Healthstream 2023/ 2024 Test| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

Healthstream 2023/ 2024 Test| Questions and

Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A

Q: A dose of 35 mg of a corticosteroid is ordered to be given IM to treat inflammation. The

medication is available as 250 mg/10 mL. How many milliliters should be administered?

Answer:

1.4 ml

Q: A practitioner's order prescribes levothyroxine 0.075 mg PO daily. The available medication

is levothyroxine 25-mcg tablets. What will the nurse administer?

Answer:

3 tabs

Q: The actions of nitroglycerin in the management of angina include

Answer:

coronary artery dilation and peripheral venous dilation.

Q: The most common cause of right heart failure is:

Answer:

left heart failure.

Q: The nurse is differentiating between right- and left-sided heart failure in an assigned patient.

For right-sided heart failure, the patient presents with edematous extremities, nausea/vomiting,

and:

Answer:

anorexia.

Q: The nurse is assigned to a patient with acute adrenal insufficiency (Addisonian crisis). The

practitioner orders the steroids to be discontinued quickly. The nurse knows to question the order

because:

Answer:

steroids should be withdrawn slowly to allow for pituitary production of ACTH

Q: The nurse is caring for a patient who has atrial fibrillation. The patient is attempting to

understand why this dysrhythmia developed in him. The nurse educates this patient about his risk

factors, including:

Answer:

diabetes mellitus.

Q: The nurse is assigned a patient who is experiencing chest pain resulting from coronary artery

spasms while at rest. The nurse quickly realizes that the patient is suffering from:

Answer:

variant (Prinzmetal's) angina.

Q: A blood transfusion is: indicated in cases of

Answer:

active hemorrhage resulting in shock

Q: Prior to administering digoxin to a patient, the nurse assesses the:

Answer:

apical pulse for 1 minute.

Q: The nurse has a patient who has sustained paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT).

The medication that is most effective for treatment is:

Answer:

adenosine.

Q: A patient with a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) has a chest tube in place. The nurse

suspects an air leak, because the collection unit displays:

Answer:

bubbling in the water seal chamber.

Q: A patient has been admitted to the telemetry unit with infective endocarditis. During the

nursing assessment, the nurse notes the confirmatory findings of petechiae, splinter hemorrhages,

and:

Answer:

Osler's nodes.

Q: A patient reports unrelenting, crushing chest pain; nausea; and dyspnea. The nurse suspects

an acute myocardial infarction. What change should the nurse expect to see on the patient's

ECG?

Answer:

ST-segment elevation

Q: During an acute lateral myocardial infarction, changes will be seen in which ECG leads?