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Med Surg: Cardiovascular ATI Practice A-14Questions and Answers
A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has a prescription for
the transdermal nitroglycerin patch. Which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teachings? - -A) Apply the new patch to the
same site as the previous patch.
B) Place the patch on an area of skin away from skin folds and joints.
C)Keep the patch on 24 hr per day.
D) Replace the patch at the onset of angina.
Correct Answer is B.
Rationales:
Rotating the patch site can prevent skin
irritation.
The client should apply the patch to an area of
intact skin that has enough room for the patch to
fit smoothly.
The client should have a patch-free interval of 10
to 12 hr per day to prevent tolerance to the
medication.
The nurse should emphasize that nitroglycerin
patches offer ongoing prevention of angina
attacks. The patches do not treat angina attacks
because they do not take effect immediately.
-A nurse in an emergency room is assessing a client who has
bradydysrhythmia. Which of the following findings should the nurse look out
for? - -A) Confusion
B) Friction rub
C) Hypertension
D) Dry skin
Correct Answer A
, Rationales:
Bradydysrhythmia can cause decreased systemic perfusion, which can lead
to confusion. Therefore, the nurse should monitor the client's mental status.
The nurse should expect to hear a friction rub during cardiac auscultation on
a client who has pericarditis.
The nurse should monitor a client who has a bradydysrhythmia for
hypotension.
The nurse should monitor a client who has a bradydysrhythmia for
diaphoresis.
-A nurse is admitting a client who has a leg ulcer and a history of DM. The
nurse should use which of the following focused assessments to help
differentiate between an arterial ulcer and a venous stasis ulcer? - -A)
Explore the client's family history of peripheral vascular disease.
B) Note the presence or absence of pain at the ulcer site.
C) Inquire about the presence or absence of claudication.
D) Ask if the client has had a recent infection.
Correct Answer: C
Rationales:
Family history is important, but it does not help to differentiate between
arterial and venous ulcers.
Both arterial and venous ulcers cause varying degrees of pain or discomfort.
Knowing if the client is experiencing claudication helps differentiate venous
from arterial ulcers. Clients who have arterial ulcers experience claudication,
but those who have venous ulcers do not.
Both arterial and venous ulcers have the potential to become infected.
Claudication definition: a condition in which cramping pain in the leg is
induced by exercise, typically caused by obstruction of the arteries.
-A nurse is providing teaching for a client who is 2 days postop following a
heart transplant. Which of the following statements should the nurse include
in the teaching? - -A) "You might no longer be able to feel chest pain."
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