ATI RN
Cardiovascular Test Bank Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse recognizes that fibrinolytic therapy for the treatment of a MI has not been successful when the patient
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Indications that the occluded artery is patent include relief of chest pain, return of ST segment to baseline on the ECG, the presence of reperfusion dysrhythmias, and a marked, rapid rise of the CK enzyme within 3 hours of therapy. If chest pain is unchanged, it is an indication that reperfusion has not occurred.
Question 2 of 5
You are working in an outpatient clinic where many vascular diagnostic tests are performed. Which of these tasks associated with vascular testing will be most appropriate to delegate to an experienced nursing assistant?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
What nursing interventions will eliminate the feeling of being cared for by strangers in a client scheduled for diagnostic procedures of the cardiovascular area?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
What is the rationale for a nurse asking a client to move frequently instead of staying in one position for too long?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
An elderly client is diagnosed with a condition in which calcium causes the arteries to lose elasticity. As the left ventricle contracts, sending oxygenated blood from the heart, the rigid arterial vessels fail to stretch. What is the medical diagnosis to which this condition refers?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.