Exam 1: Intervention

A 64-year-old male patient was scheduled to undergo CABG surgery after a coronary angiogram. During pre-cardiac surgery education, the nurse should explain to the patient that the objective of the bypass surgery is:

A 60-year-old patient had undergone embolectomy for arterial emboli. What anticoagulant drug modification should the attending nurse do post-operatively?

A patient presents to an emergency room after trauma to his left lower limb. Which of the following is the most important P of the 6 Ps that are used to assess the severity of trauma to an extremity?

A patient has undergone aortic valve replacement surgery. An EKG done post-operatively demonstrates a junctional rhythm. What parameters should the nurse assess before consulting a cardiologist to consider A-V sequential pacing?

Which leadership style involves minimal guidance from a leader and provides little feedback to team members?

A patient known to have AF (atrial fibrillation) presents with acute pain in his left lower limb and over the course of several hours he experiences a loss of sensation in the area and the limb becomes numb and cold. What is the first treatment the nurse should take?

A patient is scheduled to undergo coronary atherectomy. What should the nurse explain to patient about the procedure during pre-procedure teaching?

Which of the following signs and symptoms would the attending nurse expect to observe in a patient who has a ruptured aneurysm?

A patient presents to an emergency room with acute pain in abdomen; there is a high degree of suspicion that he has a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. What measures should be initiated immediately?

A patient is being released after pacemaker implantation. What instruction should the nurse give the patient about follow-up?

The nurse calculates the ankle-brachial index (ABI) of a patient as 0.65. The patient wants to know the significance of this value. What is the correct answer given by the nurse?

The nurse is going to assist the interventionist during PCTA. Which drugs should the nurse be prepared to administer?

A nurse is explaining the post-operative follow-up procedure to a patient who has undergone carotid endarterectomy. Which of the following are the correct instructions?

You are caring for a 47-year-old female who has been admitted to the cardiac care unit. On your rounds you notice that her mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) is decreasing. What is the mean arterial blood pressure?

A 75-year-old male who has diabetes presents to emergency with sudden onset of chest pain radiating to the arms. The pain has persisted for 2 hours; he is also diaphoretic. His EKG shows ST-T elevation changes in precordial leads. Which of the following medications would be the first ones the nurse should be prepared to administer to this patient?

A patient who has hypertension states that after eating he experiences dizziness, fatigue, syncope/ fainting, mental confusion, and lightheadedness. The nurse records a fall in blood pressure after the patient finishes eating. What advice should the nurse give the patient about lifestyle modification to help this condition?

A patient is wearing a Holter monitor. What instructions should the nurse give to the patient during monitoring?

Which of the following examinations are parts of the post-operative neurological assessment of a patient who has undergone carotid endarterectomy during post-op period?

What lifestyle modifications should the nurse recommend to a patient who has atherosclerotic disease and dyslipidemia?

A nurse is giving an educational pamphlet to a patient with reduced visual acuity. What is the most appropriate way to print the pamphlet?