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Heart Failure — Quiz

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  1. Question 1Single answer

    The nurse cares for a 68-year-old female client (Mrs. Alvarez) in the medical-surgical unit admitted with heart failure. Which assessment finding requires the nurse's immediate action?

    Labelled cross-section of the heart chambers, valves and great vessels
    Figure — Cardiac chambers, valves and blood flow: SVC/IVC → RA → tricuspid → RV → pulmonic → lungs → LA → mitral → LV → aortic.
  2. Question 2Select all

    The nurse is planning care for a 68-year-old female client (Mrs. Alvarez) in the medical-surgical unit with heart failure. Which tasks are appropriate to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

    Select all that apply.

    Labelled cardiac conduction pathway with matching ECG tracing
    Figure — Conduction pathway and the ECG waveform it produces: SA node → AV node → bundle of His → bundle branches → Purkinje fibers.
  3. Question 3Select all

    For a 68-year-old female client (Mrs. Alvarez) in the medical-surgical unit being treated for heart failure, which findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately?

    Select all that apply.

    Prioritization framework showing ABC, Maslow hierarchy and the nursing process
    Figure — Prioritization order used to rank every action item: ABC → Maslow → nursing process.
  4. Question 4Single answer

    The nurse reviews new laboratory results for a 68-year-old female client (Mrs. Alvarez) in the medical-surgical unit with heart failure. Which result is most important for the nurse to act on first?

    Chart of key electrolyte normal ranges with fluid compartment diagram
    Figure — Electrolyte ranges and fluid compartments you are expected to recall without a reference.
  5. Question 5Single answer

    Before administering a newly ordered high-alert medication to a 68-year-old female client (Mrs. Alvarez) in the medical-surgical unit with heart failure, which action is the nurse's priority?

    Contact, droplet and airborne precautions with required PPE
    Figure — Transmission-based precautions and the PPE each one requires.

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