NUR 445 EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
NUR 445 EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+/ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING
What does digoxin do?
It improve cardiac contractility, slow conduction through AV node
What is digoxin used to treat?
-heart failure
-atrial fibrillation
-ST
-AFL
-cardiomyopathy
when should we not use digoxin
-Patient with poor renal function
-bradycardia
What is metoprolol?
Slows down HR, decrease cardiac workload and O2 demand
beta blocker= treats HTN, angina and prevents MI
What is metoprolol used for?
-ST
-AF with RVR
When should metoprolol not be given?
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-HF (use cautiously )
-Asthma (use cautiously)
-bradycardia
What are agniotension converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) prescribed for?
-HTN
-Diabetes
-Renal disease
-HF
-cardiomyopathy
What does ACE-I do?
improve heart pumping capacity, decrease BP, decrease workload
What is furosemide
loop diuretic (can be used for chronic heart failure)
What would we expect from administering furosemide?
-decrease preload
-excrete fluids
What do we need to monitor for when a patient is taking furosemide?
K levels
What medication do we give to a patient who is symptomatic bradycardia
atropine
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What medication do we give to a patient who is symptomatic tachycardia?
Amiodarone
One treatment of Atrial fibrillation (A fib) amiodarone. What is the corcerning
cardiac side effect of this medication?
Slows down the heart rate and damage to the lungs. We should monitor for
Pulmonary function test, thyroid function, liver function
Non-pharmacologic treatment for A-fib
Cardiac ablation or cardioversion
Non-pharm treatment for Atrial flutter (A-flutter)
Cardioversion
Non-pahrm treatment for supra-ventricular tachycardia
Vagal amneuvers- bearing down
Cardioversion
what are the risk factors for V-tach
-CAD
-Hypovolemia
-Hypo/hyper k
-Hypoglycemia
-Hypothermia
What risk factors cause dysrhythmias
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-Age (older adult)
-MI
-HTN
-HF
-Heart valve disease
-Sleep apnea
-Electrolyte imbalances
What are the signs and symptoms of Digoxin toxicity?
-N/V
-Visual disturbances (yellow halo around lights)
-Later signs: bradycardia, dysthmias
What do we need to monitor for when administering a heparin drip
-aPPT, PTT
Normal levels of HDL
>40-60
Normal levels of LDL
<100 mg/dL
Normal levels of triglycerides
<150 mg/dL
normal levels of cholesterol
<200mg/dL
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NUR 445 EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+/ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING
What does digoxin do?
It improve cardiac contractility, slow conduction through AV node
What is digoxin used to treat?
-heart failure
-atrial fibrillation
-ST
-AFL
-cardiomyopathy
when should we not use digoxin
-Patient with poor renal function
-bradycardia
What is metoprolol?
Slows down HR, decrease cardiac workload and O2 demand
beta blocker= treats HTN, angina and prevents MI
What is metoprolol used for?
-ST
-AF with RVR
When should metoprolol not be given?
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, NUR 445 EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
-HF (use cautiously )
-Asthma (use cautiously)
-bradycardia
What are agniotension converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) prescribed for?
-HTN
-Diabetes
-Renal disease
-HF
-cardiomyopathy
What does ACE-I do?
improve heart pumping capacity, decrease BP, decrease workload
What is furosemide
loop diuretic (can be used for chronic heart failure)
What would we expect from administering furosemide?
-decrease preload
-excrete fluids
What do we need to monitor for when a patient is taking furosemide?
K levels
What medication do we give to a patient who is symptomatic bradycardia
atropine
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, NUR 445 EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
What medication do we give to a patient who is symptomatic tachycardia?
Amiodarone
One treatment of Atrial fibrillation (A fib) amiodarone. What is the corcerning
cardiac side effect of this medication?
Slows down the heart rate and damage to the lungs. We should monitor for
Pulmonary function test, thyroid function, liver function
Non-pharmacologic treatment for A-fib
Cardiac ablation or cardioversion
Non-pharm treatment for Atrial flutter (A-flutter)
Cardioversion
Non-pahrm treatment for supra-ventricular tachycardia
Vagal amneuvers- bearing down
Cardioversion
what are the risk factors for V-tach
-CAD
-Hypovolemia
-Hypo/hyper k
-Hypoglycemia
-Hypothermia
What risk factors cause dysrhythmias
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-Age (older adult)
-MI
-HTN
-HF
-Heart valve disease
-Sleep apnea
-Electrolyte imbalances
What are the signs and symptoms of Digoxin toxicity?
-N/V
-Visual disturbances (yellow halo around lights)
-Later signs: bradycardia, dysthmias
What do we need to monitor for when administering a heparin drip
-aPPT, PTT
Normal levels of HDL
>40-60
Normal levels of LDL
<100 mg/dL
Normal levels of triglycerides
<150 mg/dL
normal levels of cholesterol
<200mg/dL
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