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ATI Cardiac/Vascular Disorders Practice
Questions & Answers
1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is taking warfarin about monitoring its
therapeutic effects.Which of the following explanations shouldthe nurse provide about the
international normalized ratio (INR) test?
1. "The INR also monitors heparin therapy if the provider switches the med-ication
prescription."
2. "The INR is the only test available or anticoagulant therapy monitoring."
3. "You will only need the test twice per month."
4. "The INR is a standardized test that eliminates the variations between laboratories
reports in prothrombin times."
Answer 4. "The INR is a standardized testthat eliminates the variations between laboratories
reports in prothrombin times."
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2. A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has left-sided heart failure.Which of
the following assessment findings should the nurse expect?
1. Frothy sputum
2. Dependent edema
3. Nocturnal polyuria
4. Jugular distention
Answer 1. Frothy sputum
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has valvular heart disease and is at risk for
developing left-sided heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should alert
the nurse the client is developing this condition?
1. Anorexia
2. Weight gain
3. Breathlessness
4. Distended abdomen
Answer 3. Breathlessness
4. A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a prescription for digoxin 125
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mcg PO daily. Available is digoxin PO 0.25 mg/tablet. How manytablets 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.)
Answer 0.5tablets
5. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescrip-tion for
verapamil for angina. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
1. "Limit your fluid intake to meal times."
2. "Do not take this medication on an empty stomach."
3. "Increase your daily intake of dietary fiber."
4. "You can expect swelling of the ankles while taking this medication."
Answer 3."Increase your daily intake of dietary fiber."
6. A home health nurse is making a home visit to a client who takes a dailydiuretic for
heart failure. Which of the following manifestations should thenurse identify as
indicating the client is hypokalemic?
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