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Adult Health III Cardiac Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 80 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamThe patient is complaining of nausea and shortness of breath. He is pale and diaphoretic. His heart rate is 62 bpm, but his rate is usually 86 bpm. His blood pressure is 82/56 mm Hg. His carotid and r
A nurse is caring for a client who develops a ventricular fibrillation rhythm. The client is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?
A 45-year-old man is admitted to the emergency center after developing severe chest pain while raking leaves. On admission he has mid chest dullness and a normal EKG. The physician schedules the patie
Which is the correct statement regarding defibrillation of a patient with a permanent pacemaker?
A nurse is teaching the partner of a client who had an acute myocardial infarction (MI) about the reason blood was drawn from the client. Which of the following statements should the nurse make regard
The nurse has received change-of-shift report about all of these patients on the telemetry unit. Which patient should the nurse see first?
A nurse in an urgent care center is assessing a client who reports a sudden onset of irregular palpitations, fatigue, and dizziness. The nurse finds a rapid and irregular heart rate with a significant
A nurse is preparing to administer warfarin to a client. Which of the following information should the nurse recognize prior to administering the medication?
The nurse finds the client to be in ventricular tachycardia and pulseless. What is the nurse's best first action?
The major purpose for antiplatelet therapy is to:
Following morning assessments, the registered nurse may delegate which of the following clients with a dysrhythmia to a licensed practical nurse? A client with
The nurse suspects stable angina rather than myocardial infarction pain in the patient who reports chest pain that
A nurse is planning care for a client following a cardiac catheterization accessed through his femoral artery. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A nurse is caring for a client who came to the emergency department reporting chest pain. The provider suspects a myocardial infarction. While waiting for the troponin levels report, the client asks w
You are observing cardiac rhythms for patients in the coronary care unit. Which of these patients will need immediate intervention?
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new diagnosis of atrial fibrillation. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following complications?
A client has been taking Viagra and is now experiencing angina. The physician has prescribed nitroglycerine PRN for the angina. Which of the following should the RN include in the discharge instructio
What is the most likely rhythm interpretation?
What is the most appropriate rhythm interpretation of this ECG?
What is the most likely rhythm interpretation?
What is the most likely rhythm interpretation?
What is the most likely rhythm interpretation?
What is the most likely rhythm interpretation?
What is the most likely rhythm interpretation?