NCLEX NURSING EX TB-MSExam2.7ed LATEST UPDATE ( AUGUST 2022)
Chapter 35: Assessment of the Cardiovascular System
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse
... [Show More] is caring for a client who has had a recent myocardial infarction involving the left ventricle. Which assessment finding is expected?
a. Faint S1 and S2 sounds
b. Decreased cardiac output
c. Increased blood pressure
d. Absent peripheral pulses
2. The nurse is caring for a client with coronary artery disease. What assessment finding does the nurse expect if the client’s mean arterial blood pressure decreases below 60 mm Hg?
a. Increased cardiac output
b. Hypertension
c. Chest pain
d. Decreased heart rate
3. The nurse is assessing a client following a myocardial infarction. The client is hypotensive. What additional assessment finding does the nurse expect?
a. Heart rate of 120 beats/min
b. Cool, clammy skin
c. Oxygen saturation of 90%
d. Respiratory rate of 8 breaths/min
4. The nurse administers a beta blocker to a client after a myocardial infarction. What assessment finding does the nurse expect?
a. Blood pressure increase of 10%
b. Increasing respiratory rate
c. Increased cardiac output
d. Pulse decrease from 100 to 80 beats/min
5. The nurse is assessing clients at a community health center. Which client does the nurse determine is at high risk for cardiovascular disease?
a. Older adult man with a history of asthma
b. Asian-American man with colorectal cancer
c. American Indian woman with diabetes mellitus
d. Postmenopausal woman on hormone therapy
6. The nurse is obtaining a client’s health history. Which illness alerts the nurse to the possibility of abnormal heart valves?
a. Tuberculosis
b. Recurrent viral pneumonia
c. Rheumatic fever
d. Asthma
7. A nurse is performing an admission assessment on an older adult client with multiple chronic diseases. The nurse assesses the heart rate to be 48 beats/min. What does the nurse do first?
a. Document the finding in the chart.
b. Evaluate for a pulse deficit.
c. Assess the client’s medications. [Show Less]