PassPoint: Extra Alternate-Format Questions 2026/2027 Version

PassPoint: Extra Alternate-Format Questions Answers 2026/2027 Version

Which findings would support cardiac tamponade?
Bradycardia
Hypertension
Restlessness
Muffled heart sounds
Widened pulse pressure
Distended neck veins - ✔✔Restlessness
Muffled heart sounds
Distended neck veins
Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening condition caused by the accumulation of fluid in the
pericardium. This fluid, which can be blood, pus, or air, compresses the heart and restricts blood flow to
the ventricles. Symptoms of cardiac tamponade include elevated venous pressure, distended neck veins,
Kussmaul's sign, hypotension and narrowed pulse pressure, tachycardia, dyspnea, restlessness, and
anxiety, cyanosis of the lips and nails, diaphoresis, muffled heart sounds, pulsus paradoxus, decreased
friction rub, decreased QRS voltage, and electrical alternans.
The nurse is evaluating an external fetal monitoring strip of a client in labor. What condition is the nurse
concerned about?
Cephalopelvic disproportion
Oligohydramnios
Uteroplacental insufficiency
Hydramnios - ✔✔Uteroplacental insufficiency