A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with heart failure and atrial fibrillation. The client reports feeling palpitations and shortness of breath. The nurse is aware that clients with atrial fibrillation are at risk for which complication?

A nurse is assessing a postpartum client.

36-year-old postpartum client who delivered twins via cesarean birth 3 weeks ago.

Reports throbbing pain as 7 on a scale of 0 to 10, swelling, discoloration, and warmth in left calf for two days. Also reports shortness of breath for the last 8 hours,

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To confirm a diagnosis of DVT, the nurse anticipates provider orders for

Identify the following Cardiac Rhythm:

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a family history of hypertension. The nurse should inform the client that their blood pressure readings of 124/84 mm Hg and 128/88 mm Hg place them in which of the following categories?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client diagnosed with infective endocarditis with vegetation on the tricuspid valve. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is providing discharge instructions for a client diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Which of the following client statements indicates to the nurse that the teaching was effective?

A nurse is caring for a client post-cardiac catheterization with a right femoral artery puncture site. The nurse is aware that which of the following findings needs to be reported to the interventional cardiologist as soon as it is identified?

A nurse is caring for a client in a critical care unit who is 4 hours post-operative coronary artery bypass surgery. The nurse performs the reassessment and suspects the client may be developing a pericardial effusion. What assessment findings would the nurse note in this case?

A nurse is caring for a client with heart failure who takes furosemide (Lasix) 20 mg daily at home and is receiving 40 mg of furosemide (Lasix) IV daily in the hospital. The nurse is aware that this patient is at risk for which electrolyte imbalance?

A nurse is giving a presentation about preventing deep-vein thrombosis (DVT). Which of the following should the nurse include as a risk factor for this disorder? (Select all that apply.)

A Nurse is preparing to start a heparin drip on a client with acute coronary syndrome. Ordered: Give Heparin 1000 units per hour, standard dilution of 25,000 units in 250 mL of normal saline. What is the correct drip setting for the pump in mL/hr?