Chapter 20 Heart Failure

Chapter 20  Heart Failure

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

1.
A patient in the CCU with chronic heart failure is prescribed an ACE inhibitor. What side effects should the nurse mention to him? Select all that apply.
A)
Angioderma
B)
Cough
C)
Rebound tachycardia
D)
Hyperkalemia
E)
Night sweats
F)
Anxiety

2.
A CCU nurse who works frequently with cardiac patients is putting together a teaching plan to follow when she instructs these patients on how to live with heart failure. Which points should she include in this plan? Select all that apply.
A)
Discontinue medications once you are feeling better, to avoid adverse effects.
B)
Take your medications about the same time every day.
C)
Avoid pepper and spices.
D)
Remove the saltshaker from your table.
E)
The best time to weigh yourself is in the afternoon.
F)
Try to perform 15 to 20 minutes of continuous activity each day.

3.
A patient with chronic cardiac failure in the CCU is on an ACE inhibitor but still has significant pitting edema in his extremities. Which medication, in addition to the ACE inhibitor, is the physician likely to prescribe to this patient?
A)
Digoxin
B)
A loop diuretic
C)
β-blocker
D)
Calcium channel blocker

4.
A patient presents to the CCU with acute, decompensated heart failure. The nurse observes that this patient has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and hypotension. She eats a low-sodium diet and drinks alcohol excessively. Which of the following are contributing factors to this patient’s heart failure? Select all that apply.
A)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
B)
Hypotension
C)
Low-sodium diet
D)
Excessive alcohol intake

5.
A patient is in the CCU with dilated cardiomyopathy and asymptomatic right-sided chronic heart failure. What finding will the nurse most likely discover in her assessment of this patient?
A)
Mitral regurgitation murmur
B)
Cheyne-Stokes respiratory pattern
C)
Unilateral crackles
D)
Rales

Answer Key

1.
A, B, D
2.
B, D, F
3.
B
4.
A
5.
A