NURS 620 ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ What percentage of patients with angina pectoris will have
simultaneous dyspnea, caused by transient increase in pulmonary
venous pressures that accompany ventricular stiffening during an
episode of myocardial ischemia?
a. About 20%
b. About 30%
c. About 50%
d. Almost all.
Answer: B
◉ Nitroglycerine (NTG) is given for a patient having ischemic chest
pain. One tablet or one spray should be used under the tongue every
5 minutes for three doses. What should be done if the pain has not
been relieved after three doses?
a. 911 should be called, and the patient should be transported
immediately to the emergency department.
b. One more dose of NTG may be tried.
c. The person should be given two aspirin to chew.
,d. A portable defibrillator should be located to ascertain the cardiac
rhythm..
Answer: A
◉ For the best therapeutic effect after a myocardial infarction (MI),
thrombolytics should be administered within the first 3 hours
(ideally 30 minutes) of symptom onset. Studies have shown,
however, that thrombolytic therapy can be of benefit up to how
many hours after the initial presentation of MI symptoms?
a. 6 hours
b. 8 hours
c. 10 hours
d. 12 hours.
Answer: D
◉ When teaching post MI patients about their NTG tablets, the
clinician should stress that the tablets should remain in the light-
resistant bottle in which they are packaged and should not be put in
another pill box or remain in areas that are or could become warm
and humid. Once opened, the bottle must be dated and discarded
after how many months?
a. 1 month
b. 3 months
c. 6 months
, d. As long as the tablets are kept in this special bottle, they will last
forever..
Answer: C
◉ There are four stages of heart failure, classified as A to D, that
describe the evolution and progression of disease. In which stage are
patients hospitalized or treated with specialized interventions or
hospice care for refractory symptoms of heart failure despite
medical therapy?
a. Stage A
b. Stage B
c. Stage C
d. Stage D.
Answer: D
◉ Which of the following is abundant in the heart and rapidly rises
in the bloodstream in the presence of heart failure, making it a good
diagnostic test?
a. B-type natriuretic peptide
b. C-reactive protein
c. Serum albumin
d. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
Answer: A
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ What percentage of patients with angina pectoris will have
simultaneous dyspnea, caused by transient increase in pulmonary
venous pressures that accompany ventricular stiffening during an
episode of myocardial ischemia?
a. About 20%
b. About 30%
c. About 50%
d. Almost all.
Answer: B
◉ Nitroglycerine (NTG) is given for a patient having ischemic chest
pain. One tablet or one spray should be used under the tongue every
5 minutes for three doses. What should be done if the pain has not
been relieved after three doses?
a. 911 should be called, and the patient should be transported
immediately to the emergency department.
b. One more dose of NTG may be tried.
c. The person should be given two aspirin to chew.
,d. A portable defibrillator should be located to ascertain the cardiac
rhythm..
Answer: A
◉ For the best therapeutic effect after a myocardial infarction (MI),
thrombolytics should be administered within the first 3 hours
(ideally 30 minutes) of symptom onset. Studies have shown,
however, that thrombolytic therapy can be of benefit up to how
many hours after the initial presentation of MI symptoms?
a. 6 hours
b. 8 hours
c. 10 hours
d. 12 hours.
Answer: D
◉ When teaching post MI patients about their NTG tablets, the
clinician should stress that the tablets should remain in the light-
resistant bottle in which they are packaged and should not be put in
another pill box or remain in areas that are or could become warm
and humid. Once opened, the bottle must be dated and discarded
after how many months?
a. 1 month
b. 3 months
c. 6 months
, d. As long as the tablets are kept in this special bottle, they will last
forever..
Answer: C
◉ There are four stages of heart failure, classified as A to D, that
describe the evolution and progression of disease. In which stage are
patients hospitalized or treated with specialized interventions or
hospice care for refractory symptoms of heart failure despite
medical therapy?
a. Stage A
b. Stage B
c. Stage C
d. Stage D.
Answer: D
◉ Which of the following is abundant in the heart and rapidly rises
in the bloodstream in the presence of heart failure, making it a good
diagnostic test?
a. B-type natriuretic peptide
b. C-reactive protein
c. Serum albumin
d. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
Answer: A
