2024 NR 283 PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
When a staff member asks where venous blood from the coronary circulation
drains into, what is the best response by the nurse? The:
A. Superior vena cava
B. Inferior vena cava
C. Right atrium
D. Left atrium - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Right atrium
Which of the following is the most common cause of cellular injury?
A. Hypoxia
B. Chemical injury from drugs
C. Free radical-induced injury
D. Chemical injury from pollutants - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. Hypoxia
While viewing the electrocardiogram, the nurse recalls the _____ conducts
action potentials down the atrioventricular septum.
A. Bachmann bundle
B. Bundle of His
C. Sinoatrial node
D. Atrioventricular node - CORRECT-ANSWERSB. Bundle of His
While planning care for a heart patient, which principle should the nurse
recall? Right ventricular afterload is affected by:
A. Vascular resistance in the systemic vessels
B. Right end-diastolic pressure
C. Pressures in the vena cava
D. Pulmonary vascular resistance - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Pulmonary
vascular resistance
When a nursing student wants to know where the primary cardiovascular
control center is located, what is the nurse's best response? In the:
A. Cerebral cortex
B. Midbrain
, C. Medulla
D. Cervical spinal cord - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Medulla
Most cases of combined systolic and diastolic hypertension have no known
cause and are documented on the chart as _____ hypertension.
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Congenital
D. Acquired - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. Primary
A 50-year-old male is diagnosed with orthostatic hypotension. Which of the
following symptoms would he most likely experience?
A. Headache and blurred vision
B. Nausea and vomiting
C. Chest pain and palpitations
D. Syncope and fainting - CORRECT-ANSWERSD. Syncope and fainting
What term should the nurse document for a detached blood clot?
A. Thrombus
B. Embolus
C. Thromboembolism
D. Infarction - CORRECT-ANSWERSC. Thromboembolism
A 52-year-old female is diagnosed with coronary artery disease. The nurse
assesses for myocardial:
A. Hypertrophy
B. Ischemia
C. Necrosis
D. Inflammation - CORRECT-ANSWERSB. Ischemia
A 49-year-old male presents to his primary care provider reporting chest
pain. EKG reveals ST elevation. He is diagnosed with myocardial ischemia.
Which of the following interventions would be most beneficial?
A. Administer a diuretic to decrease volume.
B. Apply oxygen to increase myocardial oxygen supply.
C. Encourage exercise to increase heart rate.
D. Give an antibiotic to decrease infection. - CORRECT-ANSWERSB. Apply
oxygen to increase myocardial oxygen supply.
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