02 CH 26 ACTUAL FINAL

02 /CH 26 ACTUAL FINAL

EXAM WITH REAL QUESTIONS AND

CORRECT ANSWERS [GURANTEED

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A patient experiences a faster-than-normal heart rate when she drinks more than two cups of coffee in the morning. The nurse knows that an indicator of sinus tachycardia on an ECG would be which of the following? - ANS✔✔---Heart rate of 118 bpm

A patient is being examined for medical management of atrial flutter. The nurse reviews the ECG strip. He expects to see which of the following? - ANS✔✔--- "Sawtooth" pattern to the waveform

The patient is told that she has second-degree AV block with symptomatic bradycardia. The patient will be treated with an anticholinergic that blocks the effects of the vagal nerve. Choose the most likely drug that will be prescribed. - ANS✔✔---Atropine sulfate While assessing a client, the nurse finds a heart rate of 120 beats per minute. The nurse recalls that causes of sinus tachycardia include which of the following? - ANS✔✔---Hypovolemia and fever

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Two nursing students are reading EKG strips. One of the students asks the instructor what the P-R interval represents. The correct response should be which of the following - ANS✔✔---"It shows the time needed for the SA node impulse to depolarize the atria and travel through the AV node."

A client asks the nurse what causes the heart to be an effective pump. The nurse informs the client that this is due to the: - ANS✔✔---inherent rhythmicity of cardiac muscle tissue.

Which dysrhythmia is common in older clients? - ANS✔✔---Sinus bradycardia

A nursing student is caring for one of the nurse's assigned cardiac clients. The student asks, "How can I tell the difference between sinus rhythm and sinus bradycardia when I look at the EKG strip" The best reply by the nurse is which of the following? - ANS✔✔---"The only difference is the rate, which will be below 60 bpm in sinus bradycardia."

A nursing student is caring for one of the nurse's assigned cardiac clients. The student asks, "How can I tell the difference between ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation when I look at the EKG strip?" The best reply by the nurse is which of the following? - ANS✔✔---"Ventricular fibrillation is irregular with undulating waves and no QRS complex. Ventricular tachycardia is usually regular and fast with wide QRS complexes."

The nurse is caring for a client who is being discharged after insertion of a permanent pacemaker. The client, an avid tennis player, is scheduled to play in a tournament in 1 week. What is the best advice the nurse can give related to this activity? - ANS✔✔---"You will need to cancel this activity; you must restrict arm movement above your head for 2 weeks."

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