NCLEX Daily Practical Exercise 19

Welcome to our NCLEX Daily Ten Practice! This practice is designed to help you solidify your knowledge, improve your skills, and prepare thoroughly for the NCLEX exam. With ten questions to tackle each day, you’ll have the opportunity to review a broad range of subjects covered in the NCLEX exam.

 

1. A nurse is administering IV furosemide to a patient admitted with congestive heart failure. After the infusion, which of the following symptoms is not expected?

Correct Answer: C

Answer Explanation:

Furosemide, a loop diuretic, does not alter pain.

Option A: Furosemide acts on the kidneys to increase urinary output.
Option B: Fluid may move from the periphery, decreasing edema.
Option D: Fluid load is reduced, lowering blood pressure.

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2. There are a number of risk factors associated with coronary artery disease. Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor?

Correct Answer: C

Answer Explanation:

Obesity is an important risk factor for coronary artery disease that can be modified by improved diet and weight loss.

Options A, B, and D: Family history of coronary artery disease, male gender, and advancing age increase risk but cannot be modified.

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3. Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is considered for the treatment of a patient who arrives in the emergency department following the onset of symptoms of myocardial infarction. Which of the following is a contraindication for treatment with t-PA?

Correct Answer: B

Answer Explanation:

A history of cerebral hemorrhage is a contraindication to tPA because it may increase the risk of bleeding. TPA acts by dissolving the clot blocking the coronary artery and works best when administered within 6 hours of onset of symptoms.

Option A: Chest pain is one of the symptoms of myocardial infarction.
Option C: Prior MI is not a contraindication to tPA.
Option D: Patients receiving tPA should be observed for changes in blood pressure, as tPA may cause hypotension.

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4. Following myocardial infarction, a hospitalized patient is encouraged to practice frequent leg exercises and ambulate in the hallway as directed by his physician. Which of the following choices reflects the purpose of exercise for this patient?

Correct Answer: C

Answer Explanation:

Exercise is important for all hospitalized patients to prevent deep vein thrombosis. Muscular contraction promotes venous return and prevents hemostasis in the lower extremities.

Options A, B, and D: This exercise is not sufficiently vigorous to increase physical fitness, nor is it intended to prevent bedsores or constipation.

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5. A patient arrives in the emergency department with symptoms of myocardial infarction, progressing to cardiogenic shock. Which of the following symptoms should the nurse expect the patient to exhibit with cardiogenic shock?

Correct Answer: D

Answer Explanation:

Cardiogenic shock severely impairs the pumping function of the heart muscle, causing diminished blood flow to the organs of the body. This results in diminished brain function and confusion, as well as hypotension, tachycardia, and weak pulse. Cardiogenic shock is a serious complication of myocardial infarction with a high mortality rate.

Option A: The primary insult is a reduction in myocardial contractility resulting in diminished cardiac output, hypotension, systemic vasoconstriction, and cardiac ischemia.
Option B: Tachycardia is a symptom as there is diminished oxygenated blood flow to peripheral tissues, which drives the heart to pump harder than normal.
Option C: A bounding pulse is not indicative of cardiogenic shock.

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