ATI RN
Cardiovascular System Test Bank Questions
Question 1 of 5
The procedure that the client undertakes is described as a balloon-tipped catheter inserted through the skin and threaded from a peripheral artery into the diseased coronary artery. The inflation of the balloon compresses the atherosclerotic plaque against the arterial wall, increasing the diameter of the artery. What is the procedure called?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Why are heart biopsies performed throughout a client's lifetime after heart transplantation?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following medications would you expect to see on the medication list for a 26-year-old man with pericarditis?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A 70-year-old patient with cardiovascular disease attends group classes on disease process, medications, exercise, nutrition, and stress management. To promote optimal and effective learning, the cardiac-vascular nurse uses which teaching strategy?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
When caring for a patient after a cardiac catheterization with coronary angiography, which finding would be of most concern to the nurse?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.