A patient was admitted for terminal heart failure and is now eligible for a transplant. The family wants everything possible done to maintain life. Which procedure might be offered to the patient for this condition to increase the patient's quality of life?

A client who has coronary artery disease tells the nurse he is afraid of dying from a heart attack. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

While caring for a patient with a pulmonary artery catheter, the nurse notes the pulmonary artery pressure to be significantly higher than previously recorded values. The nurse assesses respirations to be unlabored at 16 breaths/min, oxygen saturation of 98% on 3 L of oxygen via nasal cannula, and lungs clear to auscultation bilaterally. What is the priority nursing action?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a left radial arterial line and a pulmonary artery catheter inserted into the right subclavian vein. Which action by the nurse best ensures the safety of the patient being monitored with invasive hemodynamic monitoring lines?

When treating hypertensive emergencies, the nurse identifies the most appropriate route of administration for antihypertensive agents as being which of the following?

Which of the following describes a situation in which the blood pressure is severely elevated and there is evidence of actual target organ damage?

An essential aspect of teaching that may prevent recurrence of heart failure exacerbations is

A patient is having a cardiac evaluation to assess for possible heart failure and valvular disease. Which study best identifies heart function and measures the size of the cardiac chambers?

The main purpose of critical care certification is to

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

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The nurse is planning care for the client. For each potential prescription, indicate whether it is an anticipated (high priority), nonessential (low priority), contraindicated(unrelated).

Select one or more in each option.

The patient presents to the ED with severe chest discomfort. A cardiac catheterization and angiography shows an 90% occlusion of the left main coronary artery. Which procedure will be most likely performed on this patient?