A nurse providing postoperative teaching to a client who has received a valve replacement discusses the importance of antibiotic prophylaxis prior to any dental or surgical procedure. The nurse understands that antibiotic prophylaxis prevents which of the following in these clients?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of Class I heart failure. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

The nurse is teaching a beginning ECG class to staff nurses. As the nurse begins to discuss the parts of the ECG complex, one of the students asks what the normal order of conduction through the heart is. The correct response would be which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a client on a cardiac monitor and whose rhythm suddenly changes. There are no P waves; instead she observes wavy lines. The QRS complexes measure 0.08 second and are irregular. The client's heart rate is 120 beats/minute. The nurse interprets that this rhythm is:

The nurse notes that leads I, II, and III differ from one another on the cardiac rhythm strip because:

What is the nurse's priority when caring for a patient in septic shock?

A nurse is caring for a client in the emergency department (ED).

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is most likely experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client's progress.

A client comes to the emergency department with complaints of chest pain after using cocaine. The nurse assesses the client and obtains vital signs with results as follows: blood pressure 140/92, heart rate 128, respiratory rate 26, and an oxygen saturation of 98%. What rhythm on the monitor does the nurse anticipate viewing?

A nurse is preparing a client for transfer to the ICU for placement of a pulmonary artery catheter. The nurse should explain to the client that this catheter is used to monitor which of the following conditions?

A client has a normal cardiac rhythm and a heart rate of 72 beats/minute. The nurse determines the P-R interval is 0.20 seconds. The most appropriate intervention by the nurse would be to

A nurse is caring for a client who was recently admitted and has symptomatic bradycardia.

The nurse is caring for the client immediately following the insertion of the permanent pacemaker

Complete the following sentence by using the list of options.

The nurse should monitor the client for