A nurse is planning care for a client who has a suspected myocardial infarction. Which of the following should the nurse administer first?
While reading a... [Show More] client’s ECG tracing, the nurse should understand that the P wave reflects which of the following cardiac electrical activities?
A client comes to the emergency department via ambulance to report severe radiating chest pain and SOB. The client appears restless, frightened, and slightly cyanotic. The provider prescribes oxygen by nasal cannula at 4 L/min stat, cardiac enzyme levels, IV fluids, and a 12-lead ECG. Which of the following actions should the nurse assisting with this client client’s care first?
A nurse is preparing a client for an echocardiogram the following day. Which of the following instruction should the nurse include about this test?
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values on a client who has HTN. Blood tests are drawn and reveal the following results. Which of the following results should the nurse identify as critical?
The nurse is completing a medication review of a client who has elevated cholesterol levels and takes an anticoagulant. Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?.
A nurse is caring for a client who enters the emergency department complaining of severe chest pain. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement to determine if the client is experiencing a myocardial infarction?
While auscultating a client’s heart sounds, the nurse hears turbulence between the S1 and S2 heart sounds. The nurse should document this finding as which of the following?
A nurse is reviewing the initial laboratory values for partial thromboplastin time, and prothrombin time, and thrombin time on a client who has an acute episode of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The nurse should expect the laboratory values to be
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching for a client who has received an implantable cardioverter/defribillator (ICD). Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who is postoperative following an insertion of a permanent pacemaker. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is caring for a client with a ventricular pacemaker who is on ECG monitoring. The nurse understands that the pacemaker is functioning properly when which of the following appears on the monitor strip?
A nurse is about to administer warfarin (Coumadin) to a client who has atrial fibrillation. When the client asks what this medication will do, which of the following is an appropriate nursing response?
A client is telling the nurse in the clinic that he gets a headache after he takes sublingual nitroglycerin (Nitrostat). Which of the following should the nurse remind the client to do?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for warfarin sodium (Coumadin). Which of the following should the nurse include?
A nurse is caring for a client who reports an area of redness, warmth, tenderness and pain in the right calf. The nurse anticipates which of the following orders when notifying the provider of this finding?
A client complains of SOB and chest pain the first day following multiple long bone fractures. THe nurse would consider which of the following client complications when assessing the client?
A nurse is collecting data from an infant that has a coarctation of the aorta. Which of the following is a clinical manifestation?
When checking a client’s capillary refill, the nurse finds that the color returns to usual in 10 seconds. The nurse understands that this finding indicates which of the following?
Whenever a nurse is caring for clients who are receiving heparin, which of the following medications should the nruse have on hand in the event of an overdose?
A nurse is caring for a client who takes nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) tablet at the onset of anginal pain. AFter taking the pill, the client states that his chest pain is relieved, but then he develops a sudden pounding headache. The nurse understands that the headache is
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has HTN and has a prescription for propranolol (Inderal). A history of which of the following conditions should be reported to the provider?
A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted with a DVT of the left leg. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the client’s plan of care?
A nurse is administering monitoring medications and realizes the nifedipine (Procardia) was administered to the wrong client. Which of the following is the priority nursing action?
A nurse is caring for a client who is admitted to the hospital with CHF who has been taking digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg daily. The client refuses breakfast and reports nausea. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?
A nurse is reinforcing teaching regarding diet to a client after a myocardial infarction. The nurse evaluates the reinforcement as effective if the client selects which of the following options?
A nurse is contributing to the care plan for a client who has developed DVT. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include?
A nurse is helping with the admission of a client from the emergency department. The client is prescribed clopidogrel bisulfate (Plavix). Which of the following precautions should the nurse anticipate?
A nurse is caring for an infant who has a congenital heart defect. Which of the following is associated with increased pulmonary blood flow?
A nurse on a telemetry unit is caring for a client who has premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). While sitting in a chair, the client reports feeling lightheaded. If the client is having PVCs, which of the following findings should the nurse expect when auscultating the client’s apical pulse?
In preparation for the discharge of a client with peripheral arterial disease PAD, the nurse should reinforce which of the following instructions?
A nurse is talking with a client who is about to start using transdermal nitroglycerin (Nitro-Dur) to treat angina pectoris. Which of the following is an appropriate instruction for this medication therapy?
A nurse is caring for a client on a medical surgical unit with a DVT who has been on IV heparin for 5 days. The provider prescribes oral warfarin (Coumadin) without discontinuing the heparin. The client asks the nurse why both anticoagulants are necessary. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?
A nurse is caring for a client who just had a cardiac catheterization. The post procedure nursing care plan for this client should include which of the following nursing interventions?
A nurse is caring for a client who enters the emergency department complaining of chest pressure and severe epigastric distress. The physician prescribes monitoring of creatine kinase (CK) isoenzymes. The nurse should paln to monitor these levels over which of the following lengths of time?
A client who has angina pectoris is experiencing chest pain and has taken three nitroglycerin tablets sublingually. The client reports relief from the chest pain but now repots a headache. The nurse should explain to the clients that this symptom.
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a young adult female client who has been prescribed lisinopril (Zestril). Which of the following instructions should the nurse plan to include? (Select all that apply.)
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who was recently diagnosed with Raynaud’s phenomenon how to prevent the onset of manifestations. Which of the following statements by the client should indicate to the nurse a need for FURTHER teaching?
A nurse on a medical unit is caring for a client who has angina pectoris and reports chest pain with a severity of 6 on a 0 to 10 scale. The nurse administers sublingual nitroglycerin (Nitrostat). After 5 min, the client states that his chest pain is now a 2. Which of the actions should the nurse take?
Whenever a nurse is caring for clients who are receiving warfarin (Coumadin), which of the following medications should the nurse have on hand in the even of an overdose?
A nurse is caring for a client with right-sided heart failure. The nurse knows that a primary manifestation is
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching for a client who will be taking warfarin (Coumadin) at home. Which of the following statements indicates that the client understands the effects of this medication
A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive digoxin (Lanoxin), verapamil (Calan), and baby aspirin (ASA) at 0900. Morning vital signs reported by the AP to the nurse include, temperature 37ºC (98.6ºF), heart rate 98/min, respiratory rate 24/min, BP 98/58 mm Hg. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A nurse is caring for a client following a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing action?
A client with valvular heart disease is at risk for developing left-sided heart failure. The nurse knows to monitor which of the following parameters to determine if the client has developed this disorder?
A nurse is collecting data from an older adult client who is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin): For HTN and Heart Failure. To evaluate the client for digoxin toxicity, the nurse should check for which of the following manifestations?
A client tells the nurse that he is concerned because his doctor told him he has a heart murmur. The nurse should explain to the client that a murmur
A client who is postoperative following surgical placement of an artificial heart valve is to be regulated on warfarin (Coumadin) prior to discharge. The nurse should use the results of which of the following diagnostic tests to monitor the effect of this therapy?
A nurse in a provider’s office is collecting data from a client who reports shortness of breath in the supine position and fatigue. The nurse determines that the client also has a jugular vein distention and a third heart sound (S3). Which of the following disorders should the nurse suspect?
A nurse is giving a presentation about caring for clients who are receiving diuretic therapy to treat heart failure. THe nurse should explain that which of the following medications puts clients at risk for both hyperkalemia and hyponatremia? [Show Less]
