A patient has pain due to acute pericarditis. Which action would the nurse take?.

A patient who has just been admitted with pulmonary edema is scheduled to receive the following medications. Which medication would the nurse question before giving?.

A nurse is supervising a new graduate who is providing discharge teaching to a patient diagnosed with hypertension.

While teaching a patient about their newly prescribed diuretic (furosemide), which of the following statements made by the new graduate requires correction by the supervising nurse?.

A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure.

Nurses' Notes.

Day 1: Vital Signs.

Bilateral breath sounds clear and present throughout.

Weight 80 kg (176 lb). Urine output 480 mL/8 hr. Day 4: Breath sounds scattered, crackles heard bilaterally.

Apical heart rate rapid and irregular.

Audible S3 gallop.

Weight 82.1 kg (181 lb). Urine output 320 mL/8 hr. Vital Signs.

Day 1: Temperature 37.6° C (99.7° F). Blood pressure 108/50 mm Hg. Pulse 98/min.

Respiratory rate 20/min.

Pulse oximetry 95% on room air.

Day 4: Temperature 36.8° C (98.2° F). Blood pressure 138/80 mm Hg. Pulse 112/min.

Respiratory rate 28/min.

Pulse oximetry 88% on room air.

A nurse is reviewing the assessment findings for the client on day 4. Which of the following findings requires further action? (Select all that apply.).

A patient is admitted to the emergency department and diagnosed as having an ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Which question would the nurse ask to determine whether the patient is a candidate for thrombolytic therapy?.

The nurse is caring for a patient with mitral regurgitation. Where would the nurse listen to best hear a murmur typical of mitral regurgitation?.

A patient who has recently had an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) ambulates in the hospital hallway. Which data would indicate to the nurse that the patient should stop and rest?.

A patient with a history of hypertension arrives in the emergency department with a blood pressure (BP) reading of 213/126 mm Hg. The patient has a history of drug abuse.

Which of the following initial questions posed by the nurse is MOST appropriate?.

A patient who has chronic heart failure is admitted to the emergency department with severe dyspnea and a dry, hacking cough. Which action would the nurse take first?.

Which patient statement would help the nurse confirm the previous diagnosis of chronic stable angina?.

The nurse is providing teaching about the patient's laboratory values that increase the risk for coronary artery disease (CAD). Which of the following values should the nurse prioritize?.