Healthstream Telemetry version 3

Question 1

The nurse is giving discharge education to a patient who is obese and has been newly diagnosed with sleep apnea. The nurse determines that the patient understands the discharge teaching if he states:Answer: I will use the position fixing device during sleep which prevents obstruction.

Question 2

Why are MAOIs considered a last resort antidepressant?Answer: These drugs interact with certain foods and beverages in a potentially fatal manner.

Question 3

Which type of antidepressant can block the reuptake of dopamine when prescribed at higher doses?Answer: Serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)

Question 4

Which clinical manifestation does a patient with stable angina exhibit?Answer:  Chest pain that is predictable in onset, intensity, and duration

Question 5

Which is the preferred way to give a medication when a patient is unable to swallow a tablet? Answer: Give the medication in liquid form

Question 6

The nurse notices that a cardiovascular patient needs to sit upright to breathe. This behavior is most indicative of: Answer: heart failure.

Question 7

The telemetry nurse is examining a rhythm strip and notices a repeated four-beat pattern, usually occurring as three sequential normal complexes followed by a premature complex and a pause, with the same pattern repeating itself in a four-beat pattern. What is the name of this pattern? Answer: Quadrigeminy

Question 8

The nurse is caring for a patient that is diagnosed with bacterial sepsis. The nurse knows that patients with bacteremia from any source often have an increased breathing rate which results in: Answer:  respiratory alkalosis.