NUR 257 Chapter 25

NUR 257 Chapter 25
1. A nurse is describing the process by which blood is ejected into circulation asthe chambers of
the heart become smaller. The instructor categorizes this action of the heart as what?
Answer
systole
2. During a shift assessment, the nurse is identifying the clients point of maximum impulse
(PMI).Where will the nurse best palpate the PMI?
Answer
Left midclavicular line of the chest at the fifth intercostal space
3. The nurse is calculating a cardiac patients pulse pressure. If the patients blood pressure is
122/76 mm Hg, what is the patients pulse pressure?
Answer
46 mm Hg
4. The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with unstable angina. The laboratory result for the
initial troponin I is elevated in this patient. The nurse should recognize what implication of this
assessment finding?
Answer
This is an accurate indicator of myocardial injury.
5. The nurse is conducting patient teaching about cholesterol levels. When discussing the
patients elevated LDL and lowered HDL levels, the patient shows an understanding of the
significance of these levels by stating what?-
Answer
"Increased LDL and decreased HDL increase my risk of coronary artery disease."