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Question 1 of 5

What is the nurse's priority action before administering lisinopril?

A. Monitor the patient's potassium levels.

B. Assess the patient's respiratory rate.

C. Review the patient's liver function tests.

D. Encourage the patient to increase sodium intake.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Monitor the patient's potassium levels.

Question 2 of 5

The atrioventricular(AV) node is important for heart function because:

A. it directs the cardiac impulse from the atria to the ventricles

B. it serves as the pacemaker for the heart

C. it delays the transmission of the cardiac impulse from the atria to the ventricles

D. Options A and C are correct

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Options A and C are correct

Question 3 of 5

The amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle in 1 minute is called__

A. Stroke volume

B. Cardiac output

C. Cardiac reserve

D. End diastolic volume

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Cardiac output

Question 4 of 5

A 40-year-old male newly diagnosed with hypertension is discussing risk factors with the nurse. The nurse talks about lifestyle changes with the patient and advises that the patient should avoid tobacco use. What is the primary rationale behind that advice to the patient?

A. Quitting smoking will cause the patient's hypertension to resolve.

B. Tobacco use increases the patient's concurrent risk of heart disease.

C. Tobacco use is associated with a sedentary lifestyle.

D. Tobacco use causes ventricular hypertrophy.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Tobacco use increases the patient's concurrent risk of heart disease.

Question 5 of 5

The ECG deflection produced during repolarization of the atria and depolarization of the ventricles is the:

A. P wave.

B. RS complex.

C. T wave.

D. U wave.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: RS complex.

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