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1. Thennursensuspectsnthenpatientnhasnincreasednafterload.nWhichnpiecenofnequip
mentnshouldnthennursenobtainntondeterminenthenpresencenofnthis
condition?
a. Pulsenoximeter
b. Oxygenncannula
c. Bloodnpressurencuff
d. Yankauernsuctionntipncatheter
ANS:nC
Anbloodnpressurencuffnisnneeded.nThendiastolicnaorticnpressurenisnangoodnclinicalnme
asurenofnafterload.nAfterloadnisnthenresistancentonleftnventricularnejection.nInnhyper
tensionnthenafterloadnincreases,nmakingncardiacnworkloadnalsonincrease.nAnpulsenox
imeternisnusedntonmonitornthenlevelnofnarterialnoxygennsaturation;nitnwillnnotnhelpnde
terminenincreasednafterload.nWhilenannoxygenncannulanmaynbenneededntonhelpndec
reasentheneffectsnofnincreasednafterload,nitnwillnnotnhelpndeterminenthenpresencenofn
afterload.nAnYankauernsuctionntipncatheternisnusedntonsuctionnthenoralncavity.
2. Anpatientnhasnheartnfailurenandncardiacnoutputnisndecreased.nWhichnformul
ancannthennursenusentoncalculatencardiacnoutput?
a. Myocardialn contractilityn ×n Myocardialn bloodn flow
b. Ventricularnfillingntime/Diastolicnfillingntime
c. Strokenvolumen×nHeartnrate
d. Preload/Afterload
ANS:nC
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,Cardiacnoutputncannbencalculatednbynmultiplyingnthenstrokenvolumenandnthenheartn
rate.nThenothernoptionsnarennotnmeasuresnofncardiacnoutput.
3. Anpatient’snheartnratenincreasednfromn94nton164nbeats/min.nWhatnwillnthennursene
xpect?
a. Increaseninndiastolicnfillingntime
b. Decreaseninnhemoglobinnlevel
c. Decreaseninncardiacnoutput
d. Increaseninnstrokenvolume
ANS:nC
Withnansustainednheartnratengreaternthann160nbeats/min,ndiastolicnfillingntimendecr
eases,ndecreasingnstrokenvolumenandncardiacnoutput.nThenhemoglobinnlevelnwouldn
notnbenaffected.
4. Thennursenisncarefulntonmonitornanpatient’sncardiacnoutput.nWhichngoalnisnthennur
sentryingntonachieve?
a. Tondeterminenperipheralnextremityncirculation
b. Ton determinenoxygenationn requirements
c. Ton determinen cardiacn dysrhythmias
d. Ton determinen ventilationn status
ANS:nA
Cardiacnoutputnindicatesnhownmuchnbloodnisnbeingncirculatednsystemicallynthrou
ghoutnthenbodyn tonthenperiphery.nThenamountnofnbloodnejectednfromn thenleftnventri
cleneachnminutenisnthencardiacnoutput.nOxygennstatusnwouldnbendeterminednbynp
ulsenoximetrynandnthenpresencenofncyanosis.nCardiacndysrhythmiasnarenannelectr
ical
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, impulsenmonitorednthroughnECGnresults.nVentilationnstatusnisnmeasurednbynr
espiratorynrate,npulsenoximetry,nandncapnography.nCapnographynprovidesnin
stantninformationnaboutnthenpatient’snventilation.nVentilationnstatusndoesnnot
ndependnsolelynonncardiacnoutput.
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