AMSA: Latest Nursing 103 Exam with
All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
What is the correct sequence taken by an electrical impulse through the conduction system of
the heart? - Answer SA nodes, AV nodes, Bundle of His (AV bundle), Right and left bundle
branches, Purkinje fibers to muscles of ventricles
What is referred to as the normal "pacemaker" of the heart? - Answer SA (sinoatrial) node
Events in the cardiac cycle create recognizable heart sounds. What information should the nurse
provide the client about the first heart sound? - Answer Produced by the closure of the AV
valves when the ventricles contrast.
Which response by the client demonstrates the correct understanding of what the number 80 in
the blood pressure 120/80 represents? - Answer "it's the force in my heart's ventricles when
they relax."
What is an internal process that attempts to maintain blood pressure within normal limits? -
Answer Special sensory receptors in blood vessel walls called baroreceptors are stimulated.
The volume of blood ejected with each heartbeat, depends on: - Answer The pre-load and
after-load factors
What explanation should the nurse provide when discussing the function of the arteries? -
Answer They carry blood away from the heart
Tests are ordered for a client to measure the serum electrolytes potassium, sodium, and
magnesium. What might an increase or decrease in the level of these electrolytes cause? -
Answer Cardiac dysrhythmia
A client is scheduled for a cerebral angiogram where the radiopaque dye will be utilized. What
nursing intervention is essential before the client is transported for the test? - Answer Ask
the client if he or she is allergic to shellfish of iodine.
The femoral site was used to perform an angiocardiogram on a client with atherosclerosis. What
nursing consideration is recommended following the surgery? - Answer Check the peripheral
pulse distal to the site and the color and warmth of the extremity.
, The nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed thrombolytic therapy. Which statement
describes one of the criteria for choosing to administer this drug? - Answer Ischemia of the
heart persisting after administration of the sublingual nitroglycerin.
The nurse reinforces for a client that the surgeon will preform a procedure what involves
inserting a balloon-tipped catheter into a narrowed coronary artery to widen it. What is the
term for this procedure? - Answer Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
The nurse is teaching a client about abnormal conditions that may cause cardiovascular disease.
Which condition occurs when the walls of the arteries thicken, hardening, and lose elasticity? -
Answer Arteriosclerosis
The nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with sinus bradycardia. What are the criteria for
the diagnosis? - Answer Heartbeat is <60 beats per minute
Which client would be the best candidate for placement of a permanent electronic pacemaker?
- Answer A client who has heart block.
A nurse is caring for a client with gustatory disorder. The nurse knows that which is a sign of
gustatory disorder? - Answer Reduced interest in eating.
The nurse is providing teaching for a 7- year- old child who is having polyethylene (PE) tubes
inserted because of recurrent inner ear infections. Which teaching point should the nurse
provide this client and family? - Answer The child should not use a shower or swim
A nurse is caring for a client with a contusion injury to his right eye. Which sign reported by the
client should alert the nurse to a possible detached retina ? - Answer Flashes of light
A nurse is caring for a client with a sty on his upper left eyelid. What should the nurse employ
when caring for this client? - Answer Apply warm, moist compresses over the eyelid
A client with varicose veins has recently undergone surgery. What information should the nurse
include in the discharge teaching after venous stripping? - Answer Avoid sitting for a lengthy
time
An elderly client is diagnosed with cataracts. What should the nurse expect to find in the client's
eyes during the nursing assessment? - Answer Cloudiness of the lens
The nurse is administering heparin to a client who has had a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). For
which complications should the nurse monitor this client? - Answer Hemorrhage
All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
What is the correct sequence taken by an electrical impulse through the conduction system of
the heart? - Answer SA nodes, AV nodes, Bundle of His (AV bundle), Right and left bundle
branches, Purkinje fibers to muscles of ventricles
What is referred to as the normal "pacemaker" of the heart? - Answer SA (sinoatrial) node
Events in the cardiac cycle create recognizable heart sounds. What information should the nurse
provide the client about the first heart sound? - Answer Produced by the closure of the AV
valves when the ventricles contrast.
Which response by the client demonstrates the correct understanding of what the number 80 in
the blood pressure 120/80 represents? - Answer "it's the force in my heart's ventricles when
they relax."
What is an internal process that attempts to maintain blood pressure within normal limits? -
Answer Special sensory receptors in blood vessel walls called baroreceptors are stimulated.
The volume of blood ejected with each heartbeat, depends on: - Answer The pre-load and
after-load factors
What explanation should the nurse provide when discussing the function of the arteries? -
Answer They carry blood away from the heart
Tests are ordered for a client to measure the serum electrolytes potassium, sodium, and
magnesium. What might an increase or decrease in the level of these electrolytes cause? -
Answer Cardiac dysrhythmia
A client is scheduled for a cerebral angiogram where the radiopaque dye will be utilized. What
nursing intervention is essential before the client is transported for the test? - Answer Ask
the client if he or she is allergic to shellfish of iodine.
The femoral site was used to perform an angiocardiogram on a client with atherosclerosis. What
nursing consideration is recommended following the surgery? - Answer Check the peripheral
pulse distal to the site and the color and warmth of the extremity.
, The nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed thrombolytic therapy. Which statement
describes one of the criteria for choosing to administer this drug? - Answer Ischemia of the
heart persisting after administration of the sublingual nitroglycerin.
The nurse reinforces for a client that the surgeon will preform a procedure what involves
inserting a balloon-tipped catheter into a narrowed coronary artery to widen it. What is the
term for this procedure? - Answer Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
The nurse is teaching a client about abnormal conditions that may cause cardiovascular disease.
Which condition occurs when the walls of the arteries thicken, hardening, and lose elasticity? -
Answer Arteriosclerosis
The nurse is caring for a client who is diagnosed with sinus bradycardia. What are the criteria for
the diagnosis? - Answer Heartbeat is <60 beats per minute
Which client would be the best candidate for placement of a permanent electronic pacemaker?
- Answer A client who has heart block.
A nurse is caring for a client with gustatory disorder. The nurse knows that which is a sign of
gustatory disorder? - Answer Reduced interest in eating.
The nurse is providing teaching for a 7- year- old child who is having polyethylene (PE) tubes
inserted because of recurrent inner ear infections. Which teaching point should the nurse
provide this client and family? - Answer The child should not use a shower or swim
A nurse is caring for a client with a contusion injury to his right eye. Which sign reported by the
client should alert the nurse to a possible detached retina ? - Answer Flashes of light
A nurse is caring for a client with a sty on his upper left eyelid. What should the nurse employ
when caring for this client? - Answer Apply warm, moist compresses over the eyelid
A client with varicose veins has recently undergone surgery. What information should the nurse
include in the discharge teaching after venous stripping? - Answer Avoid sitting for a lengthy
time
An elderly client is diagnosed with cataracts. What should the nurse expect to find in the client's
eyes during the nursing assessment? - Answer Cloudiness of the lens
The nurse is administering heparin to a client who has had a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). For
which complications should the nurse monitor this client? - Answer Hemorrhage
