NUR 612 Exam 2
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1. A patient comes to the health-care provider office for a 1. Cardiovascular system.
checkup. The nurse practitioner notes that the patient
is 67 years old and is presenting symptoms of dizzi-
ness, orthopnea, and edema. The nurse practitioner
begins a focused assessment of the:
1. Cardiovascular system.
2. Respiratory system.
3. Neurological system.
4. Reproductive system.
2. The nurse practitioner knows that risk factors for coro- 4. Cholesterol levels and
nary artery disease (CAD) include atherosclerosis. The smoking.
nurse practitioner includes teaching on these factors
that can be remediated to help prevent CAD:
1. Low blood pressure.
2. Age.
3. Advanced age and male gender.
4. Cholesterol levels and smoking.
3. Mr. Thomas comes in for a health examination with 2. Isolated hypertension is
his nurse practitioner. When the nurse practitioner usually identified by a sys-
measures his blood pressure, the systolic is 150 mm tolic blood pressure (SBP)
and the diastolic is 80 mm. When Mr. Thomas asks if higher than 160 mm Hg.
that is a good pressure for him, the nurse practitioner
responds:
1. It is normal for your age.
2. Isolated hypertension is usually identified by a sys-
tolic blood pressure (SBP) higher than 160 mm Hg.
3. When evaluating blood pressure, a higher diastolic
blood pressure (DBP) is risky.
4. There is a risk of a cardiovascular event for you with
an SBP of 150 mm Hg.
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4. A 58-year-old man is being seen by his nurse prac- 1. Your cholesterol level is
titioner for a cardiac work-up. His cholesterol is 320 above normal for your age
mg/d. The nurse practitioner includes teaching about and we need to address
lowering his cholesterol by discussing blood levels and how to lower it.
dietary choices. The nurse practitioner says which of
the following?
1. Your cholesterol level is above normal for your age
and we need to address how to lower it.
2. We will discuss food choices that will raise your LDL
levels.
3. We will discuss food choices that will lower your HDL
levels.
4. The effects of high cholesterol levels will not be a
factor in cardiac disease after you turn 60 years old.
5. Mr. Borden is 79 years old and lives with his daughter. 3. The activity of the heart
The daughter provides excellent care for her father decreases in its ability
and wants to know which changes in his heart and to deal with stress, as
circulatory system are due to aging and which are due well as to provide physical
to lifestyle choices. The nurse practitioner replies: strength as one ages.
1. The size of the heart increases with age.
2. The left ventricle hypertrophies in response to in-
creasing in age.
3. The activity of the heart decreases in its ability to
deal with stress, as well as to provide physical strength
as one ages.
4. The patient's diet affects the ability of the heart to
balance blood pressure.
6. The nurse practitioner sees a patient in the emergency 2. A description of the
department with reports of chest pain and nausea. To pain.
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analyze the patient's condition, what further informa-
tion is needed?
1. Whether there has been constipation.
2. A description of the pain.
3. Information regarding last food intake.
4. Information regarding urinary difficulties.
7. The nurse practitioner and a student are examining 4. Normal, due to the
the apical pulse of an 82-year-old man. The student man's age.
perceives that there is an S4 sound. The nurse practi-
tioner interprets that this is likely:
1. An early ventricular filling.
2. Heart blockage.
3. Mitral regurgitation.
4. Normal, due to the man's age.
8. The nurse practitioner identifies a late cardiac mur- 2. Papillary muscle dys-
mur in an older adult patient. A student nurse asks function
what condition this suggests. The nurse practitioner 3. Mitral annular calcifica-
responds that this kind of murmur is most often due tion
to which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Weakening valves
2. Papillary muscle dysfunction
3. Mitral annular calcification
4. Heart blockage
5. Mitral stenosis
9. Ms. Jameson, 72 years old, comes to the clinic with 1. As you get older, the tis-
concerns about her breathing. She states that she sue in your lungs is not as
is having trouble with mucus collection and difficulty flexible to aid in exhaling.
coughing it out. The nurse practitioner suggests which 3. The body contains less
of the following? Select all that apply.
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1. A patient comes to the health-care provider office for a 1. Cardiovascular system.
checkup. The nurse practitioner notes that the patient
is 67 years old and is presenting symptoms of dizzi-
ness, orthopnea, and edema. The nurse practitioner
begins a focused assessment of the:
1. Cardiovascular system.
2. Respiratory system.
3. Neurological system.
4. Reproductive system.
2. The nurse practitioner knows that risk factors for coro- 4. Cholesterol levels and
nary artery disease (CAD) include atherosclerosis. The smoking.
nurse practitioner includes teaching on these factors
that can be remediated to help prevent CAD:
1. Low blood pressure.
2. Age.
3. Advanced age and male gender.
4. Cholesterol levels and smoking.
3. Mr. Thomas comes in for a health examination with 2. Isolated hypertension is
his nurse practitioner. When the nurse practitioner usually identified by a sys-
measures his blood pressure, the systolic is 150 mm tolic blood pressure (SBP)
and the diastolic is 80 mm. When Mr. Thomas asks if higher than 160 mm Hg.
that is a good pressure for him, the nurse practitioner
responds:
1. It is normal for your age.
2. Isolated hypertension is usually identified by a sys-
tolic blood pressure (SBP) higher than 160 mm Hg.
3. When evaluating blood pressure, a higher diastolic
blood pressure (DBP) is risky.
4. There is a risk of a cardiovascular event for you with
an SBP of 150 mm Hg.
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4. A 58-year-old man is being seen by his nurse prac- 1. Your cholesterol level is
titioner for a cardiac work-up. His cholesterol is 320 above normal for your age
mg/d. The nurse practitioner includes teaching about and we need to address
lowering his cholesterol by discussing blood levels and how to lower it.
dietary choices. The nurse practitioner says which of
the following?
1. Your cholesterol level is above normal for your age
and we need to address how to lower it.
2. We will discuss food choices that will raise your LDL
levels.
3. We will discuss food choices that will lower your HDL
levels.
4. The effects of high cholesterol levels will not be a
factor in cardiac disease after you turn 60 years old.
5. Mr. Borden is 79 years old and lives with his daughter. 3. The activity of the heart
The daughter provides excellent care for her father decreases in its ability
and wants to know which changes in his heart and to deal with stress, as
circulatory system are due to aging and which are due well as to provide physical
to lifestyle choices. The nurse practitioner replies: strength as one ages.
1. The size of the heart increases with age.
2. The left ventricle hypertrophies in response to in-
creasing in age.
3. The activity of the heart decreases in its ability to
deal with stress, as well as to provide physical strength
as one ages.
4. The patient's diet affects the ability of the heart to
balance blood pressure.
6. The nurse practitioner sees a patient in the emergency 2. A description of the
department with reports of chest pain and nausea. To pain.
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analyze the patient's condition, what further informa-
tion is needed?
1. Whether there has been constipation.
2. A description of the pain.
3. Information regarding last food intake.
4. Information regarding urinary difficulties.
7. The nurse practitioner and a student are examining 4. Normal, due to the
the apical pulse of an 82-year-old man. The student man's age.
perceives that there is an S4 sound. The nurse practi-
tioner interprets that this is likely:
1. An early ventricular filling.
2. Heart blockage.
3. Mitral regurgitation.
4. Normal, due to the man's age.
8. The nurse practitioner identifies a late cardiac mur- 2. Papillary muscle dys-
mur in an older adult patient. A student nurse asks function
what condition this suggests. The nurse practitioner 3. Mitral annular calcifica-
responds that this kind of murmur is most often due tion
to which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Weakening valves
2. Papillary muscle dysfunction
3. Mitral annular calcification
4. Heart blockage
5. Mitral stenosis
9. Ms. Jameson, 72 years old, comes to the clinic with 1. As you get older, the tis-
concerns about her breathing. She states that she sue in your lungs is not as
is having trouble with mucus collection and difficulty flexible to aid in exhaling.
coughing it out. The nurse practitioner suggests which 3. The body contains less
of the following? Select all that apply.
