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?.

Which patient statement indicates that the nurse's teaching about sublingual nitroglycerin (Nitrostat) has been effective?.

The nurse is assessing a patient with myocarditis before giving a scheduled dose of digoxin (Lanoxin). Which finding is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?.

In preparation for discharge, the nurse teaches a patient with chronic stable angina how to use the prescribed short-acting and long-acting nitrates.

Which patient statement indicates that the teaching has been effective?.

The nurse is admitting a patient who has chest pain. Which assessment data suggest that the pain may be from an acute myocardial infarction?.

While auscultating a patient's heart sounds, a nurse detects a fourth heart sound (S4). The nurse understands that this finding possibly indicates:.

After receiving a change-of-shift report about the following four patients on the cardiac care unit, which patient would the nurse assess first?.

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 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?.

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

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.).