NCLEX-PN
Cardiac System NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is observing a client who is learning to perform Buerger-Allen exercises. The nurse knows that the client is performing these exercises correctly when the client is observed doing what?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Buerger-Allen exercises involve elevating the legs to promote arterial emptying, dangling to promote filling, and lying flat to rest, performed in cycles to improve circulation.
Question 2 of 5
If the literature supplied by the fast-food chain indicates that one hot apple pie contains 2 g of protein, 14 g of fat, and 31 g of carbohydrates, how many calories are contained in one hot apple pie?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Calories are calculated as: (2 g protein × 4 kcal/g) + (14 g fat × 9 kcal/g) + (31 g carbohydrates × 4 kcal/g) = 8 + 126 + 124 = 258 kcal, closest to 270 kcal.
Question 3 of 5
If the client develops digoxin toxicity, what would the nurse expect the client to exhibit?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Digoxin toxicity commonly causes anorexia, nausea, and vomiting due to gastrointestinal effects.
Question 4 of 5
When gathering nursing assessment data, which finding will adults with chronic cardiac diseases most frequently, the client is a good treatment.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Clubbed fingertips are common in chronic cardiac diseases due to chronic hypoxia.
Question 5 of 5
Which assessment finding offers the best evidence that the client can tolerate the activity involved in getting out of bed?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Stable heart rate indicates the heart can handle the increased demand of activity.