ATI RN
Cardiovascular System Practice Exam Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is giving digoxin to a client. What is the most important parameter to check before administration?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Step 1: Digoxin is primarily used to treat heart conditions. Step 2: Heart rate is crucial as digoxin can affect the heart rhythm. Step 3: Monitoring heart rate ensures safety and effectiveness of digoxin. Step 4: Blood pressure, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation are important but not as directly impacted by digoxin.
Question 2 of 5
During hemodynamic monitoring, the nurse finds that the patient has a decreased CO with unchanged pulmonary artery wedge pressures, HR, and SVR. The nurse identifies that the patient has a decrease in
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
You are working in the ED caring for a patient who was just admitted with left anterior chest pain, possible unstable angina or myocardial infarction. Which nursing activity will you accomplish first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A long-term-care resident with venous stasis ulcers is treated with Unna's boot. Which of the nursing activities included in the resident's care is best for you to delegate to a nursing assistant?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following nursing interventions should a nurse perform to relieve tachycardia that may develop in a client with myocarditis from hypoxemia?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.