A patient calls in to the emergency room and tells the nurse they are having chest pain. They are instructed to sit down and rest.

Their chest pain starts to go away with rest.

The nurse suspects which disorder?

The nurse recognizes that when a patient is unable to consume adequate nutrition by mouth, an alternative route such as a feeding ostomy may be used.

What is the proper term for feeding a patient by this method?

What part of the ECG would you look for atrial depolarization?

A nurse is caring for a client immediately following a cardiac catheterization with a femoral artery approach. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse is providing information about high cholesterol levels.

What is the rationale for avoiding saturated fats?

A patient with heart disease is complaining of shortness of breath. The nurse knows that shortness of breath can be a sign and symptom of heart disease. Another name for shortness of breath is:

A patient calls in to the emergency room and tells the nurse they are having chest pain. They are instructed to sit down and rest.

Their chest pain starts to go away with rest.

The nurse suspects which disorder?

A nurse is planning to calculate a client's cardiac output. Which of the following data should the nurse obtain to calculate the cardiac output?

The nurse reminds the male patient with lactose intolerance that he can avoid the unpleasant symptoms of nausea, bloating, flatulence, and diarrhea if he will avoid certain foods. What product should the patient be instructed to avoid?

A nurse is educating a patient with a newly placed pacemaker about a variety of complementary and alternative therapies.

What type of therapy is contraindicated in patients with pacemakers?

A nurse is teaching a client about fat-soluble vitamins.

Which vitamins are considered fat-soluble? Select all that apply.