Which action by the nurse will determine if therapies ordered for a patient with chronic constrictive pericarditis are effective?

The nurse is administering a thrombolytic agent to a patient having an acute myocardial infarction. Which patient data indicates that the nurse should stop the drug infusion?.

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

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

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

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?.

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 caring for an adolescent following a cardiac catheterization.

Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider? Select the 4 findings that the nurse should report to the provider.

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 who has heart failure recently started taking digoxin in addition to furosemide and captopril. Which finding by the home health nurse is a priority to communicate to the health care provider?.