NUR 376- Exam 1- Questions with
answers
What would not be an assessment finding with heart
failure?
a. crackles
b. cyanosis
c. pitting edema
d. weight loss - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. weight loss
Your 55 year old patient has mitral valve prolapse, and is
an IV drug user. He is most likely at risk for:
a. Cardiomyopathy
b. Peripheral artery disease
c. Endocarditis
d. Aneurism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. Endocarditis
A patient comes in with a third BP reading of >140/90. He
most likely has...
a. Primary Hypertension
b. Hypertensive Crisis
c. Secondary Hypertension
,d. Diabetes Mellitus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. Primary
Hypertension
Which of the following represents depolarization of the
ventricles on an EKG?
a. P wave
b. Normal sinus rhythm
c. QRS Complex
d. ST Segment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. QRS Complex
A patient has been diagnosed with CAD. He asks the
name of the surgery he needs. Your response is:
a. "You are having CT angiography."
b. "You don't need surgery, just medications."
c."You are having a coronary arteryby-pass graft."
d. "You are getting a pacemaker." - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔c. "You are having a coronary arteryby-pass graft."
A nurse checks a blood donor's blood pressure which is
180/110. Which nurse response is correct?
a. You should see your doctor anyway;he will want to
know
b. I will call 911
c. Maybe you are just nervous about giving blood
, d. When you go home, take an extradose of your blood
pressure medicine. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. I will call
911
What is preload?
a. Volume of the heart at the end of diastole
b. The maximum volume the heart pumps
c. Volume of the heart at the end of systole
d. Volume in the vena cava before diastole - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔a. Volume of the heart at the end of diastole
A patient with heart failure is in the hospital for 10 days.
What is not likely a nursing diagnosis?
a. excess fluid volume
b. impaired gas exchange
c. risk for impaired skin integrity
d. Ineffective breathing pattern - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔d. Ineffective breathing pattern
High blood pressure increases the workload of the left
ventricle by increasing:
a. Stroke Volume (SV)
b. Blood Volume
c. Afterload
answers
What would not be an assessment finding with heart
failure?
a. crackles
b. cyanosis
c. pitting edema
d. weight loss - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d. weight loss
Your 55 year old patient has mitral valve prolapse, and is
an IV drug user. He is most likely at risk for:
a. Cardiomyopathy
b. Peripheral artery disease
c. Endocarditis
d. Aneurism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. Endocarditis
A patient comes in with a third BP reading of >140/90. He
most likely has...
a. Primary Hypertension
b. Hypertensive Crisis
c. Secondary Hypertension
,d. Diabetes Mellitus - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. Primary
Hypertension
Which of the following represents depolarization of the
ventricles on an EKG?
a. P wave
b. Normal sinus rhythm
c. QRS Complex
d. ST Segment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c. QRS Complex
A patient has been diagnosed with CAD. He asks the
name of the surgery he needs. Your response is:
a. "You are having CT angiography."
b. "You don't need surgery, just medications."
c."You are having a coronary arteryby-pass graft."
d. "You are getting a pacemaker." - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔c. "You are having a coronary arteryby-pass graft."
A nurse checks a blood donor's blood pressure which is
180/110. Which nurse response is correct?
a. You should see your doctor anyway;he will want to
know
b. I will call 911
c. Maybe you are just nervous about giving blood
, d. When you go home, take an extradose of your blood
pressure medicine. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. I will call
911
What is preload?
a. Volume of the heart at the end of diastole
b. The maximum volume the heart pumps
c. Volume of the heart at the end of systole
d. Volume in the vena cava before diastole - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔a. Volume of the heart at the end of diastole
A patient with heart failure is in the hospital for 10 days.
What is not likely a nursing diagnosis?
a. excess fluid volume
b. impaired gas exchange
c. risk for impaired skin integrity
d. Ineffective breathing pattern - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔d. Ineffective breathing pattern
High blood pressure increases the workload of the left
ventricle by increasing:
a. Stroke Volume (SV)
b. Blood Volume
c. Afterload
