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ATI CARDIAC EXAM QUESTIONS.pdf file:///C:/Users/HP/Desktop/New%20folder%20(4)/ATI%20CARDIATI CARDIAC EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. You are reviewing the chart of a PT who is receiving heparin therapy for a DVT.Which
intervention should the RN anticipate taking if the PTs aPTT is 96seconds?
1. Increase heparin infusion rate by 2mL/hr
2. Continue monitor the heparin infusion as prescribed
3. Request a prothrombin time PT
4. Stop the heparin infusion
Answer 4. Stop the heparin infusion- pt is above the thera-peutic range of 1-5-2 times the
control. should discontinue to prevent harm
2. You are providing teaching to a PT who is 2 days post op following a heart transplant.
Which following statements should the nurse include in theteaching?
1. You may no longer be able to feel chest pain
2. Your level of activity intolerance will not change
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3. after 6 months you will no longer need to restrict you Na
4. You will be able to stop taking immunosuppressants after 12 months
Answer 1.Youmay no longer be able to feel chest pain- transplant PTs no longer feel chest pain
due to denervation of the heart
3. ER nurse is assessing PT with bradydysrhythmia.Which finding should heexpect?
1. Confusion
2. Friction Rub
3. HTN
4. Dry skin
Answer 1. Confusion- as a result of decreased tissue perfusion
4. You are caring for a PT who had an anterior MI. PTs hx shows she is 1 wk post op
open cholecystectomy the RN knows that which intervention iscontraindicated?
1. Administering IV morphine
2. giving O2 at 2L NC
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3. Helping client to BSC
4. Assisting in thrombolytic therapy
Answer 4. Assisting in thrombolytic therapy- havingsurgery within 3 wks is a contraindication
for thrombolytic therapy
5. You are caring for a PT who has endocarditis.Which finding should yourecognize as
a complication?
1. Ventricular depolarization
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2. Guillain Barre Syndrome
3. Myelodysplastic syndrome
4. Valvular disease
Answer 4.Valvular disease- damage will occur as a result of inflamma-tion or infection of the
endocardium
6. You are caring for PT with BP of 254/139, you recognize the PT is in ahypertensive crisis.
Which action should you take first?
1. Obtain blood samples for testing
2. Tell the PT to report vision changes
3. Place HOB at 45 degrees
4. Initiate IV access
Answer 3. Place HOB at 45 degrees-ABC's this will promote respira-tory status and promote
venous return reducing workload on heart
**Initiate IV access- not first action
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