N164 Med Surg Proctored Exam (Samuel Merritt University) Practice Questions

What is included in the spectrum of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)?

You are caring for a patient with a history of Aortic Valve Stenosis, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Which of the following orders placed by the health care provider would you query?

Which of the following patients would you recommend for a permanent pacemaker?

In your EKG interpretation class, the nursing educator is discussing an adult patient who has abnormal ventricular depolarization.
Which component of the EKG rhythm strip would you expect to see an abnormality?

You are working with your patient and all of a sudden, she loses consciousness.

You conduct a pulse check, but it is hard to tell if you can feel anything.

After calling a code blue and starting chest compressions, you and the staff notice the patient is in ventricular fibrillation.

What is your next intervention in this situation?

The nurse is caring for a patient with chest pain, concerning for acute myocardial infarction.
Which of the following interventions should be prioritized?

You are getting a history from your 45 year old female patient.

She tells you that she has been having intermittent chest pain.

When you ask her more details about it, she tells you that the pain does not get worse with activity.

She notices it more when she is just sitting around.

It usually resolves spontaneously.

Her only past medical history is migraines.

Based on this information, which of the following might she have?

A patient with chronic stable angina tells you that he is having chest pain.

He describes it as being more intense than his usual chest pain and that it feels like it is lasting longer.

What should you be most concerned about after hearing this?

A patient comes in with substernal chest pain that is radiating to his left arm.

His EKG shows no ST elevation.

Which priority orders do you expect to see next from the health care provider to further evaluate this patient's chest pain?

You are the Registered Nurse (RN) taking care of a patient who comes to you post-operation after a permanent pacemaker insertion.
Which of the following should NOT be included in patient/caregiver education and teaching?