ATI RN TESTING: Cardiac Practice Exam Questions

The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving IV furosemide (Lasix) and morphine for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) with severe orthopnea. Which clinical finding is the best indicator that the treatment has been effective? Reduced dyspnea with HOB at 30 degrees 3 MULTIPLE CHOICE OPTIONS Which topic will the nurse plan to include in discharge teaching for a patient who has heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)? Benefits and effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors 3 MULTIPLE CHOICE OPTIONS Digoxin increases the contractility and slows the heart rate Vasodilators decrease after load, dilate arterioles of kidneys, decrease preload Dopamine increase contractility, increases oxygen demandMorphine May decrease the chemoreceptor response to hypoxia and/or cause vasodilation reducing pulmonary congestion A patient with LHF is ordered 02, furosemide, spironolactone, enalapril. Which should the nurse evaluate patient response to these drugs? Auscultate lung sounds 3 MULTIPLE CHOICE OPTIONS While assessing an older adult patient, the nurse notes jugular venous distention (JVD) with the head of the patient's bed elevated 45 degrees. What does this finding indicate? increased right atrial pressure 3 MULTIPLE CHOICE OPTIONS A patient in the coronary care unit develops ventricular fibrillation. The first action the nurse should take is to: initiate CPR 3 MULTIPLE CHOICE OPTIONS identify the rhythm strip ventricular fibrillation3 MULTIPLE CHOICE OPTIONS Which statements accurately describe HF with preserved ejection fraction? SATA. -The patho involves ventricular relaxation and filling -Multiple evidence-based therapies have been shows to decrease mortality. -Therapies focus on symptom control and treatment of underlying conditions. -Uncontrolled hypertension is a primary cause. -Left ventricular ejection fraction may be within normal limits. -The patho involves ventricular relaxation and filling -Therapies focus on symptom control and treatment of underlying conditions. -Uncontrolled hypertension is a primary cause. -Left ventricular ejection fraction may be within normal limits.