RN Nursing School · Critical Care · 16 questions
Critical Care Cardiac practice questions
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- 1A patient becomes unresponsive without a palpable pulse despite showing bradycardia on the rhythm strip. What action should the nurse take immediately? (Select all that apply.)Answer →
- 2A patient with shortness of breath has a heart rhythm of 46 beats per minute. Which medication should the nurse anticipate being prescribed for this patient?Answer →
- 3An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is being used for a patient who has experienced a massive myocardial infarction (MI). Which assessment finding indicates that the treatment goal of the IABP is 'being met?Answer →
- 4A nurse is assessing a patient with cardiomyopathy and suspects the development of heart failure. Which of the following findings most strongly supports this clinical suspicion?Answer →
- 5The nurse is caring for a patient with a potentially life-threatening cardiac dysrhythmia. What should be included in this patient's plan of care? (Select all that apply.)Answer →
- 6While awaiting cardiac transplantation, a patient with severe heart failure has a portable, long term ventricular assist device (VAD) implanted. What should the nurse include in the plan of care?Answer →
- 7The nurse correlates which assessment finding in the patient with left sided heart failure post MI?Answer →
- 8The nurse provides discharge instructions to a patient who is admitted for a myocardial infarction. Which patient statement indicates a need for additional teaching?Answer →
- 9A patient with cardiogenic shock is experiencing symptomatic bradycardia. The nurse administers the prescribed dose of atropine, but the patient's heart rate does not improve. Based on this assessment, which provider order should the nurse anticipate next?Answer →
- 10Which of the following rhythms would synchronized cardioversion be indicated? (Select all the apply)Answer →
- 11A nurse is assessing a patient with a new onset cardiac dysrhythmia. The telemetry monitor shows an irregular rhythm with a heart rate of 38 bpm. Which combination of assessment findings would indicate the patient is symptomatic and experiencing decreased cardiac output?Answer →
- 12A patient who had a myocardial infarction is now in cardiogenic shock. Which priority intervention will the nurse include in the plan of care?Answer →
- 13A client with a history of heart failure, diabetes, and hypertension is admitted with intermittent dizziness, fatigue, and near-syncope. The client's blood pressure is 108/64 mmHg, oxygen saturation is 97% on room air, and the following rhythm is noted on telemetry. Which question should the nurse ask first?Answer →
- 14The nurse cares for a client who is pulseless. After calling a code blue, the nurse should take which action?Answer →
- 15The nurse is caring for a patient with sharp sub-sternal chest pain. After placing the patient on an ECG monitor and on 2 liters oxygen via nasal cannula, the patient becomes unresponsive and does not have a pulse. The ECG monitor now shows the following rhythm. What is the immediate action the nurse should take?Answer →
- 16A nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. Which of the following statements about this condition are correct? Select all that apply.Answer →