NURS EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A 65-year-old female had a myocardial infarction. She was brought to the hospital 30 minutes later.
She survived, but now the nurse is providing care for impaired ventricular function because:
The resulting ischemia leads to hypoxic injury and myocardial cell death.
A 4-week-old infant presents with poor feeding, fatigue, dyspnea, and a murmur. She is diagnosed
with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). A nurse recalls this condition results in a(n):
Left-to-right shunt
A week-old infant was diagnosed with truncus arteriosus (TA) with a ventricular septal defect.
Which of the following would the nurse also expect?
Blood from both ventricles mixing in a common vessel
1 out of 1 point
A nurse is teaching a patient about anaphylactic shock. Which information should
the nurse include? The onset of anaphylactic shock is usually:
Immediate and life-threatening
A 2-month-old infant presents to her primary care provider for a well-baby check. Physical exam
reveals a murmur, and an echocardiogram shows a large ventricular septal defect. If left untreated,
what condition should the nurse discuss with the parents? Pulmonary hypertension
1 out of 1 point
A 53-year-old male was admitted to the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of acute myocardial
infarction (MI). He is being treated for shock. His cardiopulmonary symptoms include low blood
pressure, tachycardia, and tachypnea. His skin is pale and cool. The primary cause of his shock is
most likely:
Decreased cardiac contractility
An infant undergoes an echocardiogram for a suspected heart defect. Tests reveal an opening in the
middle of the atrial septum. What term would the nurse use to describe this defect?
Ostium secundum ASD
A 25-year-old female has a history of right heart failure caused by a right ventricular myocardial
infarction. Which symptoms are specifically related to her right heart failure?
Significant edema to both lower legs and feet
When a person is in shock, a nurse remembers impairment in cellular metabolism is caused
Inadequate tissue perfusion
A 48-year-old male presents to his primary care provider reporting chest pain. EKG reveals ST
elevation. He is diagnosed with myocardial ischemia. Which of the following
interventions would be most beneficial?
Apply oxygen to increase myocardial oxygen supply.
A 65-year-old female had a myocardial infarction. She was brought to the hospital 30 minutes later.
She survived, but now the nurse is providing care for impaired ventricular function because:
The resulting ischemia leads to hypoxic injury and myocardial cell death.
A 4-week-old infant presents with poor feeding, fatigue, dyspnea, and a murmur. She is diagnosed
with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). A nurse recalls this condition results in a(n):
Left-to-right shunt
A week-old infant was diagnosed with truncus arteriosus (TA) with a ventricular septal defect.
Which of the following would the nurse also expect?
Blood from both ventricles mixing in a common vessel
1 out of 1 point
A nurse is teaching a patient about anaphylactic shock. Which information should
the nurse include? The onset of anaphylactic shock is usually:
Immediate and life-threatening
A 2-month-old infant presents to her primary care provider for a well-baby check. Physical exam
reveals a murmur, and an echocardiogram shows a large ventricular septal defect. If left untreated,
what condition should the nurse discuss with the parents? Pulmonary hypertension
1 out of 1 point
A 53-year-old male was admitted to the intensive care unit with a diagnosis of acute myocardial
infarction (MI). He is being treated for shock. His cardiopulmonary symptoms include low blood
pressure, tachycardia, and tachypnea. His skin is pale and cool. The primary cause of his shock is
most likely:
Decreased cardiac contractility
An infant undergoes an echocardiogram for a suspected heart defect. Tests reveal an opening in the
middle of the atrial septum. What term would the nurse use to describe this defect?
Ostium secundum ASD
A 25-year-old female has a history of right heart failure caused by a right ventricular myocardial
infarction. Which symptoms are specifically related to her right heart failure?
Significant edema to both lower legs and feet
When a person is in shock, a nurse remembers impairment in cellular metabolism is caused
Inadequate tissue perfusion
A 48-year-old male presents to his primary care provider reporting chest pain. EKG reveals ST
elevation. He is diagnosed with myocardial ischemia. Which of the following
interventions would be most beneficial?
Apply oxygen to increase myocardial oxygen supply.
