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WorksheetsChapter 19 Post Knowledge Assessment
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 3mins
When providing education to a patient diagnosed with heart failure, the nurse should instruct the patient to:
a) weigh him- or herself daily on the same scale at the same time of day.
b) weigh him- or herself weekly on the same scale at the same time of day.
c) weigh him- or herself monthly on the same scale at the same time of day.
d) not weigh him- or herself.
Which of the following dysrhythmias is considered life threatening?
a) Atrial fibrillation
b) Sinus bradycardia
c) Sinus tachycardia
d) Ventricular fibrillation
Any patient experiencing chest pain is started on ________________.
a) low-dose oxygen
b) furosemide (Lasix)
c) calcium-channel blocker
d) digitalis
Automatic implantable cardiac defibrillators (AICDs) are used for patients who have repeated
episodes of:
a) ventricular fibrillation.
b) atrial fibrillation.
c) sinus bradycardia.
d) sinus tachycardia.
The _______________ is the heart’s natural pacemaker.
a) Purkinje fibers
b) SA node
c) bundle of His
d) AV node
