EL 266 - Perfusion & Cardiac Care ISB 10
Questions in this set (41)
A group of nursing students are "The ventricles of the heart are relaxed and the atria contract during diastole."
studying for an exam. Which of the
following statements would be Feedback
accurate? The ventricles of the heart are relaxed during diastole and contract
"In an 18 year old, the point of during systole. The atria contract during diastole to move blood to the
maximal impulse is located at the ventricles and fill the coronary arteries. The point of maximal impulse
fourth intercostal space, left (PMI) is located at the fifth intercostal space, left midclavicular line, in an
midclavicular line." adult. The PMI is located at the fourth intercostal space, left
"The apex of the heart is located at midclavicular line, in children younger than age 7.
the upper portion of the heart
toward the clavicle."
"In a child younger than age 7, the
heart is located behind and to the
right of the sternum."
"The ventricles of the heart are relaxed
and the atria contract during diastole."
Which of the following is the point Mitral area
of maximal impulse?
Feedback
Pulmonic area The point of maximal impulse is located at the 5th intercostal space, left
Right ventricular area midclavicular line.
Mitral area
Aortic area
Erb's point
Epigastric
area
Tricuspid
area
, Match the waveform with the Depolarization of the ventricles --> QRS
appropriate label. complex Depolarization of the atria --> P
wave Repolarization of the ventricles --> T
Left Column wave
Depolarization of the ventricles
Depolarization of the atria
Repolarization of the ventricles
Right
Column P
wave
QRS
complex T
wave
A female patient arrives in the Obtain a list of the patient's current medications.
emergency department with
complaints of chest pain and is to Avoid breast tissue as much as possible when applying ECG electrodes.
receive a 12-lead
electrocardiogram. Which of the Explain to the patient that the electrocardiogram will aid in determining
following would be accurate nursing appropriate treatment.
interventions? (Select all that
apply.) Inform the patient this test will provide a snapshot of the electrical
activity of the heart from multiple views.
Obtain a list of the patient's current
medications. Feedback
Obtain the electrocardiogram within The electrocardiogram should be obtained within 10 minutes of
20 minutes. complaints of pain. Accuracy and timeliness are key.
Avoid breast tissue as much as
possible when applying ECG
electrodes.
Explain to the patient that the
electrocardiogram will aid in
determining appropriate treatment.
Inform the patient this test will
provide a snapshot of the
electrical activity of the heart
from multiple views.
Which of the following patients would The patient who reports having fainted twice in the last week.
the nurse anticipate may receive a
12-lead electrocardiogram? (Select A patient with a pacemaker who complains of shortness of breath.
all that apply.) The patient who
reports having fainted twice in the A patient who has been taking prescribed beta-blockers and complains of dizziness.
last week.
A patient who complains of abdominal A middle-aged man who is pale, diaphoretic, and complains of
pain after eating. "heaviness" of his chest.
An elderly patient recently diagnosed
with lung cancer.
A patient with a pacemaker who
complains of shortness of breath.
A patient who has been taking
prescribed beta-blockers and
complains of dizziness. A middle-
aged man who is pale, diaphoretic,
and complains of "heaviness" of his
chest.
Questions in this set (41)
A group of nursing students are "The ventricles of the heart are relaxed and the atria contract during diastole."
studying for an exam. Which of the
following statements would be Feedback
accurate? The ventricles of the heart are relaxed during diastole and contract
"In an 18 year old, the point of during systole. The atria contract during diastole to move blood to the
maximal impulse is located at the ventricles and fill the coronary arteries. The point of maximal impulse
fourth intercostal space, left (PMI) is located at the fifth intercostal space, left midclavicular line, in an
midclavicular line." adult. The PMI is located at the fourth intercostal space, left
"The apex of the heart is located at midclavicular line, in children younger than age 7.
the upper portion of the heart
toward the clavicle."
"In a child younger than age 7, the
heart is located behind and to the
right of the sternum."
"The ventricles of the heart are relaxed
and the atria contract during diastole."
Which of the following is the point Mitral area
of maximal impulse?
Feedback
Pulmonic area The point of maximal impulse is located at the 5th intercostal space, left
Right ventricular area midclavicular line.
Mitral area
Aortic area
Erb's point
Epigastric
area
Tricuspid
area
, Match the waveform with the Depolarization of the ventricles --> QRS
appropriate label. complex Depolarization of the atria --> P
wave Repolarization of the ventricles --> T
Left Column wave
Depolarization of the ventricles
Depolarization of the atria
Repolarization of the ventricles
Right
Column P
wave
QRS
complex T
wave
A female patient arrives in the Obtain a list of the patient's current medications.
emergency department with
complaints of chest pain and is to Avoid breast tissue as much as possible when applying ECG electrodes.
receive a 12-lead
electrocardiogram. Which of the Explain to the patient that the electrocardiogram will aid in determining
following would be accurate nursing appropriate treatment.
interventions? (Select all that
apply.) Inform the patient this test will provide a snapshot of the electrical
activity of the heart from multiple views.
Obtain a list of the patient's current
medications. Feedback
Obtain the electrocardiogram within The electrocardiogram should be obtained within 10 minutes of
20 minutes. complaints of pain. Accuracy and timeliness are key.
Avoid breast tissue as much as
possible when applying ECG
electrodes.
Explain to the patient that the
electrocardiogram will aid in
determining appropriate treatment.
Inform the patient this test will
provide a snapshot of the
electrical activity of the heart
from multiple views.
Which of the following patients would The patient who reports having fainted twice in the last week.
the nurse anticipate may receive a
12-lead electrocardiogram? (Select A patient with a pacemaker who complains of shortness of breath.
all that apply.) The patient who
reports having fainted twice in the A patient who has been taking prescribed beta-blockers and complains of dizziness.
last week.
A patient who complains of abdominal A middle-aged man who is pale, diaphoretic, and complains of
pain after eating. "heaviness" of his chest.
An elderly patient recently diagnosed
with lung cancer.
A patient with a pacemaker who
complains of shortness of breath.
A patient who has been taking
prescribed beta-blockers and
complains of dizziness. A middle-
aged man who is pale, diaphoretic,
and complains of "heaviness" of his
chest.
