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NSG 430 Exam 2 Practice Test –
Community Nursing Focus B.
1. What is the assessment finding of nursing diagnosis of decreased cardiac output
related to valvular insufficiency for a patient with IE? - <<Answers ✅✅Urine
output less than 30 ml/hr
2. When do you give prophylactic antibiotics for patients with IE - <<Answers
✅✅Dental procedures, respiratory tract incisions, tonsillectomy, and
adeniodectomy
3. If the IE is from strep, what do you need to tell the patient? - <<Answers ✅✅They
need to be arranged for placement of long-term IV catheter
4. What are the 3 types of cardiomyopathy? - <<Answers ✅✅
hypertrophic
dilated
restrictive
5. What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? - <<Answers ✅✅Obstructed LV outflow
and most common in young/atheletes
6. What will you want to know with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? - <<Answers
✅✅You will want to know if there is a history in the family of cardiac arrest
7. S/S of cardiomyopathy - <<Answers ✅✅Dry cough, palpitations, abdominal
bloating, N/V, anorexia, S3, S4 murmurs, pulmonary crackles, edema, pallor
8. What are interventions for cardiomyopathy? - <<Answers ✅✅Beta blockers,
prepare for cardiac Cath, instruct client to avoid strenous exercise
9. What is the main sign of acute coronary syndrome? - <<Answers ✅✅Angina-
chest pain
