ATI Learning System - Cardiovascular
and Hematology Questions and Answers
A nurse is evaluating a client's repeat laboratory results 4 hr after administering fresh frozen
plasma (FFP). Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse review?
A. WBC count
B. Prothrombin time
C. Platelet count
D. Hematocrit ✔✔B. Prothrombin Time
A nurse is caring for a client who had a myocardial infarction 5 days ago. The client has a
sudden onset of shortness of breath and begins coughing frothy, pink sputum. The nurse
auscultates loud, bubbly sounds on inspiration. Which of the following adventitious breath
sounds should the nurse document?
A. Wheezes
B. Coarse crackles
C. Rhonchi
D. Friction rib ✔✔B. Coarse crackles
A nurse is collecting data from a client who reports using fish oil as a dietary supplement. Which
of the following substances in fish oil should the nurse recognize as a health benefit to the client?
A. Omega-3 fatty acids
B. Antioxidants
C. Vitamins A, D and C
, D. Beta-carotene ✔✔A. Omega-3 fatty acids
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has a new permanent pacemaker.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "Avoid lifting both arms above your head when dressing."
B. "Use your cell phone on the same ear as the pacemakers site is located."
C. "Avoid travel by airplane."
D. "Hiccups are an expected outcome of having a pacemaker." ✔✔A. "Avoid lifting both arms
above your head when dressing."
A nurse is assisting in the plan of care for a client who is having a percutaneous transluminal
coronary angioplasty (PTCA) with stent placement. Which of the following actions should the
nurse anticipate in the postoperative plan of care?
A. Reinforce teaching with the client about a long-term conditioning program
B. Administer scheduled doses of acetamonophen
C. Check for peak laboratory markers of myocardial damage
D. Initiate an aspirin regimen ✔✔D. Initiate an aspirin regimen
A nurse is preparing to transfuse 250 mL of packed red blood cells (RBCs) to client over 4 hr.
Available is a blood administration set that delivers 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual
blood transfusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to nearest whole number) ✔✔10 gtt/min
A nurse is assisting in collecting data from a client who has a history of unstable angina. Which
of the following findings should the expect?
and Hematology Questions and Answers
A nurse is evaluating a client's repeat laboratory results 4 hr after administering fresh frozen
plasma (FFP). Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse review?
A. WBC count
B. Prothrombin time
C. Platelet count
D. Hematocrit ✔✔B. Prothrombin Time
A nurse is caring for a client who had a myocardial infarction 5 days ago. The client has a
sudden onset of shortness of breath and begins coughing frothy, pink sputum. The nurse
auscultates loud, bubbly sounds on inspiration. Which of the following adventitious breath
sounds should the nurse document?
A. Wheezes
B. Coarse crackles
C. Rhonchi
D. Friction rib ✔✔B. Coarse crackles
A nurse is collecting data from a client who reports using fish oil as a dietary supplement. Which
of the following substances in fish oil should the nurse recognize as a health benefit to the client?
A. Omega-3 fatty acids
B. Antioxidants
C. Vitamins A, D and C
, D. Beta-carotene ✔✔A. Omega-3 fatty acids
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with a client who has a new permanent pacemaker.
Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "Avoid lifting both arms above your head when dressing."
B. "Use your cell phone on the same ear as the pacemakers site is located."
C. "Avoid travel by airplane."
D. "Hiccups are an expected outcome of having a pacemaker." ✔✔A. "Avoid lifting both arms
above your head when dressing."
A nurse is assisting in the plan of care for a client who is having a percutaneous transluminal
coronary angioplasty (PTCA) with stent placement. Which of the following actions should the
nurse anticipate in the postoperative plan of care?
A. Reinforce teaching with the client about a long-term conditioning program
B. Administer scheduled doses of acetamonophen
C. Check for peak laboratory markers of myocardial damage
D. Initiate an aspirin regimen ✔✔D. Initiate an aspirin regimen
A nurse is preparing to transfuse 250 mL of packed red blood cells (RBCs) to client over 4 hr.
Available is a blood administration set that delivers 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual
blood transfusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to nearest whole number) ✔✔10 gtt/min
A nurse is assisting in collecting data from a client who has a history of unstable angina. Which
of the following findings should the expect?
