Question: A patient’s blood pressure is 140/86 mm Hg; however, previous measurements have been within normal limits. The patient denies any other complaints. Which intervention would be appropriate for this patient?
Answer Options:
Refer the patient to the emergency department for treatment
Prepare teaching on antihypertensive medications
Instruct on the effects of hypertension on major body organs
Schedule an additional measurement in a few weeks
Answer: 4
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Answer Options:
Crackles
Edema
Bradycardia
Ascites
Answer: Edema
Question: The nurse finds a patient admitted with asthma and pneumonia restless, anxious, complaining of increasing difficulty breathing, and stridor. Because of suspected status asthmaticus, an arterial blood gas is ordered. Which result requires an immediate intervention?
Answer Options:
PaCO2 48 mm Hg
pH 7.30
PaO2 50 mm Hg
SpO2 88%
Answer: 3
Question: In completing an admission assessment on a patient admitted for evaluation of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which statement by the patient correlates with stage III PAD?
Answer Options:
“I do not feel sharp objects when I step on them.”
“The pain frequently awakens me at night.”
“The pain is the same when I take long walk.”
“The pain usually goes away when I lie down.”
Answer: 2
Question: In preparing an educational session related to obstructive sleep apnea, the nurse includes which risk factors?
Answer Options:
Male gender
Age older than 65
Obesity
Female gender
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Answer: 1, 2, 3, and 5
Question: The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestation in the patient diagnosed with valvular disease?
Answer Options:
Splinter hemorrhages
Osler’s nodes
Heart murmur
Displaced point of maximum impulse
Answer: 3
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Answer Options:
Diuretic
Anticoagulation
Platelet aggregation inhibitor
Vasodilator
Answer: 4. Vasodilator
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Clonidine
Nortriptyline
Bupropion
Nicotine gum
Varenicline
Answer: 3. Bupropion, 4. Nicotine gum, 5. Varenicline
Question: In reviewing diagnostic results for a patient, which values are consistent with a diagnosis of atherosclerosis?
Answer Options:
HgbA1c 5%
Decreased homocysteine levels
Triglycerides 175 mg/dL
LDL-C 120 mg/dL
HDL-C 30 mg/dL
Answer: 3, 4, and 5
Question: The nurse teaches a patient how to implement pursed-lip breathing. Which patient statement indicates a need for additional instruction?
Answer Options:
“I will inhale through my mouth while slowly counting.”
“I will exhale through my mouth as if I was blowing out candles.”
“I will be sure to exhale twice as long as I inhale.”
“I will sit up with my shoulders relaxed.”
Answer: 1
Question: The provider ordered Digoxin 300 mcg IV stat for your patient with acute decompensated heart failure.
Answer Options:
Calculate volume based on available concentration of 250 mcg/mL
Answer: 1.2 mL
Question: In providing care to a patient who is diagnosed with hypertension, which assessment data are risk factors for this disease process?
Answer Options:
Concurrent diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
Body mass index 28 kg/m3
Glomerular filtration rate 58 mL/min
A history of cigarette smoking
Current age 45 years
Answer: 1, 2, 4, and 5