NURS 401 Heart Disease Questions With Complete Solutions
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NURS 401 Heart Disease Questions With
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Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a client admitted with acute
decompensated heart failure (ADHF) who is receiving milrinone?
Monitor blood pressure frequently
Encourage the client to ambulate in room
Titrate...
NURS 401 Heart Disease Questions With
Complete Solutions
Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a client admitted with acute
decompensated heart failure (ADHF) who is receiving milrinone?
Monitor blood pressure frequently
Encourage the client to ambulate in room
Titrate milrinone rate slowly before discontinuing
Teach the client about safe home use of the medication Monitor blood pressure frequently
The client with cardiac failure is taught to report which symptom to the health care provider or
clinic immediately?
Increased appetite
Persistent cough
Weight loss
Ability to sleep through the night Persistent cough
A client has been diagnosed with heart failure. What is the major nursing outcome for the client?
Reduce the workload on the heart.
Walk 30 minutes three times a week.
, NURS 401 Heart Disease Questions With
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Maintain a healthy diet.
Sleep 8 hours per night. Reduce the workload on the heart.
The nurse identifies which symptom as a characteristic of right-sided heart failure?
Jugular vein distention (JVD)
Dyspnea
Pulmonary crackles
Cough Jugular vein distention (JVD)
The nurse is obtaining data on an older adult client. What finding may indicate to the nurse the
early symptom of heart failure?
Decreased urinary output
Dyspnea on exertion
Hypotension
Tachycardia Dyspnea on exertion
The nurse is admitting a client with frothy pink sputum. What does the nurse suspect is the
primary underlying disorder of pulmonary edema?
, NURS 401 Heart Disease Questions With
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decreased left ventricular pumping
decreased right ventricular elasticity
increased left atrial contractility
increased right atrial resistance decreased left ventricular pumping
The nurse is assigned to care for a patient with heart failure. What classification of medication
does the nurse anticipate administering that will improve symptoms as well as increase survival?
ACE inhibitor
Calcium channel blocker
Diuretic
Bile acid sequestrants ACE inhibitor
The nurse is teaching a group of clients with heart failure about how to decrease leg edema.
What dietary advice will the nurse give to clients with severe heart failure?
Avoid the intake of processed and commercially prepared foods.
Avoid the intake of canned fruit and fruit juices.
Encourage increased intake of vegetables with natural sodium.
, NURS 401 Heart Disease Questions With
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Encourage increased intake of red meat. Avoid the intake of processed and commercially
prepared foods.
A client arrives at the ED with an exacerbation of left-sided heart failure and reports shortness of
breath. Which is the priority nursing action?
Administer angiotensin II receptor blockers
Assess oxygen saturation
Administer diuretics
Administer angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors Assess oxygen saturation
The nurse is admitting a client with heart failure. What client statement indicates that fluid
overload was occurring at home?
"I eat six small meals a day when I am hungry."
"I've stopped eating foods with salt, though I miss the taste."
"I'm having trouble going up the steps during the day."
"My best time of the day is the morning." "I'm having trouble going up the steps during
the day."
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