ATI TESTING: Alterations in
Cardiovascular Function & Perfusion
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing heart palpitations. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care for this client?
Select All that Apply - correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
- Have the client bear down as if for a bowel movement
- Ask the client to cough forcefully
A nurse is assisting in caring for a client who has pericarditis. Based on the
assessment findings, which of the following lab tests should the nurse anticipate will
have abnormal results?
Select All that Apply - correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
- C reactive protein (CRP)
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
- White blood cell count (WBC)
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching to a client who has cardiomyopathy. Which
of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?
Select all that Apply - correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
- Restrict fluids to approximately 2L each day
- Limit dietary intake of sodium
- Check weight every morning
- Report ankle edema
A nurse is collecting data from a client who had valvular dysfunction.
Which of the following client statements should indicate to the nurse that
this condition is affecting the client's ability to perform activities of daily
living (ADLs)? - correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
"I get short of breath when I make my bed."
A nurse is assisting in caring for a client who has coronary artery disease
that has progressed to an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Which of the following procedures should the nurse anticipate for this
client? - correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
Heart catheterization and percutaneous intervention
, A nurse is collecting data from a client's ECG strip and identifies the following
information:
HR: 75 bpm
Rhythm: Regular
P wave: One before each QRS complex
PR interval: 0.16 seconds
QRS interval: 0.08 seconds
Based upon this information, the nurses will interpret the client's rhythm
as which if the following? - correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
- Normal sinus rhythm (NSR)
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has atrial fibrillation. Which of
the following client statements should indicate to the nurse that this
condition is affecting the client's activities of daily living (ADLs)? - correct
Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
" I feel pressure in my chest when I climb stairs."
A nurse is presenting an in-service to nursing staff on heart failure. Which
of the following risk factors for heart disease should the nurse identify as
the result of structural changes to the heart? - correct Answers ✔✔ -
Answer:
- Hypertension
A nurse is assisting in caring for a client who has chronic venous disease,
and the client asks why their legs have been swelling and feel so heavy at
times. Which of the following statements should the nurse include? -
correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
"Damaged or occluded veins cause blood to pok in the legs instead of returning to
the heart."
A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who has coronary artery disease
(CAD) about prevention of progression of the disease. Which of the
following lifestyle modifications should the nurse include in the teaching? -
correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
Controlling of hypertension
A nurse is collecting data from a client's ECG strip and identifies the following
information:
HR: 145 bpm
Rhythm: Regular
P wave indiscernible
QRS duration: 0.06 seconds
Cardiovascular Function & Perfusion
A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing heart palpitations. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care for this client?
Select All that Apply - correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
- Have the client bear down as if for a bowel movement
- Ask the client to cough forcefully
A nurse is assisting in caring for a client who has pericarditis. Based on the
assessment findings, which of the following lab tests should the nurse anticipate will
have abnormal results?
Select All that Apply - correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
- C reactive protein (CRP)
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
- White blood cell count (WBC)
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching to a client who has cardiomyopathy. Which
of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?
Select all that Apply - correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
- Restrict fluids to approximately 2L each day
- Limit dietary intake of sodium
- Check weight every morning
- Report ankle edema
A nurse is collecting data from a client who had valvular dysfunction.
Which of the following client statements should indicate to the nurse that
this condition is affecting the client's ability to perform activities of daily
living (ADLs)? - correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
"I get short of breath when I make my bed."
A nurse is assisting in caring for a client who has coronary artery disease
that has progressed to an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Which of the following procedures should the nurse anticipate for this
client? - correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
Heart catheterization and percutaneous intervention
, A nurse is collecting data from a client's ECG strip and identifies the following
information:
HR: 75 bpm
Rhythm: Regular
P wave: One before each QRS complex
PR interval: 0.16 seconds
QRS interval: 0.08 seconds
Based upon this information, the nurses will interpret the client's rhythm
as which if the following? - correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
- Normal sinus rhythm (NSR)
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has atrial fibrillation. Which of
the following client statements should indicate to the nurse that this
condition is affecting the client's activities of daily living (ADLs)? - correct
Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
" I feel pressure in my chest when I climb stairs."
A nurse is presenting an in-service to nursing staff on heart failure. Which
of the following risk factors for heart disease should the nurse identify as
the result of structural changes to the heart? - correct Answers ✔✔ -
Answer:
- Hypertension
A nurse is assisting in caring for a client who has chronic venous disease,
and the client asks why their legs have been swelling and feel so heavy at
times. Which of the following statements should the nurse include? -
correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
"Damaged or occluded veins cause blood to pok in the legs instead of returning to
the heart."
A nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who has coronary artery disease
(CAD) about prevention of progression of the disease. Which of the
following lifestyle modifications should the nurse include in the teaching? -
correct Answers ✔✔ -Answer:
Controlling of hypertension
A nurse is collecting data from a client's ECG strip and identifies the following
information:
HR: 145 bpm
Rhythm: Regular
P wave indiscernible
QRS duration: 0.06 seconds
