ATI: CASE STUDY HEART FAILURE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
A nurse is collecting data on a client who has left-sided heart failure. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? - ANSWER Orthopnea
A nurse is assisting in the plan of care for a client who has heart failure. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - ANSWER Maintain the clients sodium intake
at 3 gm daily.
A nurse is collecting data for manifestations of the right-sided heart failure for a client who is restricted
to bed rest. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - ANSWER Sacrum edema
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values for a client who is taking spironolactone for heart failure. The
nurse should notify the provider for which of the following laboratory values? - ANSWER Potassium 5.6
mEq/L
A nurse is monitoring a client who received enalapril for heart failure. The nurse should monitor the
client for which of the following findings as an adverse effect of medication? - ANSWER Orthostatic
hypotension
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