NUR-213 Final EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS with Complete Solutions
Which patient should the nurse assess first?
a. 2nd degree Mobitz 1
b. 1st degree AV block
c. occasional PVCs
d. ST elevation Correct Answer-d. ST elevation
This indicates the pt is having a STEMI now
The patient is in V-fib and code blue has been activated. What setting with the nurse use on the defibrillator?
a. cardiovert
b. pace
c. defibrillate Correct Answer-c. defibrillate
The patient's BP is 80/50 and has a 1+ brachial pulse. What drug is now indicated?
a. amiodarone
b. metoprolol
c. amlodipine
d. atropine e. nitroglycerine Correct Answer-d. atropine
This is a cholinergic drug that increase HR and BP
A client diagnosed with shock is prescribed dobutamine. Which finding indicates this medication is effective?
a. BP decreases from 160/120 to 140/88
b. urine output increases from 20 mL/hour to 40 mL/hour
c. peripheral pulses decrease in strength from 2+ to 1+ bilaterally
d. respirations increase from 10 bpm to 18 bpm Correct Answer-b. urine output increases from 20 mL/hour to 40 mL/hour
Dobutmaine is prescribed to increase cardiac output, which increases perfusion. When their is increases renal perfusion, urine output will increase as well.
A client is suffering from pericarditis after an MI. What assessment finding will confirm this medical diagnosis?
a. distended neck veins
b. chest pain is relieved by nitroglycerin
c. chest pain with exertion
d. audible friction rub over left sternal border Correct Answer-d. audible friction rub over left sternal border A client is about to received a thrombolytic after an EKG shows changes
consistent with an MI. What information is most important for the nurses to obtain from the client's family?
a. the client takes amlodipine daily
b. the client takes levothyroxine 100 mcg daily
c. the client is allergic to shellfish
d. the client takes clopidogrel 75 mg daily Correct Answer-d. the client takes clopidogrel 75 mg daily
Clopidogrel is an anti platelet that could interact with a thombolytic and increase the chances of the pt bleeding out.
Which assignment should the LPN take?
a. 100% capture
b. STEMI
c. complete heart block
d. asystole Correct Answer-a. 100% capture
it has predictable outcomes
The EKG rhythm strip on telemetry notes 2nd degree Mobitz 1. What will be the priority action of the nurse? a. notify the HCP
b. call a rapid response
c. assess the client's pulse oximetry reading
d. assess the client's BP Correct Answer-d. assess the client's BP
The nurse is caring for a client admitted with a purulent draining pressure injury. What client assessment(s) will alert the nurse that the client could be developing sepsis?
a. BP 148/78
b. O2 93% on RA
c. RR 28 bpm
d. HR 118 bpm
E. lethargy Correct Answer-b. O2 93% on RA
c. RR 28 bpm
d. HR 118 bpm
E. lethargy
A client with cardiomypathy has an invasive pulmonary artery catheter inserted. The pulmonary capillary wedge pressure is 18 mmHg and the central venous pressure is 15 mmHg. What medication/parenteral therapy will the nurse anticipate administering?
a. warfarin PO
b. furosemide IV
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