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NCLEX 3000-Cardio exam
(170 questions
with 100%
correct answers)
Before discharge, which instruction should
the nurse give to a client receiving flecainide
(Tambocor) to reduce the risk of heart
failure? - answer Limit fluid intake
The nurse is assessing a client who is at risk
for cardiac tamponade due to chest trauma
sustained in a motorcycle accident. What is
the client's pulse pressure if his blood
pressure is 108/82 mm Hg? - answer 26
,(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) The nurse is
preparing a teaching plan for a client who
recently underwent surgery for insertion of a
permanent pacemaker. Which instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching
plan? - answer (1) Check heart rate for 1
minute daily (4) Report redness, swelling, or
discharge at insertion site. (6) Avoid
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnostic
studies.
"(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) Which of the
following signs and symptoms should the
nurse expect to find in a client with angina? -
answer (1) Chest tightness (3) Chest
pressure (4) Jaw pain
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) A client is
prescribed furosemide (Lasix) to manage his
heart failure. What laboratory values should
be monitored while the client receives this
medication? - answer (1) Complete blood
count and (2) Serum potassium
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) The nurse is caring
for a client who just underwent cardiac
,catheterization through a femoral access
site. Which nursing interventions should the
nurse include in the care plan for the next 8
hours? - answer (1) Maintain pressure over
the femoral access site. (3) Check the
dressing and access site for bleeding. (5)
Keep the extremity straight.
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) The nurse advises
a client recovering from a myocardial
infarction to decrease his fat and sodium
intake. Which foods should the nurse instruct
the client to avoid? - answer (1) Pepperoni
Pizza (3) Bacon (4) Cheese (6) Soft Drinks
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) The nurse is
admitting a client with substernal chest pain.
Which diagnostic tests does the nurse
anticipate the client will receive to confirm or
rule out a diagnosis of myocardial infarction
(MI)? - answer (2) Serum troponin (3) Serum
myoglobin
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) A client is
diagnosed with myocardial infarction. Which
data collection findings indicate that the
, client has developed left-sided heart failure?
- answer (3) Orthopnea (4) Cough (6)
Crackles
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) A client is receiving
heparin I.V. for the treatment of
thrombophlebitis. Which laboratory value
should the nurse monitor throughout heparin
therapy? - answer (3) Partial thromboplastin
time (PTT) (5) Platelet count
The night shift nurse reports that a client
admitted with a myocardial infarction has
normal capillary refill. What capillary refill
time would the nurse expect to find if the
client's refill time remains normal? - answer
1 to 3 seconds
A client is prescribed flecainide (Tambocor) to
treat atrial fibrillation. How soon after
administering flecainide orally can the nurse
expect the drug to reach its peak
concentration? - answer 2 to 3 hours
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