CARDIO WEEK #2 ATI practice Q's

a nurse is assessing a client who has heart failure and is prescribed feurosemide which of the following findings as an adverse effect of this medication

Leg cramps

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking digoxin for heart failure and develops indications of severe digoxin toxicity which of the following medication to the nurse prepared to administer to

Fab antibody fragments

A nurse is preparing to administer a transfusion of reckless cells to a client who has heart failure for which of the following manifestations should the nurse monitor to prevent fluid volume overload

Dyspnea, gi bloating, JVD distention, confusion

A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin to a client who has heart failure. Which of the following actions is appropriate

Evaluate the client for nausea vomiting anorexia

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of heart failure which of the following instruction should the nurse include in the teaching

Exercise at least three times per week

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has left sided heart failure which of the following assessment findings should the nurse expect

Frothy sputum

A nurse is assessing a client who has left-sided heart failure which of the following findings should the nurse expect

Hacking cough

A nurse is caring for a client with heart failure and a new prescription for furosemide for which of the following adverse effects with the nurse monitor

Hypokalemia

A nurse is caring for a client with heart failure in a prescription for DIGOXIN which of the following statements by the client indicates an adverse effect on medication

I feel nauseated and I have no appetite

a nurse is providing discharge instructions for a client who has CHF. which of the following client statements indicates to the nurse that the teaching was effective?

I plan to slow down if I am tired the day after exercising

A nurse in the ICU is caring for a client who has heart failure and is receiving DOBUTAMINE drip. The nurse should I can I find out which of the following findings indicates that the medication is effective

Increased urine output

A nurse is caring for a client receives furosemide to treat heart failure which of the following lab values to the nurse monitor for this client due to this medication

Potassium

A nurse is monitoring the cardiac output of a client who has left-sided heart failure using pulse pressure analysis which of the following findings can compromise the readings

The client is experiencing premature atrial contraction

A nurse is planning care for a client who has thrombocytopenia which of the following intervention should the nurse include in the plan

apply pressure to needle stick sites for 10 minutes

A nurse is caring for a client who has valvular heart disease and is at risk for developing left sided heart failure. which of the following manifestations should alert the nurse the client is developing this condition?

breathlessness

The nurse is caring for a client with heart failure and a history of asthma which of the following orders needs clarification

carvedilol

Nurse is caring for a client who has CHF and is taking DIGOXIN daily the client refused breakfast and is complaining of nausea and weakness which of the following actions should the nurse take first

check vs

A nurse in a cardiac care unit is caring for a client with acute right sided heart failure which of the following findings should the nurse expect

elevated central venous pressure

A home health nurse is making a home visit to a client who takes a daily diabetic for heart failure which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as indicating the client is hypokalemic

fatigue

A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure in a potassium level of two point for the nurse should identify which of the following medication as the cause of the clients low potassium level

furosemide

A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and is receiving IV furosemide. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following electrolyte imbalance

hyperuricemia

A nurse is teaching a parent of an inch into his heart failure about meeting the infants nutritional needs which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching

i will add polycose to each of my baby's bottles

a nurse is creating a teaching plan for a client who has thrombocytopenia. which of the following instructions should the nurse include? select all that apply

lubricate lips with water soluble ointments brush teeth with soft toothbrush blow nose gently

A nurse is admitting a client who has acute heart failure falling in myocardial infarction the nurse recognizes that which of the following prescriptions by the provider requires clarification

normal saline iv at 50 ml hr continuous

A nurse is assessing a toddler who has heart failure which of the following findings should the nurse expect

orthopnea

A nurse is planning to administer DIGOXIN to a client who has heart failure. which of the following lab results is the priority for the nurse to review prior to administering the medication

potassium

a nurse is providing instruction to a new nurse about caring for clients who are receiving diuretic therapy to treat heart failure. the nurse should explain that which of the following medications puts clients at risk for both hyperkalemia and hyponatremia?

sprinolactone