NUR 254 TEST 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!! ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Initial dose of amiodarone bolus IV - CORRECT ANSWERS-300mg
This lab value is elevated in response to inflammation - CORRECT ANSWERS-c reactive protein
(CRP) usually elevated in CAD
Your pt is on a heparin drip and the lab reports that the PTT is 80, what do you do? Shut off the drip,
increase it, or decrease it? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Leave the rate the same `
Your pt is diagnosed with pulmonary embolus, what is one essential nursing intervention? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Anticoagulants and O2 to keep the sat over 93%
Norepinephrine/Lopressor would show what - CORRECT ANSWERS-Elevated MAP/increased
blood pressure
Hyperkalemia (K of 7) would show us what on a 12 lead - CORRECT ANSWERS-peaked 12 lead
Which of the findings on the 12 lead EKG is MI- - CORRECT ANSWERS-Increased ST elevation
and pathologic Q waves
What sign of fluid overload would the nurse be looking for with 500ml of albumin? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-JVD and crackles
Unstable angina is the kind that leads to MI - CORRECT ANSWERS-fyi
last generated impulse that is the rate of 30-40 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Purkinje fibers
,The med is administrated rapid iv push resulting In a brief flatline, used for SVT, code cart must be at
bedside - CORRECT ANSWERS-adenosine
what would you see on an EKG with a pt with Hyperkalemia? - CORRECT ANSWERS-peaked T
waves
A PATIENT WITH HIGH LDL SHOULD BE ADVISED TO REPLACE FOODS HIGH IN SATURATED FAT WITH
FOODS HIGHER IN UNSATURATED FAT. NAME THREE (3) FOODS THE PATIENT SHOULD AVOID THAT ARE
HIGH IN SATURATED FAT. - CORRECT ANSWERS-BUTTER, CHEESE, MILK, CREAM, ICE CREAM,
COCONUT OIL AND FATTY MEATS
ASIDE FROM PACER SPIKES WITH SUBSEQUENT P WAVES OR QRS COMPLEXES, HOW WOULD A NURSE
ASSESS THE INTENDED OUTCOMES OF A PACEMAKER? (THERE ARE SEVERAL, NAME AT LEAST ONE
CORRECTLY) - CORRECT ANSWERS-HEART RATE >60, NORMOTENSIVE, SKIN COLOR
APPROPRIATE
WHICH CLASS OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS HAS A COMMON SIDE EFFECTS OF COUGH,
HYPERKALEMIA (TOO HIGH) AND HYPOTENSION? - CORRECT ANSWERS-ANGIOTENSION
CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITORS
THIS ANTICHOLINERGIC MEDICATION IS ADMINISTERED 0.5 MG TO 1 MG IV PUSH FOR SYMPTOMATIC
BRADYCARDIA - CORRECT ANSWERS-ATROPINE
CHEST PAIN RELIEVED BY REST IS REFERRED TO AS - CORRECT ANSWERS-STABLE ANGINA
NAME THREE (3) MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS FOR CAD - CORRECT ANSWERS-HYPERLIPIDEMIA
CIGARETTE SMOKING/TOBACCO USE
HTN
DM
OBESITY
ATHEROGENIC DIET
, ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES (HRT)
PHYSICAL INACTIVITY
METABOLIC SYNDROME
ULTIMATELY THE RECOMMENDED GOAL FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IS: -
CORRECT ANSWERS-30 minutes per day most days (5-6 days a week)
MOST CARBOHYDRATES IN THE DIET SHOULD BE COMPLEX SUCH AS WHOLE GRAINS. NAME TWO (2)
FOODS THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES. - CORRECT ANSWERS-
WHOLE GRAIN BREADS/PASTA, LEGUMES, POTATOES, RICE, STARCHY VEGETABLES.
USED TO INCREASE CARDIAC OUTPUT WHILE AWAITING A HEART TRANSPLANT - CORRECT
ANSWERS-ventricular assistive device
THIS IS THE UMBRELLA TERM FOR UNSTABLE ANGINA, THAT IS WORSE THAN TYPICAL ANGINA, LASTS
GREATER THAN 15 MINUTES, INDICATES MYOCARDIAL INJURY, AND IS OFTEN A PRECURSOR TO
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION? - CORRECT ANSWERS-ACS- acute coronary syndrome
CHEST PAIN WITH MI IS TYPICALLY DESCRIBED AS (NAME AT LEAST 3): - CORRECT ANSWERS-
UNRELIEVED BY REST/NITROGLYCERIN, OCCURS AT REST, RADIATING, CRUSHING/SQUEEZING,
ASSOCIATED FACTORS (DYSPNEA, DIAPHORESIS)
WHICH COMPLICATION OF CABG HAS MANIFESTATIONS OF MUFFLED HEART TONES, CT DRAINAGE
ABRUPTLY SUBSIDING, HYPOTENSION AND TACHYCARDIA? - CORRECT ANSWERS-cardiac
tamponade
WHAT IS THE NORMAL MEASUREMENT IN SECONDS FOR THE PR INTERVAL? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-0.12- 0.20 seconds
WHAT IS THE NORMAL MEASURMENT IN SECONDS FOR THE QRS COMPLEX? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-0.6-0.10 seconds
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!! ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Initial dose of amiodarone bolus IV - CORRECT ANSWERS-300mg
This lab value is elevated in response to inflammation - CORRECT ANSWERS-c reactive protein
(CRP) usually elevated in CAD
Your pt is on a heparin drip and the lab reports that the PTT is 80, what do you do? Shut off the drip,
increase it, or decrease it? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Leave the rate the same `
Your pt is diagnosed with pulmonary embolus, what is one essential nursing intervention? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Anticoagulants and O2 to keep the sat over 93%
Norepinephrine/Lopressor would show what - CORRECT ANSWERS-Elevated MAP/increased
blood pressure
Hyperkalemia (K of 7) would show us what on a 12 lead - CORRECT ANSWERS-peaked 12 lead
Which of the findings on the 12 lead EKG is MI- - CORRECT ANSWERS-Increased ST elevation
and pathologic Q waves
What sign of fluid overload would the nurse be looking for with 500ml of albumin? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-JVD and crackles
Unstable angina is the kind that leads to MI - CORRECT ANSWERS-fyi
last generated impulse that is the rate of 30-40 - CORRECT ANSWERS-Purkinje fibers
,The med is administrated rapid iv push resulting In a brief flatline, used for SVT, code cart must be at
bedside - CORRECT ANSWERS-adenosine
what would you see on an EKG with a pt with Hyperkalemia? - CORRECT ANSWERS-peaked T
waves
A PATIENT WITH HIGH LDL SHOULD BE ADVISED TO REPLACE FOODS HIGH IN SATURATED FAT WITH
FOODS HIGHER IN UNSATURATED FAT. NAME THREE (3) FOODS THE PATIENT SHOULD AVOID THAT ARE
HIGH IN SATURATED FAT. - CORRECT ANSWERS-BUTTER, CHEESE, MILK, CREAM, ICE CREAM,
COCONUT OIL AND FATTY MEATS
ASIDE FROM PACER SPIKES WITH SUBSEQUENT P WAVES OR QRS COMPLEXES, HOW WOULD A NURSE
ASSESS THE INTENDED OUTCOMES OF A PACEMAKER? (THERE ARE SEVERAL, NAME AT LEAST ONE
CORRECTLY) - CORRECT ANSWERS-HEART RATE >60, NORMOTENSIVE, SKIN COLOR
APPROPRIATE
WHICH CLASS OF ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS HAS A COMMON SIDE EFFECTS OF COUGH,
HYPERKALEMIA (TOO HIGH) AND HYPOTENSION? - CORRECT ANSWERS-ANGIOTENSION
CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITORS
THIS ANTICHOLINERGIC MEDICATION IS ADMINISTERED 0.5 MG TO 1 MG IV PUSH FOR SYMPTOMATIC
BRADYCARDIA - CORRECT ANSWERS-ATROPINE
CHEST PAIN RELIEVED BY REST IS REFERRED TO AS - CORRECT ANSWERS-STABLE ANGINA
NAME THREE (3) MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS FOR CAD - CORRECT ANSWERS-HYPERLIPIDEMIA
CIGARETTE SMOKING/TOBACCO USE
HTN
DM
OBESITY
ATHEROGENIC DIET
, ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES (HRT)
PHYSICAL INACTIVITY
METABOLIC SYNDROME
ULTIMATELY THE RECOMMENDED GOAL FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IS: -
CORRECT ANSWERS-30 minutes per day most days (5-6 days a week)
MOST CARBOHYDRATES IN THE DIET SHOULD BE COMPLEX SUCH AS WHOLE GRAINS. NAME TWO (2)
FOODS THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES. - CORRECT ANSWERS-
WHOLE GRAIN BREADS/PASTA, LEGUMES, POTATOES, RICE, STARCHY VEGETABLES.
USED TO INCREASE CARDIAC OUTPUT WHILE AWAITING A HEART TRANSPLANT - CORRECT
ANSWERS-ventricular assistive device
THIS IS THE UMBRELLA TERM FOR UNSTABLE ANGINA, THAT IS WORSE THAN TYPICAL ANGINA, LASTS
GREATER THAN 15 MINUTES, INDICATES MYOCARDIAL INJURY, AND IS OFTEN A PRECURSOR TO
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION? - CORRECT ANSWERS-ACS- acute coronary syndrome
CHEST PAIN WITH MI IS TYPICALLY DESCRIBED AS (NAME AT LEAST 3): - CORRECT ANSWERS-
UNRELIEVED BY REST/NITROGLYCERIN, OCCURS AT REST, RADIATING, CRUSHING/SQUEEZING,
ASSOCIATED FACTORS (DYSPNEA, DIAPHORESIS)
WHICH COMPLICATION OF CABG HAS MANIFESTATIONS OF MUFFLED HEART TONES, CT DRAINAGE
ABRUPTLY SUBSIDING, HYPOTENSION AND TACHYCARDIA? - CORRECT ANSWERS-cardiac
tamponade
WHAT IS THE NORMAL MEASUREMENT IN SECONDS FOR THE PR INTERVAL? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-0.12- 0.20 seconds
WHAT IS THE NORMAL MEASURMENT IN SECONDS FOR THE QRS COMPLEX? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-0.6-0.10 seconds
