NRSG 357 CARDIOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS L LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
A patient is experiencing heparin overdose. Which medication would the nurse prepare to
administer?
a) vitamin K
b) factor VIII
c) antihistamine
d) protamine sulfate - ANS d
What does the nurse recognize as the major adverse effect of low-molecular-weight heparin?
a) thrombocytosis
b) anaphylaxis
c) infection
d) bleeding - ANS d
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, The nurse monitors the aPTT of a patient receiving heparin for a deep vein thrombosis. The
nurse notes that the aPTT is 70. What is the most important action to be taken by the nurse?
a) Notify the physician
b) Document the result
c) Increase the infusion rate
d) Decrease the infusion rate - ANS b
Which instruction should be included in the discharge teaching for the patient with a new
prescription for simvastatin (Zocor)?
The purpose of this medication is to lower HDL.
Liver enzyme levels should be monitored every few months.
Flushing occurs in almost all individuals.
Sedation is common but will decrease with time. - ANS B
A patient with malaise has been taking daptomycin (Cubicin) for an infection and is concurrently
taking simvastatin (Zocor). The nurse should be concerned if the patient complains of:
a. nausea.
b. tiredness
.
c. muscle pain
.
d. headache. - ANS C
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QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS L LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
A patient is experiencing heparin overdose. Which medication would the nurse prepare to
administer?
a) vitamin K
b) factor VIII
c) antihistamine
d) protamine sulfate - ANS d
What does the nurse recognize as the major adverse effect of low-molecular-weight heparin?
a) thrombocytosis
b) anaphylaxis
c) infection
d) bleeding - ANS d
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, The nurse monitors the aPTT of a patient receiving heparin for a deep vein thrombosis. The
nurse notes that the aPTT is 70. What is the most important action to be taken by the nurse?
a) Notify the physician
b) Document the result
c) Increase the infusion rate
d) Decrease the infusion rate - ANS b
Which instruction should be included in the discharge teaching for the patient with a new
prescription for simvastatin (Zocor)?
The purpose of this medication is to lower HDL.
Liver enzyme levels should be monitored every few months.
Flushing occurs in almost all individuals.
Sedation is common but will decrease with time. - ANS B
A patient with malaise has been taking daptomycin (Cubicin) for an infection and is concurrently
taking simvastatin (Zocor). The nurse should be concerned if the patient complains of:
a. nausea.
b. tiredness
.
c. muscle pain
.
d. headache. - ANS C
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