ATI LPN
Cardiovascular System Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient has a history of heart failure. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates they may be experiencing heart failure exacerbation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Weight gain of 6 lbs in a week (A) and orthopnea (B) are signs of heart failure exacerbation due to fluid retention and pulmonary congestion. Lack of swelling (C) does not indicate exacerbation.
Question 2 of 5
Cardiac muscle tissue is characterized by all of these EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Cardiac muscle cells are short, branched, and typically uninucleated, not long, multinucleated, or cylindrical like skeletal muscle.
Question 3 of 5
The registered nurse(RN) is caring for a patient with a hypertensive crisis who is receiving sodium nitroprusside(Nipride). Which nursing action can the nurse delegate to an experienced licensed practical/vocational nurse(LPN/LVN)?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: LPN/LVN education and scope of practice include the correct use of common equipment such as automatic blood pressure machines. The other actions require advanced nursing judgment and education, and should be done by RNs.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse is developing a nursing care plan for a patient who is being treated for hypertension. What is a measurable patient outcome that the nurse should include?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Dietary sodium intake of no more than 2.4g sodium is recommended as a dietary lifestyle modification to prevent and manage hypertension. Giving a specific amount of allowable sodium intake makes this a measurable goal. None of the other listed goals is quantifiable and measurable.
Question 5 of 5
What factor does not alter cardiac output?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Sleeping typically does not significantly alter cardiac output as the body's metabolic demands remain stable.