Cardiac ATI UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Cardiac ATI UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a prescription for digoxin 125 mcg PO
daily. Available is digoxin PO 0.25 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer
per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth...
Cardiac ATI UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a prescription for digoxin 125 mcg PO
daily. Available is digoxin PO 0.25 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer
per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use
a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 0.5 tablet(s
A nurse is assessing a client who has fluid overload. Which of the following findings should
the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)
A. Increased heart rate
B. Increased blood pressure
C. Increased respiratory rate
D. Increase hematocrit
E. Increased temperature - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A, B, C
A nurse is reviewing the EKG strip of a client who has prolonged vomiting. Which of the
following abnormalities on the client's EKG should the nurse interpret as a sign of
hypokalemia?
A. Abnormally prominent U wave
B. Elevated ST segment
C. Wide QRS
D. Inverted P wave - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A
A client who has a history of myocardial infarction (MI) is prescribed aspirin 325 mg. The
nurse recognizes that the aspirin is given due to which of the following actions of the
medication?
A. analgesic
B. anti-inflammatory
C. antiplatelet aggregate
,D. antipyretic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- C
While performing an admission assessment for a client, the nurse notes that the client has
varicose veins with ulcerations and lower extremity edema with a report of a feeling of
heaviness. Which of the following nursing diagnoses should the nurse identify as being the
priority in the client's care?
A. Impaired tissue perfusion
B. Alteration in body image
C. Alteration in activity tolerance
D. Impaired skin integrity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A
A nurse is teaching the partner of a client who had an acute myocardial infarction (MI) about
the reason blood was drawn from the client. Which of the following statements should the
nurse make regarding cardiac enzymes studies?
A. "These tests help determine the degree of damage to the heart tissues."
B. "Cardiac enzymes will identify the location of the MI."
C. "These tests will enable the provider to determine the heart structure and mobility of the
heart valves."
D. "Cardiac enzymes assist in diagnosing the presence of pulmonary congestion." -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A
A nurse is teaching about risk factors of developing a stroke with a group of older adult
clients. Which of the following nonmodifiable risk factors should the nurse include in the
teaching?
A. History of smoking
B. Obesity
C. History of hypertension
D. Race - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- D
, A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and is at risk for developing venous
thromboembolism (VTE). The nurse should instruct the client to avoid which of the
following unsafe actions?
A. Elevating her feet
B. Massaging her legs
C. Flexing her ankles
D. Ambulating soon after surgery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- B
A nurse is auscultating a client's heart sounds and hears an extra heart sound before what
should be considered the first heart sound S1. The nurse should document this finding as
which of the following heart sounds?
A. The fourth heart sound (S4)
B. A friction rub
C. The third heart sound (S3)
D. A split second heart sound S2 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A
A nurse is assessing a client who had left femoral cardiac angiography. Identify where the
nurse will palpate to assess the most distal pulse on the affected side. (Check areas, or "Hot
Spots," as outlined in the artwork below. Select only the outlined area that corresponds to
youranswer. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The left pedal pulse is the correct answer since the
client had left-sided angiography.
A nurse is caring for a client who has pericarditis and reports feeling a new onset of
palpitations and shortness of breath. Which of the following assessments should indicate to
the nurse that the client may have developed atrial fibrillation?
A. Different blood pressures in the upper limbs.
B. Different apical and radial pulses.
C. Differences between oral and axillary temperatures.
D. Differences in upper and lower lung sounds. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- B
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