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st st
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thatstapply.st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
*Pittingstedemastinstthestlowerstextremities
*stJVD
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thestclientsttakesttostmoststaccuratelystmonitorstforstanstexacerbationstofstchroni
cstheartstfailure?st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Weighstdailystandstnotifysthealthcarestproviderstwithstgainst>3stpoundsstinst2st
days.
Whenstastclientstisstadmittedstforstsymptomaticstheartstfailure,stwhatstisstthestpri
oritystmedicationstthestnursestcanstanticipatestadministering?st-
stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔ Furosemidest(astdiureticsttostrelievestthestfluid)
1.st67sty/ostfemale
2.st58y/ostfemalest-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔ 1.stAcutestleft
2.stChronicstright
, Thestnursestisstreviewingstadmissionstordersstforstastnewstclientstadmittedstwithst
acutestheartstfailure.stWhichstofstthestfollowingstitemsstorstconditionsstwouldstre
quirestimmediatestaction?stSelectstallstthatstapply.st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Oxygenstorderedstforstoxygenstsaturationst84%stonstroomstair
Monitorstshowsstventricularsttachycardiastwithstastheartstratestofst300
Thestnursestreviewsstthestchartstofstastclientstadmittedstwithstacutestheartstfailure
.stWhichstofstthestfollowingstindicatesstacutestheartstfailure?st-stcorrectstanswer
✔ ✔ cheststx-raystshowingstbibasilarstpleuralsteffusions
Yourstclientstisstast72-year-
oldstmalestdischargedstfromstthesthospitalstafterstexperiencingstanstacutestexace
rbationstofstheartstfailure.stInstreviewingstthestdischargestplan,stwhichstofstthestfo
llowingstactionsstwillstdirectlystreducestrehospitalizationstforstexacerbationsto
fstheartstfailure?stSelectstallstthatstapply.st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Refersttostthestlocalstheartstfailurestclinic.
Teachstandstreinforcestlowstsodiumstdiet.
Astclientstisstexperiencingstacutestleft-
sidedstheartstfailure.stWhichstprescribedstactionsstwouldstthestnursestexpect?stS
electstallstthatstapplyst-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Oxygenst4stL/minsttostkeepstoxygenstsaturationstgreaterstthanst92%
Furosemidest80mgstIVsteveryst6sthoursstx2
st st
Thestnursestisstcaringstforstastclientstwithstright-
sidedstheartstfailure.stWhichstsymptomsstcansttheystexpectsttostfind?stSelectstallst
thatstapply.st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
*Pittingstedemastinstthestlowerstextremities
*stJVD
Instpreparingstforstdischargestteaching,stwhichstofstthestfollowingstactionsstcanst
thestclientsttakesttostmoststaccuratelystmonitorstforstanstexacerbationstofstchroni
cstheartstfailure?st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Weighstdailystandstnotifysthealthcarestproviderstwithstgainst>3stpoundsstinst2st
days.
Whenstastclientstisstadmittedstforstsymptomaticstheartstfailure,stwhatstisstthestpri
oritystmedicationstthestnursestcanstanticipatestadministering?st-
stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔ Furosemidest(astdiureticsttostrelievestthestfluid)
1.st67sty/ostfemale
2.st58y/ostfemalest-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔ 1.stAcutestleft
2.stChronicstright
, Thestnursestisstreviewingstadmissionstordersstforstastnewstclientstadmittedstwithst
acutestheartstfailure.stWhichstofstthestfollowingstitemsstorstconditionsstwouldstre
quirestimmediatestaction?stSelectstallstthatstapply.st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Oxygenstorderedstforstoxygenstsaturationst84%stonstroomstair
Monitorstshowsstventricularsttachycardiastwithstastheartstratestofst300
Thestnursestreviewsstthestchartstofstastclientstadmittedstwithstacutestheartstfailure
.stWhichstofstthestfollowingstindicatesstacutestheartstfailure?st-stcorrectstanswer
✔ ✔ cheststx-raystshowingstbibasilarstpleuralsteffusions
Yourstclientstisstast72-year-
oldstmalestdischargedstfromstthesthospitalstafterstexperiencingstanstacutestexace
rbationstofstheartstfailure.stInstreviewingstthestdischargestplan,stwhichstofstthestfo
llowingstactionsstwillstdirectlystreducestrehospitalizationstforstexacerbationsto
fstheartstfailure?stSelectstallstthatstapply.st-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Refersttostthestlocalstheartstfailurestclinic.
Teachstandstreinforcestlowstsodiumstdiet.
Astclientstisstexperiencingstacutestleft-
sidedstheartstfailure.stWhichstprescribedstactionsstwouldstthestnursestexpect?stS
electstallstthatstapplyst-stcorrectstanswer✔ ✔
Oxygenst4stL/minsttostkeepstoxygenstsaturationstgreaterstthanst92%
Furosemidest80mgstIVsteveryst6sthoursstx2
