NURS 6501N Week 5 Quiz
Question 1
A newborn baby is severely cyanotic. An echocardiogram reveals transposition of the great
arteries. A nurse assesses for which of the following, as it usually occurs with this defect?
The pulmonary artery leaving the right ventricle
The aorta leaving the right ventricle
Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Atrial septal defect (ASD)
Question 2
A 30-year-old female presents to her primary care provider with fever, cardiac murmur, and
petechial skin lesions. She is diagnosed with infective endocarditis. When the patient wants to
know what caused the disease, what is the nurse’s best response? The most likely cause of the
disease is:
parasites.
fungi.
viruses.
bacteria.
Question 3
A 67-year-old female was previously diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease. Tests reveal
lipoprotein deposition with chronic inflammation that impairs blood flow from the left
ventricle into the aorta. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis recorded on the
chart?
Aortic sclerosis
Aortic stenosis
Question 1
A newborn baby is severely cyanotic. An echocardiogram reveals transposition of the great
arteries. A nurse assesses for which of the following, as it usually occurs with this defect?
The pulmonary artery leaving the right ventricle
The aorta leaving the right ventricle
Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Atrial septal defect (ASD)
Question 2
A 30-year-old female presents to her primary care provider with fever, cardiac murmur, and
petechial skin lesions. She is diagnosed with infective endocarditis. When the patient wants to
know what caused the disease, what is the nurse’s best response? The most likely cause of the
disease is:
parasites.
fungi.
viruses.
bacteria.
Question 3
A 67-year-old female was previously diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease. Tests reveal
lipoprotein deposition with chronic inflammation that impairs blood flow from the left
ventricle into the aorta. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis recorded on the
chart?
Aortic sclerosis
Aortic stenosis
