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ATI PHARMACOLOGY
CARDIOVASCULAR: SAUNDERS EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
ANSWERS GRADED A | BRAND NEW!!!
The nurse is scheduled to administer a dose of digoxin (Lanoxin)
to a client with atrial fibrillation. The client has a potassium
level of 4.6 mEq/L. Which would be the nurse's next action? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The dose should be administered as
prescribed.
A client is being treated for moderate hypertension and has
been taking diltiazem (Cardizem) for several months. The client
is seen by the health care provider, and Prinzmetal's angina is
diagnosed. The nurse planning care for the client understands
that which action of the medication will provide a therapeutic
effect for this new diagnosis? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Prevents influx of calcium ions in vascular smooth muscle
,A 1-year-old child has been prescribed digoxin (Lanoxin) to
treat heart failure (HF). When should the nurse plan on
withholding the prescribed dose of the medication? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > The child's pulse is less than 80 beats per
minute.
A client recently began medication therapy with propranolol
(Inderal-LA). The nurse should be most concerned after noting
the presence of which effect in this client? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Audible expiratory wheezes
A client taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
inhibitor reviewed the medication information sheet and notes
that the medication is used to treat hypertension. He states, "I
have heart failure. Why am I taking this medicine?" The nurse
responds by making which statement? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> "The medication causes relaxation in your arteries and veins
and decreases the heart's work."
A client with heart failure is being discharged to home and will
be taking furosemide (Lasix). The nurse determines that
teaching has been effective if the client makes which
statement? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > "I will weigh myself every
day."
, The nurse is reviewing the health care provider's prescription
sheet for the preoperative client, which states that the client
must be on nothing by mouth (NPO) status after midnight. The
nurse should clarify whether which medication should be given
to the client rather than withheld? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
Atenolol (Tenormin)
A client is being discharged home, and the health care provider
has prescribed spironolactone (Aldactone) for the client. The
nurse reinforces instructions to the client about the
medication. Which statement by the client indicates a need for
further teaching by the nurse? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > "I
know I need to eat foods that are high in potassium because of
the diuretic effect of the medication."
A health care provider (HCP) writes a prescription for digoxin
(Lanoxin), 0.25 mg daily. The nurse teaches the client about the
medication and tells the client that it is important to do which?
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Withhold the medication and call the
HCP if the pulse is less than 60 beats per minute.
A client has arrived at the emergency department complaining
of weakness, an irregular heartbeat, and lethargy. The nurse is
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