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NURS 317 Chapter 33: Assessment of the Cardiovascular System Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition Schoolcraft College(revised answers)
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1. A nurse assesses a client who had a myocardial infarction and is
hypotensive. Which additional assessment finding should the nurse expect?
a. Heart rate of 120 beats/min
b. Cool, clammy skin
c. Oxygen saturation of 90%
d. Respiratory rate of 8 breaths/min
ANS: A
When a client experiences hypotension, baroreceptors in the aortic arch sense a pressure
decrease in the vessels. The parasympathetic system responds by lessening the inhibitory
effect on the sinoatrial node. This results in an increa...
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NURS 317 Chapter 34: Schoolcraft College - Care of Patients with Dysrhythmias Ignatavicius: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition(with correct answers)
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1. A nurse assesses a client’s electrocardiograph tracing and observes that not
all QRS complexes are preceded by a P wave. How should the nurse interpret this
observation?
a. The client has hyperkalemia causing
irregular QRS complexes.
b. Ventricular tachycardia is overriding the
normal atrial rhythm.
c. The client’s chest leads are not making
sufficient contact with the skin.
d. Ventricular and atrial depolarizations are
initiated from different sites.
ANS: D
Normal rhythm shows one P wave...