ATI RN
Med-Surg Cardiovascular Test Bank Questions
Question 1 of 5
When assessing your patient, you hear an S3 heart sound. You know this is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Priority Decision: The nurse caring for a patient immediately following a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) should consider which action the highest priority?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Which manifestation is an indication that a patient is having a hypertensive emergency?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
The patient has used sublingual nitroglycerin and various long-acting nitrates but now has an ejection fraction of 38% and is considered at a high risk for a cardiac event. Which medication would first be added for vasodilation and to reduce ventricular remodeling?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
During treatment with reteplase (Retavase) for a patient with a STEMI, which finding should most concern the nurse?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.