,
, 1. An older adult is newly diagnosed with primary hypertension and has just been
started on a beta-blocker. The nurses health education should include which of the
following?
1. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with an elevated
cholesterol level. The nurse is aware that plaque on the inner lumen of arteries is
composed chiefly of what?
10. The nurse has just admitted a 66-year-old patient for cardiac surgery. The patient
tearfully admits to the nurse that she is afraid of dying while undergoing the surgery.
What is the nurses best response?
11. A patient with angina has been prescribed nitroglycerin. Before administering the
drug, the nurse should inform the patient about what potential adverse effects?
11. The nurse is planning the care of a patient who has been diagnosed with
hypertension, but who otherwise enjoys good health. When assessing the response to
an antihypertensive drug regimen, what blood pressure would be the goal of treatment?
12. A patient in a hypertensive emergency is admitted to the ICU. The nurse anticipates
that the patient will be treated with IV vasodilators, and that the primary goal of
treatment is what?
12. The nurse is providing an educational workshop about coronary artery disease
(CAD) and its risk factors. The nurse explains to participants that CAD has many risk
factors, some that can be controlled and some that cannot. What risk factors would the
nurse list that can be controlled or modified?
13. The nursing lab instructor is teaching student nurses how to take blood pressure. To
ensure accurate measurement, the lab instructor would teach the students to avoid
which of the following actions?
14. A nurse is teaching an adult female patient about the risk factors for hypertension.
What should the nurse explain as risk factors for primary hypertension?
14. The public health nurse is participating in a health fair and interviews a patient with a
history of hypertension, who is currently smoking one pack of cigarettes per day. She
denies any of the most common manifestations of CAD. Based on these data, the nurse
would expect the focuses of CAD treatment most likely to be which of the following?
15. The nurse is caring for an older adult with a diagnosis of hypertension who is being
treated with a diuretic and beta-blocker. Which of the following should the nurse
integrate into the management of this clients hypertension?
15. The nurse is working with a patient who had an MI and is now active in
rehabilitation. The nurse should teach this patient to cease activity if which of the
following occurs?
16. A patient with cardiovascular disease is being treated with amlodipine (Norvasc), a
calcium channel blocking agent. The therapeutic effects of calcium channel blockers
include which of the following?
16. A patient with secondary hypertension has come into the clinic for a routine check-
up. The nurse is aware that the difference between primary hypertension and secondary
hypertension is which of the following?
17. The nurse is assessing a patient new to the clinic. Records brought to the clinic with
the patient show the patient has hypertension and that her current BP readings
approximate the readings from when she was first diagnosed. What contributing factor
, 1. An older adult is newly diagnosed with primary hypertension and has just been
started on a beta-blocker. The nurses health education should include which of the
following?
1. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with an elevated
cholesterol level. The nurse is aware that plaque on the inner lumen of arteries is
composed chiefly of what?
10. The nurse has just admitted a 66-year-old patient for cardiac surgery. The patient
tearfully admits to the nurse that she is afraid of dying while undergoing the surgery.
What is the nurses best response?
11. A patient with angina has been prescribed nitroglycerin. Before administering the
drug, the nurse should inform the patient about what potential adverse effects?
11. The nurse is planning the care of a patient who has been diagnosed with
hypertension, but who otherwise enjoys good health. When assessing the response to
an antihypertensive drug regimen, what blood pressure would be the goal of treatment?
12. A patient in a hypertensive emergency is admitted to the ICU. The nurse anticipates
that the patient will be treated with IV vasodilators, and that the primary goal of
treatment is what?
12. The nurse is providing an educational workshop about coronary artery disease
(CAD) and its risk factors. The nurse explains to participants that CAD has many risk
factors, some that can be controlled and some that cannot. What risk factors would the
nurse list that can be controlled or modified?
13. The nursing lab instructor is teaching student nurses how to take blood pressure. To
ensure accurate measurement, the lab instructor would teach the students to avoid
which of the following actions?
14. A nurse is teaching an adult female patient about the risk factors for hypertension.
What should the nurse explain as risk factors for primary hypertension?
14. The public health nurse is participating in a health fair and interviews a patient with a
history of hypertension, who is currently smoking one pack of cigarettes per day. She
denies any of the most common manifestations of CAD. Based on these data, the nurse
would expect the focuses of CAD treatment most likely to be which of the following?
15. The nurse is caring for an older adult with a diagnosis of hypertension who is being
treated with a diuretic and beta-blocker. Which of the following should the nurse
integrate into the management of this clients hypertension?
15. The nurse is working with a patient who had an MI and is now active in
rehabilitation. The nurse should teach this patient to cease activity if which of the
following occurs?
16. A patient with cardiovascular disease is being treated with amlodipine (Norvasc), a
calcium channel blocking agent. The therapeutic effects of calcium channel blockers
include which of the following?
16. A patient with secondary hypertension has come into the clinic for a routine check-
up. The nurse is aware that the difference between primary hypertension and secondary
hypertension is which of the following?
17. The nurse is assessing a patient new to the clinic. Records brought to the clinic with
the patient show the patient has hypertension and that her current BP readings
approximate the readings from when she was first diagnosed. What contributing factor
