Question: Which of the following EKG findings indicates a normal sinus rhythm?
Answer Choices:
Regular R-R intervals
Absence of P waves
Inverted T waves
Wide QRS complexes
Answer: Regular R-R intervals
Question: A nurse admits a client who has a subarachnoid hemorrhage and increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer to decrease ICP?
Answer Choices:
Mannitol
Phenytoin
Dopamine
Nicardipine
Answer: Mannitol
Question: Which of the following is a common risk factor for valvular heart disease?
Answer Choices:
Diabetes
Hypertension
Osteoporosis
High cholesterol
Answer: Hypertension
Question: Which of the following statements accurately describes the role of the heart in circulation?
Answer Choices:
The heart exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide in the coronary arteries.
The heart regulates blood pressure by controlling the volume of blood in circulation.
The heart pumps oxygenated blood to the lungs for exchange of carbon dioxide.
The heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs for oxygenation.
Answer: The heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs for oxygenation
Question: A nurse is caring for an older adult client in the emergency department who sustained a head injury due to a fall. Which of the following are common reasons for head injuries in older adults?
Answer Choices:
Decreased visual acuity
Motor vehicle crashes
Polypharmacy
Weakness
Chronic hypertension
Previous military experience
Answer: Decreased visual acuity, Polypharmacy, Weakness
Question: A nurse is providing teaching about potential complications to a client who has a spinal cord injury. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching as a common complication of spinal cord injuries?
Answer Choices:
Temperature sensitivity
Contractures
Sexual dysfunction
Disc degeneration
Urinary tract infections
Answer: Contractures, Sexual dysfunction, Urinary tract infections
Question: What does the P-wave represent on an EKG?
Answer Choices:
Ventricular repolarization
Ventricular depolarization
Atrial repolarization
Atrial depolarization
Answer: D. Atrial depolarization
Question: What are the steps in the cardiac electrical pathway?
Answer Choices:
Atrioventricular node
Bundle of His
Sinoatrial node
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Purkinje fibers
Left bundle branch
Supraventricular tachycardia
Pulmonary emboli
Ischemia
Answer: Sinoatrial node, Atrioventricular node, Bundle of His, Left bundle branch, Purkinje fibers
Question: Which of the following statements accurately describes the role of the heart in circulation?
Answer Choices:
The heart exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide in the coronary arteries.
The heart regulates blood pressure by controlling the volume of blood in circulation.
The heart pumps oxygenated blood to the lungs for exchange of carbon dioxide.
The heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs for oxygenation.
Answer: D. The heart receives deoxygenated blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs for oxygenation.
Question: What vital sign is important to assess before administering Digoxin to a patient?
Answer Choices:
Temperature
Respiratory rate
Blood pressure
Heart rate
Answer: Heart rate
Question: What vital sign is important to assess before administering Digoxin to a patient?
Answer Choices:
Temperature
Respiratory rate
Blood pressure
Heart rate
Answer: D. Heart rate
Question: Which of the following EKG findings indicates a normal sinus rhythm?
Answer Choices:
Regular R-R intervals
Absence of P waves
Inverted T waves
Wide QRS complexes
Answer: A. Regular R-R intervals
Question: A nurse is caring for a client who has a T-4 spinal cord injury. Which of the following client findings should the nurse identify as an indication the client is at risk for experiencing autonomic dysreflexia?
Answer Choices:
The client states having nasal congestion.
The client’s bladder becomes distended.
The client states having a severe headache.
The client’s blood pressure becomes elevated.
Answer: B. The client’s bladder becomes distended
Question: A nurse is caring for a client who has a spinal cord injury at the fourth cervical level. Which of the following mobility options should the nurse anticipate for this client?
Answer Choices:
Manual wheelchair
Sip-and-puff device
Drive-adapted wheelchair
Ultra-light wheelchairs
Answer: B. Sip-and-puff device
Question: Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as requiring immediate follow-up?
Answer Choices:
Pedal pulses of right leg 3+
Capillary refill less than 3 seconds in right great toe
Warmth on right leg
4+ edema to right leg
Inflammation and irritation on right calf
Answer: 4+ edema to right leg, Inflammation and irritation on right calf, Warmth on right leg
Question: A nurse admits a client who has a subarachnoid hemorrhage and increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer to decrease ICP?
Answer Choices:
Mannitol
Phenytoin
Dopamine
Nicardipine
Answer: A. Mannitol