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Question 1 of 5

The client is taking IV heparin. The nurse will want to look out for what adverse reaction of the drug?

A. Pulmonary embolism
B. Deep vein thrombosis
C. Thrombocytopenia
D. Neutropenia

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Thrombocytopenia

Question 2 of 5

The client is having a standard electrocardiogram. The nurse knows that the P wave represents what?

A. Ventricular depolarization
B. Ventricular repolarization
C. Atrial depolarization
D. Atrial repolarization

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Atrial depolarization

Question 3 of 5

The nurse is caring for a 2-month-old child with transposition of the great vessels. Which of these interventions has highest priority?

A. Providing comfort for parents.
B. Maintaining proper caloric intake.
C. Reducing stressors for infant.
D. Documenting vital signs.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Maintaining proper caloric intake.

Question 4 of 5

After the nurse has finished teaching a patient about the use of sublingual nitroglycerin (Nitrostat), which patient statement indicates that the teaching has been effective?

A. “I can expect nausea as a side effect of nitroglycerin.”
B. “I should only take nitroglycerin when I have chest pain.”
C. “Nitroglycerin helps prevent a clot from forming and blocking blood flow to my heart.”
D. “I will call an ambulance if I still have pain after taking three nitroglycerin 5 minutes apart.”

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: “I will call an ambulance if I still have pain after taking three nitroglycerin 5 minutes apart.”

Question 5 of 5

The client has an IV and is experiencing tissue necrosis at the site of the IV. What drug might be causing this?

A. Digoxin
B. An alpha agonist
C. A beta blocker
D. A calcium channel blocker

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: An alpha agonist

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