CV System Review

Beta blockers are used in ACS tx because of their ability to:

You can treat coronary artery disease by . . .

The type of shock caused by a failure of the heart is referred to as:

Which of the following pulses would not be evaluated in the pt with vascular disease?

When planning emergent care for suspected MI, the nurse will anticipate the priority intervention?

What are recommended in patients with CAD and stable angina?

The Pacemaker of the heart

Nursing care for venous disease?

The client with angina is given diet instructions. Which of the meals will be best for low-cholesterol diet?

Nursing care of the patient with varicose veins includes all of the following except:

The most commons symptoms of heart attack are?

Nursing education for the cardiac catheterization include all except:

The student nurse recognizes this the need for this intervention to convert the patient out of this rhythm.

Your client with HF, suddenly is dyspneic, tachycardic, crackles. The nurses understands the priority intervention is?

The nurse is caring for the HF patient. Understanding HF, what is the priority in care for this patient?

61 yr old male with multiple risk factors for CAD. The nurse should focus primarily on:

What is the first step to determine ACS?

Nursing care following cardiac catheterization

Causes of Peripheral vascular disease

Your client is dizzy, HR 38, BP 82/60. The nurse understands the client will need?

What lifestyle changes are recommended for patients who had an MI

Which of the following tests used to diagnose heart disease is least invasive?

What are the most appropriate nursing interventions for the patient with heart failure?

The nurse sees a single PVC on a client's telemetry monitor. What action by the nurse is appropriate?

Which EKG change is indicative of acute injury and possible acute MI occurring?

What are the other causes of Coronary Artery Disease?

What is Peripheral Artery Disease?

The student nurse understands the best intervention for survival for this patient is to?

Modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease include

The nurse understands after pericrdiocentesis for cardiac tamponade, the nurse would observe for effectiveness?

What factors would indicate that a 12-year-old child has rheumatic heart disease ?

Coolness is associated with arterial disease.

In a teaching plan for a patient with peripheral arterial disease, which will you include?

What is the best initial treatment for a patient with an acute MI within the first 90 minutes?

A patient with chest pain & diabetes is to go to the cath lab. The nurse understands to question which medication?

All are considered ACS except

The nurse is planning client teaching for hypertension. Which of the following is most appropriate to include?

Which of the following symptoms would not be seen in arterial peripheral disease? 

The nurse is providing teaching to a client recovering from MI. Discussion of resuming sexual activity will be?

What is the major symptom of Peripheral Arterial Disease?

The nurse suspects the EKG to define a MI. What will the nurse expect to identify on the EKG?

Which of the following nursing care is the focus of care for the patient with HTN?

Pt post acute MI has arrhythmias. Which lab abnormality MOST likely contributes 2 arrhythmias?

What causes Coronary Artery Disease?

In Peripheral Arterial Disease, the patient would have which of the following symptoms?

Aspirin is administered during a MI for it's?

What feature of chest pain indicate ACS > stable CAD ?

Understanding the reason for cardiac clients taking beta blockers, the nurse emphasizes this teaching?

"Statins" are useful in CAD because they: SAP

What can Peripheral Vascular Disease cause

The nurse notices the following rhythms of 4 MI clients. Which client should be seen first?

The student nurse understands the best outcome for client's with STEMI in the cath lab is to achieve?

Before D/C, an acute MI pt should have received a B-blocker & which other medication?

Right-sided heart failure related to acute or chronic pulmonary disease

Patients with peripheral venous vascular disease should be encouraged to:

The nurse is evaluating a client's response to cardioversion. Which assessment would be the priority?

A general term for heart failure is

This valve is the most commonly affected by rheumatic heart disease...

The client with AFib, HR 150. The nurse knows to assess for which associated s/s?

Nursing interventions for pt with rheumatic heart disease are focused on maintaining:

Why should patients with peripheral arterial disease be strongly encouraged to quit smoking?

Repeated exposure to group A strep can increase risk for chronic rheumatic heart disease.

what is a heart disease?

The nurse teaches pt with peripheral vascular disorder that risks for his condition are:

Pink, frothy sputum found during an assessment is indicative of left sided HF?

The telemetry nurse observes ventricular tachycardia on the monitor. The nurse recognizes the priority care is?

Weight, hypertension, heredity, and age are all risk factors for CAD?

A client has chest pain and elevated troponin level. The nurse expects to find what EKG changes on the 12-lead EKG?

Nitrates are used in ACS because of their ability to:

Any disease of arteries or veins peripheral, or outside the the heart ans head

Inflammation of the heart is known as:

A client with pink-frothy sputum begins coughing. The nurse expects to auscultate?

Coronary artery disease

Murmurs that indicate heart disease are often accompanied by other symptoms such as:

Nursing care for electrolyte disorders include (s)?

Peripheral vascular disease is

The nurse understands the best indication for HF is the lab result?

Nursing care post cardiac catheterization focuses on early ambulation.

Which of the following symptoms would not be seen in arterial peripheral disease? 

Which of the following individuals have the highest risk for coronary artery disease (CAD)?

Treatment of this disease is aimed at decreasing the workload of the heart.

Nurse teaching for peripheral vascular disease includes all of the following except:

What is this rhythm called?

Expected outcome of IV furosemide administration include?

The major goal for implementing nursing care for a client with arrhythmias is to improve

Noticing this on the monitor, the first intervention for the student nurse would be?

Rheumatic heart disease is caused by....

The nurse needs to administer metoprolol to a hypertensive client. The nurse will hold the dose and consult for?

What are the S/S of Peripheral Arterial Occlusion?

The nurse is called to a patient's room, the patient has no pulse and this is on the monitor. What is the priority?

The nurse identifies this rhythm and will take the following action?

A noninvasive diagnostic test for peripheral vascular disorders is:

During an assessment of a client with infectious endocarditis, the nurse would anticipate finding?