ACUTE STROKE AND CARDIAC CARE ACTUAL EXAM
2025 |137 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
1. Performing CPR requires:
Good team
communication
Epinephrine
Cardiac
compression
Assisted Ventilation
All of the above
2. A patient reports dizziness and shortness of breath for several days.
During cardiac monitoring in the emergency department, the nurse
obtains the
following ECG tracing. The nurse accurately interprets this heart
rhythm as: Second degree AV block, Mobitz II
Second degree AV block, Mobitz I
Third-degree AV block
Sinus rhythm with premature atrial contractions
3. A patient is admitted to the emergency department with signs and
symptoms of stroke. The stroke team should complete a
, comprehensive neurologic assessment and obtain brain imaging
results within what time frame?
Within 10 minutes
Within 20 minutes
Within 30 minutes
Within 40 minutes
4. Explain the significance of identifying an anterior STEMI on an EKG
tracing. It indicates a blockage in the right coronary artery.
, It suggests ischemia in the inferior wall of the heart.
It reflects damage to the anterior wall of the left ventricle due to
reduced blood flow.
It shows normal heart function without any abnormalities.
5. What type of stroke is characterized by a blockage of blood flow to
the brain?
Hemorrhagic stroke
Ischemic stroke
Transient ischemic
attack Cryptogenic
stroke
6. Your patient tells you they have the following allergies: sulfa drugs,
cats, and latex. There is some important information missing here.
What is the most important next question to ask?
What is your reaction to each of these allergens?
Do you have seasonal
allergies? Do you have food
allergies?
What was the dose of Sulfa?
7. What best describes PEA?
An irregular heartbeat
, Organized electrical activity without a pulse
A regular heartbeat
No heartbeat
8. The emergency department nurse is caring for a patient who was just
arrived with left anterior chest pain, suggesting possible acute
myocardial infarction (MI). Which action will the nurse take first?
2025 |137 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
1. Performing CPR requires:
Good team
communication
Epinephrine
Cardiac
compression
Assisted Ventilation
All of the above
2. A patient reports dizziness and shortness of breath for several days.
During cardiac monitoring in the emergency department, the nurse
obtains the
following ECG tracing. The nurse accurately interprets this heart
rhythm as: Second degree AV block, Mobitz II
Second degree AV block, Mobitz I
Third-degree AV block
Sinus rhythm with premature atrial contractions
3. A patient is admitted to the emergency department with signs and
symptoms of stroke. The stroke team should complete a
, comprehensive neurologic assessment and obtain brain imaging
results within what time frame?
Within 10 minutes
Within 20 minutes
Within 30 minutes
Within 40 minutes
4. Explain the significance of identifying an anterior STEMI on an EKG
tracing. It indicates a blockage in the right coronary artery.
, It suggests ischemia in the inferior wall of the heart.
It reflects damage to the anterior wall of the left ventricle due to
reduced blood flow.
It shows normal heart function without any abnormalities.
5. What type of stroke is characterized by a blockage of blood flow to
the brain?
Hemorrhagic stroke
Ischemic stroke
Transient ischemic
attack Cryptogenic
stroke
6. Your patient tells you they have the following allergies: sulfa drugs,
cats, and latex. There is some important information missing here.
What is the most important next question to ask?
What is your reaction to each of these allergens?
Do you have seasonal
allergies? Do you have food
allergies?
What was the dose of Sulfa?
7. What best describes PEA?
An irregular heartbeat
, Organized electrical activity without a pulse
A regular heartbeat
No heartbeat
8. The emergency department nurse is caring for a patient who was just
arrived with left anterior chest pain, suggesting possible acute
myocardial infarction (MI). Which action will the nurse take first?
