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?.

After reviewing a patient's history, vital signs, physical assessment, and laboratory data, which information is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?.

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?.

Which statement by a patient with restrictive cardiomyopathy indicates that the nurse's discharge teaching about self-management has been effective?

The nurse obtains a health history from an older adult with a prosthetic mitral valve who has symptoms of infective endocarditis (IE). Which question by the nurse helps identify a risk factor for IE?.

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?.

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 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?.

A patient who has had chest pain for several hours is admitted with a diagnosis of rule out acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Which laboratory test is most specific for the nurse to monitor in determining whether the patient has had an AMI?.

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 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.).