Patient with history of hypertension, smoker, family history of CAD, and is overweight. What intervention
would the nurse put in place? - —diet changes with a dietician
-smoking cessation
-encourage exercise
Signs and symptoms of DVT - -pain (priority)
-redness and tenderness in calf
-pain with breathing (sign of PE REPORT IMMEDIATELY)
AFIB discharge teaching - Coumadin depends on pt/INR
Sickle Cell crisis - -SOB, pain
-give pain meds and oxygen therapy
Patient has SOB and chest pain - EKG immediately
pernicious anemia - -b12 deficiency
-report dyspnea to RN immediately
Celiac disease - -gluten allergy
-gluten free diet
PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) - -warm flush all over body
-does not need to be asleep for procedure
-must lay flat
, Inject into occluded artery
Colonoscopy - -rectal bleeding after
-bloated and distended stomach
-means something was perforated something in bowel
Patient with Crohn's disease has mucous and blood in stool, what do you do? - Document as
normal findings
signs and symptoms of PAD - -no hair on legs
-shiny skin or shins
-pain-cold feet
Patient pain with CAD - Does not go away with rest
Patient education with anemia - -encourage periods of rest
-monitor urine and stool for blood
-teach about body temperature
What are we trying to prevent a patient with HTN and diabetes from getting? - PVD
Patient has pain when walking - -concerned about DVT
-Doppler study
-measure legs
-characteristics of pain
Signs and symptoms of DIC - -abdominal tenderness
-PE (report immediately)
-tachycardia