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Thegfindingsgfromgangassessmentgofgag70-year-
oldgpatientgwithgswellingginghisganklesgincludegjugulargvenousgpulsationsg5gcmgabov
egthegsternalganglegwhengthegheadgofghisgbedgisgelevatedg45gdegrees.gThegnursegkno
wsgthatgthisgfindinggindicates:
agDecreasedgfluidgvolume.
BgIncreasedgcardiacgoutput.
CgNarrowinggofgjugulargveins.
DgElevatedgpressuregrelatedgtogheartgfailure.g-gANSWER:gD


Whengassessinggagnewbornginfantgwhogisg5gminutesgold,gthegnursegknowsgwhichgofgt
hesegstatementsgtogbegtrue?
AgThegleftgventriclegisglargergandgweighsgmoregthangthegrightgventricle.
BgThegcirculationgofgagnewborngisgidenticalgtogthatgofgangadult.
CgBloodgcangflowgintogthegleftgsidegofgthegheartgthroughgangopeninggingthegatrialgsept
um.
DgThegforamengovalegclosesgjustgminutesgbeforegbirth,gandgthegductusgarteriosusgclo
sesgimmediatelygafter.g-gANSWER:gC


Ag25-year-
oldgwomanginghergfifthgmonthgofgpregnancyghasgagbloodgpressuregofg100/70gmmgHg.
gIngreviewingghergpreviousgexamination,gthegnursegnotesgthatghergbloodgpressuregingh

ergsecondgmonthgwasg124/80gmmgHg.gIngevaluatinggthisgchange,gwhatgdoesgthegnurs
egknowgtogbegtrue?

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AgThisgdeclinegingbloodgpressuregisgthegresultgofgperipheralgvasodilatationgandgisgang
expectedgchange.
BgBecausegofgincreasedgcardiacgoutput,gthegbloodgpressuregshouldgbeghighergatgthisgt
ime.
CgThisgchangegingbloodgpressuregisgnotgangexpectedgfindinggbecausegitgmeansgagdecr
easegingcardiacgoutput.
DgThisgdeclinegingbloodgpressuregmeansgagdecreasegingcirculatinggbloodgvolume,gwh
ichgisgdangerousgforgthegfetus.g-gANSWER:gA


Ingassessinggag70-year-
oldgman,gthegnursegfindsgthegfollowing:gbloodgpressureg140/100gmmgHg;gheartgrateg
104gbeatsgpergminutegandgslightlygirregular;gandgthegsplitgS2gheartgsound.gWhichgofgt
hesegfindingsgcangbegexplainedgbygexpectedghemodynamicgchangesgrelatedgtogage?
AgIncreasegingrestinggheartgrate
BgIncreasegingsystolicgbloodgpressure
CgDecreasegingdiastolicgbloodgpressure
DgIncreasegingdiastolicgbloodgpressureg-gANSWER:gB


Ag45-year-
oldgmangisgingthegclinicgforgagroutinegphysicalgexamination.gDuringgthegrecordinggofg
hisghealthghistory,gthegpatientgstatesgthatgheghasgbeenghavinggdifficultygsleeping.gIllgb
egsleepingggreat,gandgthengIgwakegupgandgfeelglikegIgcantggetgmygbreath.gThegnursesg
bestgresponsegtogthisgwouldgbe:
agWhengwasgyourglastgelectrocardiogram?
BgItsgprobablygbecausegitsgbeengsoghotgatgnight.
CgDogyoughaveganyghistorygofgproblemsgwithgyourgheart?
DgHavegyoughadgagrecentgsinusginfectiongorguppergrespiratoryginfection?g-
gANSWER:gC

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Ingassessinggagpatientsgmajorgriskgfactorsgforgheartgdisease,gwhichgwouldgthegnurseg
wantgtogincludegwhengtakinggaghistory?
AgFamilyghistory,ghypertension,gstress,gandgage
BgPersonalitygtype,ghighgcholesterol,gdiabetes,gandgsmoking
CgSmoking,ghypertension,gobesity,gdiabetes,gandghighgcholesterol
DgAlcoholgconsumption,gobesity,gdiabetes,gstress,gandghighgcholesterolg-
gANSWER:gC




Thegmothergofgag3-month-
oldginfantgstatesgthatghergbabyghasgnotgbeenggaininggweight.gWithgfurthergquestionin
g,gthegnursegfindsgthatgtheginfantgfallsgasleepgaftergnursinggandgwakesgupgaftergagshor
tgtime,ghungrygagain.gWhatgotherginformationgwouldgthegnursegwantgtoghave?
AgInfantsgsleepinggposition
BgSiblingghistorygofgeatinggdisorders
CgAmountgofgbackgroundgnoisegwhengeating
DgPresencegofgdyspneagorgdiaphoresisgwhengsuckingg-gANSWER:gD


Ingassessinggthegcarotidgarteriesgofgangoldergpatientgwithgcardiovasculargdisease,gtheg
nursegwould:
agPalpategthegarterygingtheguppergonegthirdgofgthegneck.
BgListengwithgthegbellgofgthegstethoscopegtogassessgforgbruits.
CgSimultaneouslygpalpategbothgarteriesgtogcomparegamplitude.
DgInstructgthegpatientgtogtakegslowgdeepgbreathsgduringgauscultation.g-
gANSWER:gB




Duringgangassessmentgofgag68-year-oldgmangwithgagrecentgonsetgofgright-
sidedgweakness,gthegnurseghearsgagblowing,gswishinggsoundgwithgthegbellgofgthegstet
hoscopegovergthegleftgcarotidgartery.gThisgfindinggwouldgindicate:

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agValvulargdisorder.
BgBloodgflowgturbulence.
CgFluidgvolumegoverload.
DgVentricularghypertrophy.g-gANSWER:gB


Duringganginspectiongofgthegprecordiumgofgangadultgpatient,gthegnursegnoticesgthegch
estgmovinggingagforcefulgmannergalonggthegsternalgborder.gThisgfindinggmostglikelygs
uggestsga(n):
agNormalgheart.
BgSystolicgmurmur.
CgEnlargementgofgthegleftgventricle.
DgEnlargementgofgthegrightgventricle.g-gANSWER:gD


Duringgangassessmentgofgaghealthygadult,gwheregwouldgthegnursegexpectgtogpalpategt
hegapicalgimpulse?
AgThirdgleftgintercostalgspacegatgthegmidclaviculargline
BgFourthgleftgintercostalgspacegatgthegsternalgborder
CgFourthgleftgintercostalgspacegatgtheganteriorgaxillarygline
DgFifthgleftgintercostalgspacegatgthegmidclavicularglineg-gANSWER:gD


Thegnursegisgexamininggagpatientgwhoghasgpossiblegcardiacgenlargement.gWhichgstat
ementgaboutgpercussiongofgthegheartgisgtrue?
AgPercussiongisgagusefulgtoolgforgoutlininggthegheartsgborders.
BgPercussiongisgeasiergingpatientsgwhogaregobese.
CgStudiesgshowgthatgpercussedgcardiacgbordersgdognotgcorrelategwellgwithgthegtruegc
ardiacgborder.