A nurse is caring for a client who is taking lisinopril. Which of the following outcomes indicates a therapeutic effect
of the medication?
A. Decreased afterload
B. Increased afterload.
C. Decreased arterial compliance.
D. cardiac output of 2600 ml.
6. A nurse is caring for a patient who has been admitted for hypernatremia related to an increase in sodium in-take.
The patient has a stroke volume of 90 mL and an apical pulse of 90 beats per minute. Which of the following
compensatory mechanisms of the myocardium will help to accommodate the patient's cardiac output?
A. A positive chronotropic effect.
B. A positive inotropic effect.
C. A positive dromotropic effect.
D. A positive Carbanarro effect.
7. A nurse is caring for a patient taking diuretics for the management of cardiac disease. The nurse understands that
the patient is at greatest risk for:
A. dehydration
B. obesity
C. dyspepsia
D. extrapyramidal symptoms
8. A nurse is preparing to administer a loop diuretic (Furosemide). The nurse understands that this medication
prevents cardiac remodeling by:
A. decreasing arterial compliance
B. decreasing cardiac preload
C. increasing cardiac preload
D. yielding a negative inotropic effect.
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