Healthstream Telemetry Version 4 Questions And Answers. Latest 2023.Description The RN: Telemetry Test covers topics related to the application of the nursing process to patients in a designated telemetry bed. Topics include cardiac anatomy, ACLS protocols, patient safety, treatments for dysrhythmi...
Description
The RN: Telemetry Test covers topics related to the application of the nursing process to patients in a designated telemetry bed. Topics include cardiac anatomy, ACLS protocols, patient safety, treatments for dysrhythmias, cardiac emergencies, and additional knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for successful job performance by a telemetry nurse.
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Question 1 of 35CORRECT
The nurse is giving discharge education to a patient who is obese and has been newly diagnosed with sleep apnea. The nurse determines that the patient understands the discharge teaching if he states:
Your Answer
c. ?I will use the position fixing device during sleep which prevents obstruction.?
Question 2 of 35CORRECT
Why are MAOIs considered a last resort antidepressant?
Your Answer
These drugs interact with certain foods and beverages in a potentially fatal manner.
Question 3 of 35INCORRECT
Which type of antidepressant can block the reuptake of dopamine when prescribed at higher doses?
Your Answer
Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (NRIs)
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The type of antidepressant that can block the reuptake of dopamine when prescribed at higher doses
Correct Answer
Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
Question 4 of 35CORRECT
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https://www.coursehero.com/file/94971298/Healthstream-Telemetry-version-3docx/ Which clinical manifestation does a patient with stable angina exhibit?
Your Answer
a. Chest pain that is predictable in onset, intensity, and duration
Question 5 of 35INCORRECT
Which is the preferred way to give a medication when a patient is unable to swallow a tablet?
Your Answer
Crush the tablet and mix it with food.
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The preferred way to give a medication when a patient is unable to swallow a tablet
Correct Answer
Give the medication in liquid form.
Question 6 of 35CORRECT
The nurse notices that a cardiovascular patient needs to sit upright to breathe. This behavior is most indicative of:
Your Answer
c. heart failure.
Question 7 of 35CORRECT
The telemetry nurse is examining a rhythm strip and notices a repeated four-beat pattern, usually occurring as three sequential normal complexes followed by a premature complex and a pause, with the same pattern repeating itself in a four-beat pattern. What is the name of this pattern?
Your Answer
b. Quadrigeminy
Question 8 of 35CORRECT
The nurse is caring for a patient that is diagnosed with bacterial sepsis. The nurse knows that patients with bacteremia from any source often have an increased breathing rate which results in:
Your Answer
d. respiratory alkalosis.
Question 9 of 35CORRECT
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