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CARDIOVASCULAR NCLEX QUIZ QUESTIONS

 

Question 1:  You begin your shift and assess an electrocardiogram rhythm strip. The P waves and QRS complexes are regular. The PR interval is 0.14 seconds, and the QRS complexes are 0.08 seconds. The overall heart rate is 70 beats per minute. The nurse assesses the cardiac rhythm as:

A. Sick Sinus Syndrome

B. Normal Sinus Rhythm

C. First Degree Heart Block

D. Atrial Fibrillation

 

Question 2: After watching the cardiac monitor, you notice the rhythm has suddenly changed. P waves are present and 0.10 seconds, the QRS complexes are 0.08 seconds, and the ventricular rate is regular but 45 beats per minute. What rhythm is this?

A. Sinus Rhythm

B. Sinus Tachycardia

C. Sinus Bradycardia

D. Sinus Arrhythmia

 

Question 3: True or False: Treatment for sinus bradycardia is always treated the same regardless of patient assessment

 

Question 4: You enter a patients room and the patient is bradycardiac and symptomatic. What medication would you consider when making a recommendation to the provider for treatment?

A. Amiodarone

B. Cardizem

C. Atropine Sulfate

D. Agratroban

 

Question 5: True or False: When administrating atropine, it is important to have the code cart available due to the potential for paradoxical slowing.

 

CARDIOVASCULAR NCLEX QUIZ ANSWERS

Question 1:  You begin your shift and assess an electrocardiogram rhythm strip. The P waves and QRS complexes are regular. The PR interval is 0.14 seconds, and the QRS complexes are 0.08 seconds. The overall heart rate is 70 beats per minute. The nurse assesses the cardiac rhythm as:

A. Sick Sinus Syndrome

B. Normal Sinus Rhythm

C. First Degree Heart Block

D. Atrial Fibrillation

Answer: B. Normal Sinus Rhythm

Question 2: After watching the cardiac monitor, you notice the rhythm has suddenly changed. P waves are present and 0.10 seconds, the QRS complexes are 0.08 seconds, and the ventricular rate is regular but 45 beats per minute. What rhythm is this?

A. Sinus Rhythm

B. Sinus Tachycardia

C. Sinus Bradycardia

D. Sinus Arrhythmia

Answer: C. Sinus Bradycardia

 

Question 3: True or False: Treatment for sinus bradycardia is always treated the same regardless of patient assessment

Answer: False

 

Question 4: You enter a patients room and the patient is bradycardiac and symptomatic. What medication would you consider when making a recommendation to the provider for treatment?

A. Amiodarone

B. Cardizem

C. Atropine Sulfate

D. Agratroban

Answer: C. Atropine Sulfate

 

Question 5: True or False: When administrating atropine, it is important to have the code cart available due to the potential for paradoxical slowing.

Answer: True