Which plan would be appropriate in helping to control congestive heart failure (CHF) in an infant?
- A. Promoting fluid restriction
- B. Feeding a low-salt formula
- C. Feeding in semi-Fowler position
- D. Encouraging breast milk
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Feeding in a more upright position helps fluid drain from the lungs, improving breathing and reducing cardiac workload.
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A nurse assesses an older adult client who has multiple chronic diseases. The client’s heart rate is 48 beats/min. Which action should the nurse take first?
- A. Document the finding in the chart.
- B. Initiate external pacing.
- C. Assess the client’s medications.
- D. Administer 1 mg of atropine.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A heart rate of 48 beats/min (bradycardia) in an older adult with multiple chronic diseases may be due to medication side effects. Assessing the client’s medications is the first step to determine if any drugs are contributing to the bradycardia.
Causes of non-bloody diarrhoea include:
- A. Shigella dysentery
- B. Campylobacter jejuni
- C. Giardia lamblia
- D. Salmonella
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Giardia lamblia is a common cause of non-bloody diarrhoea. Shigella and Campylobacter typically cause bloody diarrhoea.
An adolescent who sustained a tibia fracture in a motor vehicle accident has a cast. What should the nurse do to help relieve the itching?
- A. Apply cool air under the cast with a blow-dryer
- B. Use sterile applicators to scratch the itch
- C. Apply cool water under the cast
- D. Apply hydrocortisone cream under the cast using sterile applicator
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Cool air helps relieve itching without damaging the cast or introducing moisture, which can lead to skin breakdown.
The typical radiologic configuration in tetralogy of Fallot as seen in the anteroposterior view consists of all the following EXCEPT
- A. normal heart size
- B. some elevation of the cardiac apex
- C. convexity in the region of the main pulmonary artery
- D. right-sided aortic arch
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Normal heart size is not typical in tetralogy of Fallot.
Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is defined as at least 3 premature ventricular contractions PVCs at >120 beats/min. Hemodynamically unstable patients with VT should be immediately treated with
- A. catheter ablation
- B. ICD implantation
- C. DC cardioversion
- D. amiodarone
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: DC cardioversion is the immediate treatment for hemodynamically unstable VT.