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ATI Exit exam RN Comprehensive Predictor 2019 Form D Updated(2022); Verified Answers
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1. The nurse suspects the patient has increased afterload. Which piece of 
equipment should the nurse obtain to determine the presence of this 
condition? 
a. Pulse oximeter 
b. Oxygen cannula 
c. Blood pressure cuf 
d. Yankauer suction tip catheter 
ANS: C 
A blood pressure cuf is needed. The diastolic aortic pressure is a good clinical 
measure of afterload. Afterload is the resistance to left ventricular ejection. In 
hypertension the afterload increases, making cardiac workload also increase...