Nur 176 Verified Solutions 100%
NUR 176 VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% If a patient is overweight, smokes and has a history of coronary artery disease, what are you going to recommend? weight management, quit smoking If a patient tells you they cannot walk on a Treadmill for a stress test. What are you going to do? ask them as to why they can't What is the discharge teaching on coumadin? avoid vitamin k A patient comes in the ER with cool clammy skin, shortness of breath, indigestion and pain. What do we do? do MONA and connect to heart monitor If you have a patient stating they have heavy pressure in the middle of their chest. What action will be taken? call 911, this is an emergency and may be having MI (myocaridal infarction) What are the s/s for a right sided heart failure? peripheral edema, weight gain, poor circulation, slow cap refill What are the s/s of left sided heart failure? wheezes, crackles, pink frothy sputum, pulmonary edema, SOB When a patient has angina, we give them 81mg aspirin. Why? it thins the blood What is a PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty)? it opens up a blocked coronary artery What should you educate the patient on if they have a PTCA? Further education question. they will be in a twilight sleep If a patient had an MI and just had bypass surgery and they say to you, “my life is over”. How are you going to respond?
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