PNVN1631 EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT 2026 FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● The nurse clarifies that the master pacemaker of the heart is the:.
Answer: sinoatrial (SA) node
●● The nurse is aware that the symptoms of an impending myocardial
infarction (MI) differ in
women because acute chest pain is not present. Women are frequently
misdiagnosed as
having:. Answer: indigestion
●● The nurse identifies the "lub" sound of the "lub/dub" of the cardiac
cycle as the sound of
the:. Answer: AV valve closing
●● The nurse identifies the "lub" sound of the "lub/dub" of the cardiac
cycle as the sound of
the:. Answer: severe heart failure
●● The nurse assesses that the home health patient has no signs or
symptoms of heart failure,
, but does have a history of rheumatic fever and has been recently
diagnosed with diabetes
mellitus. The nurse is aware that using the American College of
Cardiology and the
American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) staging, this patient would be
a:. Answer: stage A
●● The nurse caring for a patient recovering from a myocardial infarct
who is on remote
telemetry recognizes the need for added instruction when the patient
says:. Answer: "I always take off the telemetry device when I shower."
●● The nurse assesses pitting edema that can be depressed
approximately in and refills in 15
seconds. The nurse would document this assessment as. Answer: +2
edema.
●● What do dark or "cold" spots on a thallium scan indicate?. Answer:
Tissue that has inadequate perfusion
●● The nurse recognizes the echocardiogram report that shows an
ejection factor of 42% as an
indication of. Answer: moderate heart failure
ASSESSMENT 2026 FULL ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● The nurse clarifies that the master pacemaker of the heart is the:.
Answer: sinoatrial (SA) node
●● The nurse is aware that the symptoms of an impending myocardial
infarction (MI) differ in
women because acute chest pain is not present. Women are frequently
misdiagnosed as
having:. Answer: indigestion
●● The nurse identifies the "lub" sound of the "lub/dub" of the cardiac
cycle as the sound of
the:. Answer: AV valve closing
●● The nurse identifies the "lub" sound of the "lub/dub" of the cardiac
cycle as the sound of
the:. Answer: severe heart failure
●● The nurse assesses that the home health patient has no signs or
symptoms of heart failure,
, but does have a history of rheumatic fever and has been recently
diagnosed with diabetes
mellitus. The nurse is aware that using the American College of
Cardiology and the
American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) staging, this patient would be
a:. Answer: stage A
●● The nurse caring for a patient recovering from a myocardial infarct
who is on remote
telemetry recognizes the need for added instruction when the patient
says:. Answer: "I always take off the telemetry device when I shower."
●● The nurse assesses pitting edema that can be depressed
approximately in and refills in 15
seconds. The nurse would document this assessment as. Answer: +2
edema.
●● What do dark or "cold" spots on a thallium scan indicate?. Answer:
Tissue that has inadequate perfusion
●● The nurse recognizes the echocardiogram report that shows an
ejection factor of 42% as an
indication of. Answer: moderate heart failure
