Chapter 28: Caring for Clients with
Heart Failure (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Whenmamclientmhasmincreasedmdifficultymbreathingmwhenmlyingmflat,mthemnursemrecordsmthatmthemcl
ientmismdemonstrating
orthopnea.
dyspneamuponmexertion.
hyperpnea.
paroxysmalmnocturnalmdyspnea.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmOrthopnea
Themclientmwithmcardiacmfailuremismtaughtmtomreportmwhichmsymptommtomthemhealthmcaremprovider
mormclinicmimmediately?
Increasedmappetite
Persistentmcough
Weightmloss
Abilitymtomsleepmthroughmthemnightm-mCORRECTmANSWERmPersistentmcough
Whichmtermmdescribesmthemdegreemofmstretchmofmthemventricularmcardiacmmusclemfibersmatmthemen
dmofmdiastole?
Afterload
Preload
Ejectionmfraction
Strokemvolumem-mCORRECTmANSWERmPreload
,Whichmismamcharacteristicmofmright-sidedmheartmfailure?
Jugularmveinmdistention
Dyspnea
Pulmonarymcrackles
Coughm-mCORRECTmANSWERmJugularmveinmdistention
Whichmdiagnosticmstudymismusuallymperformedmtomconfirmmthemdiagnosismofmheartmfailure?
Electrocardiogramm(ECG)
Echocardiogram
Serummelectrolytes
Bloodmureamnitrogenm(BUN)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmEchocardiogram
Amclientmismadmittedmtomthemhospitalmwithmsystolicmleft-
sidedmheartmfailure.mThemnursemknowsmtomlookmformwhichmassessmentmfindingmformthismclient?
Pulmonarymcongestion
Pedalmedema
Nausea
Jugularmvenousmdistentionm-mCORRECTmANSWERmPulmonarymcongestion
Amnewmclientmhasmbeenmadmittedmwithmright-
sidedmheartmfailure.mWhenmassessingmthismclient,mthemnursemknowsmtomlookmformwhichmfinding?
Pulmonarymcongestion
Cough
Dyspnea
Jugularmvenousmdistentionm-mCORRECTmANSWERmJugularmvenousmdistention
, Ampatientmhasmbeenmadmittedmtomthemhospitalmwithmexacerbationmofmheartmfailurem(HF)mthatmhasm
resultedminmpulmonarymandmperipheralmedema.mThemnursemhasmbeenmcarefullymmonitoringmthemtr
ajectorymofmthempatient'smsignsmandmsymptomsmofmHF.mHowmcanmthemnursembestmmonitormthempati
ent'smfluidmbalance?
Bymmonitoringmthempatient'smbloodmureamnitrogenm(BUN)mandmcreatininemlevels
Bymmeasuringmandmrecordingmthempatient'smoralmfluidmintake
Bymperformingmdailymweightsmatmthemsamemtimemeachmday
Bymassessingmthempatient'smskinmturgormatmseveralmdifferentmsitesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBymperformingmdailymweightsmatmthemsamemtimemeachmday
Themnursemhasmcompletedmamhead-to-
toemassessmentmofmampatientmwhomwasmadmittedmformthemtreatmentmofmheartmfailurem(HF).mWhic
hmofmthemfollowingmassessmentmfindingsmshouldmsignalmtomthemnursemampossiblemexacerbationmofm
thempatient'smcondition?
Cracklesmaremaudiblemonmchestmauscultation.
Thempatient'smbloodmpressurem(BP)mism144/99.
Thempatientmhasmputmoutm600mmLmofmdilutemurinemovermthempastm8mhours.
Bloodmglucosemtestingmrevealsmamglucosemlevelmofm158mmg/dL.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCracklesmaremaudiblemonmchestmauscultation
WhichmNewmYorkmHeartmAssociationmclassificationmofmheartmfailurem(HF)mhasmampoormprognosisman
dmincludesmsymptomsmofmcardiacminsufficiencymatmrest?
IV
I
II
IIIm-mCORRECTmANSWERmIV
Heart Failure (2026/2027)
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Whenmamclientmhasmincreasedmdifficultymbreathingmwhenmlyingmflat,mthemnursemrecordsmthatmthemcl
ientmismdemonstrating
orthopnea.
dyspneamuponmexertion.
hyperpnea.
paroxysmalmnocturnalmdyspnea.m-mCORRECTmANSWERmOrthopnea
Themclientmwithmcardiacmfailuremismtaughtmtomreportmwhichmsymptommtomthemhealthmcaremprovider
mormclinicmimmediately?
Increasedmappetite
Persistentmcough
Weightmloss
Abilitymtomsleepmthroughmthemnightm-mCORRECTmANSWERmPersistentmcough
Whichmtermmdescribesmthemdegreemofmstretchmofmthemventricularmcardiacmmusclemfibersmatmthemen
dmofmdiastole?
Afterload
Preload
Ejectionmfraction
Strokemvolumem-mCORRECTmANSWERmPreload
,Whichmismamcharacteristicmofmright-sidedmheartmfailure?
Jugularmveinmdistention
Dyspnea
Pulmonarymcrackles
Coughm-mCORRECTmANSWERmJugularmveinmdistention
Whichmdiagnosticmstudymismusuallymperformedmtomconfirmmthemdiagnosismofmheartmfailure?
Electrocardiogramm(ECG)
Echocardiogram
Serummelectrolytes
Bloodmureamnitrogenm(BUN)m-mCORRECTmANSWERmEchocardiogram
Amclientmismadmittedmtomthemhospitalmwithmsystolicmleft-
sidedmheartmfailure.mThemnursemknowsmtomlookmformwhichmassessmentmfindingmformthismclient?
Pulmonarymcongestion
Pedalmedema
Nausea
Jugularmvenousmdistentionm-mCORRECTmANSWERmPulmonarymcongestion
Amnewmclientmhasmbeenmadmittedmwithmright-
sidedmheartmfailure.mWhenmassessingmthismclient,mthemnursemknowsmtomlookmformwhichmfinding?
Pulmonarymcongestion
Cough
Dyspnea
Jugularmvenousmdistentionm-mCORRECTmANSWERmJugularmvenousmdistention
, Ampatientmhasmbeenmadmittedmtomthemhospitalmwithmexacerbationmofmheartmfailurem(HF)mthatmhasm
resultedminmpulmonarymandmperipheralmedema.mThemnursemhasmbeenmcarefullymmonitoringmthemtr
ajectorymofmthempatient'smsignsmandmsymptomsmofmHF.mHowmcanmthemnursembestmmonitormthempati
ent'smfluidmbalance?
Bymmonitoringmthempatient'smbloodmureamnitrogenm(BUN)mandmcreatininemlevels
Bymmeasuringmandmrecordingmthempatient'smoralmfluidmintake
Bymperformingmdailymweightsmatmthemsamemtimemeachmday
Bymassessingmthempatient'smskinmturgormatmseveralmdifferentmsitesm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBymperformingmdailymweightsmatmthemsamemtimemeachmday
Themnursemhasmcompletedmamhead-to-
toemassessmentmofmampatientmwhomwasmadmittedmformthemtreatmentmofmheartmfailurem(HF).mWhic
hmofmthemfollowingmassessmentmfindingsmshouldmsignalmtomthemnursemampossiblemexacerbationmofm
thempatient'smcondition?
Cracklesmaremaudiblemonmchestmauscultation.
Thempatient'smbloodmpressurem(BP)mism144/99.
Thempatientmhasmputmoutm600mmLmofmdilutemurinemovermthempastm8mhours.
Bloodmglucosemtestingmrevealsmamglucosemlevelmofm158mmg/dL.m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCracklesmaremaudiblemonmchestmauscultation
WhichmNewmYorkmHeartmAssociationmclassificationmofmheartmfailurem(HF)mhasmampoormprognosisman
dmincludesmsymptomsmofmcardiacminsufficiencymatmrest?
IV
I
II
IIIm-mCORRECTmANSWERmIV
