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Nclex Cardiovascular Exam Study Guide Solutions The nurse is teaching the client with angina pectoris about disease management and lifestyle changes that are necessary in order to control disease progression. Which statements by the client indicate a need for further teaching? Select all that a...

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The nurse is teaching the client with angina pectoris about disease management and lifestyle changes

that are necessary in order to control disease progression. Which statements by the client indicate a

need for further teaching? Select all that apply. - ANSWER✔✔-"I am going to switch to electronic

cigarettes."




"It is best to exercise once a week for an hour."


A client being seen in the emergency department for complaints of chest pain confides in the nurse

about regular use of cocaine as a recreational drug. The nurse takes which important action in delivering

holistic nursing care to this client? - ANSWER✔✔-Teaches about the effects of cocaine on the heart and

offers referral for further help


The nurse is caring for a client with coronary artery disease, and a topical nitrate is prescribed for the

client. Why is acetaminophen usually prescribed to be taken before the administration of the topical

nitrate? - ANSWER✔✔-Headache is a common side effect of nitrates.




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The nurse is collecting data on a client with a diagnosis of right-sided heart failure. The nurse should

expect to note which specific characteristic of this condition? - ANSWER✔✔-Dependent edema


The health care provider is discharging a client with a diagnosis of chronic heart failure. Which health

maintenance instructions should the nurse reinforce in the discharge teaching plan? Select all that apply.

- ANSWER✔✔-Obtain annual influenza vaccination.




Avoid adding salt to foods or in cooking.




Report a weight gain of 3 or more pounds in a week


A client has just returned from the cardiac catheterization laboratory. The left femoral vessel was used as

the access site. After returning the client to bed and conducting an initial assessment, the nurse assisting

in caring for the client expects the cardiologist to write a prescription for the client to remain on bed

rest. In which position should the bed be positioned? - ANSWER✔✔-With the head of bed elevated no

more than 30 degrees


A client diagnosed with thrombophlebitis 1 day ago suddenly complains of chest pain and shortness of

breath, and the client is visibly anxious. Which is a life-threatening complication that could be occurring?

- ANSWER✔✔-Pulmonary embolism




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About which laboratory values should the nurse be immediately concerned because they could cause

cardiac arrest? Select all that apply. - ANSWER✔✔-Calcium 7.9 mg/L




Potassium 5.9 mEq/L


The nurse is checking the neurovascular status of a client who returned to the surgical nursing unit 4

hours ago, after undergoing an aortoiliac bypass graft. The affected leg is warm, and the nurse notes

redness and edema. The pedal pulse is palpable and unchanged from admission. Based on this data, the

nurse should make which determination about the client's neurovascular status? - ANSWER✔✔-Normal,

caused by increased blood flow through the leg


When preparing a client for a pericardiocentesis, in which position does the nurse place the client? -

ANSWER✔✔-Supine with the head of bed elevated at a 45- to 60-degree angle


The nurse has completed counseling about smoking cessation with a client with coronary artery disease

(CAD). The nurse determines that the client has understood the material best if the client makes which

statement? - ANSWER✔✔-"A smoker has twice the risk of having a heart attack as a nonsmoker."


A client has received instructions about an upcoming cardiac catheterization. The nurse determines that

the client has the best understanding of the procedure if the client knows to report which symptoms? -

ANSWER✔✔-Chest pain




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The clinic nurse is obtaining cardiovascular data on a client. The nurse prepares to check the client's

apical pulse and places the stethoscope in which position? - ANSWER✔✔-At the midclavicular line at the

fifth left intercostal space


A client is admitted with an arterial ischemic leg ulcer. The nurse expects to note that this ulcer has

which typical characteristic? - ANSWER✔✔-Deep and painful


The nurse carries out a standard prescription for a stat electrocardiogram (ECG) on a client who has an

episode of chest pain. The nurse should take which action next? - ANSWER✔✔-Give sublingual

nitroglycerin per the health care provider's prescriptions.


The nurse is assisting in caring for a client in the telemetry unit who is receiving an intravenous infusion

of 1000 mL 5% dextrose with 40 mEq of potassium chloride. Which occurrence observed on the cardiac

monitor indicates the presence of hyperkalemia? - ANSWER✔✔-Tall, peaked T waves


The nurse is caring for a client with a new onset of atrial fibrillation. Which prescribed treatments should

the nurse expect? Select all that apply - ANSWER✔✔-Digoxin




Warfarin




Electrical cardioversion


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