Cardiovascular and Hematology Dynamic
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"You'll have to lie flat for several A nurse is preparing a client for cardiac catheterization. Which of
hours after the procedure." the following pieces of information should the nurse give the client
"You'll receive medication to before the procedure?
relax you before the procedure."
"You'll have to keep your leg
straight after the procedure."
A nurse is caring for a client with heart failure whose telemetry
reading displays a flattening of the T wave. Which of the following
Potassium 2.8 mEq/L
laboratory results should the nurse anticipate as the cause of this
ECG change?
, 1. Palpate the blood pressure and A nurse is checking paradoxical blood pressure of a client who has
inflate the cuff above the systolic a possible cardiac tamponade. In what order should the nurse
pressure. complete the following steps?
2. Deflate the cuff slowly and
listen for the first audible sounds.
3. Identify the first BP sounds
audible on expiration and then
on inspiration.
4. Subtract the inspiratory
pressure from the expiratory
pressure.
5. Inspect for jugular venous
distention and notify the
provider.
A nurse is caring for a client who has femoral thrombophlebitis and
Elevate the affected leg a prescription for enoxaparin. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
Check to determine the packed A nurse is preparing to administer packed RBCs to a client who is
RBCs are less than 1 week old. anemic. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Ask another nurse to check the
packed RBCs' label against the
medical record.
Prime the transfusion tubing with
0.9% sodium chloride.
A nurse is teaching about a low-cholesterol diet to a client who
Chicken breast and corn on the
had a MI. Which of the following meal selections by the client
cob
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who had an acute MI.
Peripheral vascular resistance When assessing this client, the nurse should identify that older
increases adults are prone to complications of MI from poor tissue perfusion
because of which of the following age-related factors?
A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving a transfusion of
packed RBCs. Which of the following findings should the nurse
Sudden olgiuria
identify as an indication of an acute intravascular hemolytic
reaction?
A nurse is planning care for a client who has acute myelogenous
Avoid MI injections. leukemia and a platelet count of 48000. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include?