Practice Question
The nurse has received the laboratory results for a patient who developed chest pain 4 hours ago and may be having a myocardial infarction. Which laboratory test result should be most helpful in indicating myocardial infarction?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Troponin
Rationale:
Highly specific to myocardial injury; peaks later than CK-MB/myoglobin
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While caring for a patient with a pulmonary artery catheter, the nurse notes the pulmonary artery pressure to be significantly higher than previously recorded values. The nurse assesses respirations to be unlabored at 16 breaths/min, oxygen saturation of 98% on 3 L of oxygen via nasal cannula, and lungs clear to auscultation bilaterally. What is the priority nursing action?
Answer Choices:
A. Obtain a stat chest x-ray to verify proper catheter placement.
B. Zero reference and level the catheter at the phlebostatic-axis.
C. Increase supplemental oxygen and notify respiratory therapy
D. Notify the provider immediately of the assessment findings.
The main purpose of critical care certification is to
Answer Choices:
A. Validate knowledge of critical care nursing.
B. Assure the consumer that you will not make a mistake.
C. Prepare for graduate school.
D. Promote magnet status for your facility
The nurse is caring for a patient with a left subclavian central venous catheter (CVC) and a left radial arterial line. Which assessment finding by the nurse requires immediate action?
Answer Choices:
A. Numbness and tingling to the left hand.
B. Slight bloody drainage at the subclavian insertion site.
C. Dressing is beginning to lift around the insertion site.
D. Slight redness at the subclavian insertion site.
A patient is having a cardiac evaluation to assess for possible heart failure and valvular disease. Which study best identifies heart function and measures the size of the cardiac chambers?
Answer Choices:
A. Electrophysiology study
B. 12-lead electrocardiogram
C. Cardiac catheterization
D. Echocardiogram
A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a potassium level of 2.4 mEq/L The nurse should identify which of the following medications as the cause of the client's low potassium level.
Answer Choices:
A. Spironolactone
B. Furosemide
C. Metoprolol
D. Nitroglycerin
Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI MedSurg
- Answer Choices: 4