AACN Course Exam Questions and Answers
How does one assess a patient's chest pain? - Ans:-Use the PQRST assessment scale
P (Provoke)--> What provokes or precipitates the pain?
Q (Quality)--> What is the quality of the pain?
R (Radiation)--> Does the pain radiate to locations other than...
How does one assess a patient's chest pain? - Ans:✔✔-Use the PQRST assessment scale
P (Provoke)--> What provokes or precipitates the pain?
Q (Quality)--> What is the quality of the pain?
R (Radiation)--> Does the pain radiate to locations other than the chest?
S (Severity)--> What is the severity of the pain (on a scale of 1-10)
T (Timing)--> What is the time of onset of this episode of pain that caused you to come to the hospital?
Cardiac catheterization is also known as...? - Ans:✔✔-Coronary angiography
Besides the diagnosis of atherosclerotic lesions or thrombus in the coronary vessels, what is cardiac
catheterization used for? - Ans:✔✔-Evaluation of:
-Valvular heart disease, including stenosis or insufficiency
-Atrial or ventricular septal defects
-Congenital anomalities
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