NUR 114 Fall 2021 ATI Perfusion Practice
Nurse is caring for a client who came to the emergency department reporting
chest pain. The provider suspects in myocardial infarction. While waiting for
the troponins levels report, the client asked what is blood test will show. Which
of the following explanation should the nurse provide the client? - correct
answer-Troponins is a heart muscle protein that appears in the bloodstream
when there is damage to the heart
A nurse in an urgent care center is assessing a client who reports a sudden
onset of a regular palpation, fatigue, and dizziness. The nurse finds a rapid
and irregular heart rate with a significant pulse deficit. Which of the following
dysrhythmias should the nurse expect to find on the ECG? - correct
answer-Atrial fibrillation
A nurse is caring for a client who has a cardio pulmonary arrest. The nurse
anticipates emergency response team administer which of the following
medication if the client restore rhythm is symptomatic bradycardia? - correct
answer-Atropine
A nurse is caring for a client who receives furosemide to treat heart failure.
Which of the following laboratory value should the nurse monitor for this client
due to this medication? - correct answer-Potassium
A nurse is assessing a client who has atrial fibrillation. Which of the following
pulse characteristic should the nurse expect? - correct answer-Irregular
A nurse is assessing a client who has hypercholesteremia and is receiving
simvastatin. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognized as a
potential adverse effect? - correct answer-Muscle weakness
A nurse is assessing a client prior to administering atenolol. Which of the
following findings should prompt the nurse to withhold the medication? -
correct answer-Heart rate 46/minute
A nurse is caring for a client who develops a ventricular fibrillation rhythm. The
client is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. Which of the following actions is
the nurses priority? - correct answer-Defibrillation
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