Cardiovascular Disorders 100% verified
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IT HAS 133 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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FAVOURABE FOR THE BEST REVION ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDER. w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8
BETTER UNDERSTANDING ON THE HEART w8 w8 w8 w8
GET AWARE OF SITUATIONS AND BETTER METHODS OF TACKLING THEM
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1. A visiting nurse is teaching a client with heart failure about taking their medic
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ations.The client requires six different medications that are takent four different
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w8 times per day.The client is confused about when to take each medication. How s
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hould the nurse intervene Correct Answer Teach a family member to fill a medicati
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on compliance aid once per week so the client can independently take their medications
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2. The nurse is assessing a client who has a long history of uncontrolled hype
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rtension.The nurse should assess the client for damage in which area of the ey w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8
e Correct Answer retina
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3. A client is recovering from coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and b
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egins to experience chest pain, shortness of breath, and tachycardia. Further ass
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essment reveals a widened QRS complex and an elevated ST seg-
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ment.Which nursing diagnosis takes highest priority at this time Correct Answe
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r Decreased cardiac output related to depressed myocardial function
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4. A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client with acute heart fail
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ure. Which laboratory value is most important for the nurse to check before adm
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inistering medications to treat heart failure Correct Answer potassium
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5. A client is taking spironolactone to control hypertension.The client's serum p
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otassium level is [6 mEq/L (56mmol/L)]. For this client, the nurse's priority sh
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ould be to assess their: electrocardiogram (ECG) results.
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6. The nurse is caring for a client post myocardial infarction (MI). Orders includ
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estrictbedrestandaclear,liquiddiet.Whatisthenurse'sbestresponse to the client
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who is inquiring about the purpose of the new diet Correct Answer to
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reduce the metabolic workload of digestion
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7. Anurseisteachingaclienthowtotakenitroglycerintotreatanginapectoris. W
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hat should the nurse include in the instructions Correct Answer Call emergenc
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y medical services immediately if chest pain does not subside within 15 minutes.
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8. A client arrives in the emergency department reporting intense pain in the a
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bdomen and tells the nurse that it feels like a heartbeat in the abdomen. Whic
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h nursing assessment would indicate potential rupture of an aortic aneurysm
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8 Correct Answer The client reports increasing severe back pain.
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9. A client has been diagnosed with right-
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sided heart failure.The nurse should assess the client further for:: Dependent e
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dema.
10. The client asks the nurse, "Why won't the health care provider tell me exact
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ly how much of my leg he is going to take off? Don't you think I should know tha
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t?" On which information should the nurse base the response Correct Answer th
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e adequacy of the blood supply to the tissues
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11. A client with peripheral artery disease has femoral-
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popliteal bypass surgery.What goal should the nurse establish with the client im
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mediatelyafter surgery Correct Answer Maintain circulation. w
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12. A white male, age 43, with a tentative diagnosis of infective endocarditis is ad
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mitted to an acute care facility. His medical history reveals diabetes melli-
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ears earlier and an aortic valve replacement 2 years before this admission. W
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hich history finding is a major risk factor for infective endocarditis Correct An
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swer history of aortic valve replacement
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13. Which activity is least effective in preventing sensory deprivation during a c
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lient's stay in the cardiac care unit Correct Answer keeping the door closed to pr
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14. The nurse is concerned about the risks of hypoxemia and metabolic aci-
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w8 dosis in a client who is in shock.What finding should the nurse analyze for e
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vidence of hypoxemia and metabolic acidosis in a client with shock Correct An
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swer arterial blood gas (ABG) findings
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15. Following a myocardial infarction, a client develops an arrhythmia and req w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8
uires a continuous infusion of lidocaine.To monitor the effectiveness of the inte
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rvention, the nurse should focus primarily on the client's:: electrocar- w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8 w8
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16. A client comes to the emergency department reporting severe substernal c
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hest pain radiating down the left arm.The client is admitted to the coronary ca
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re unit with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI).Which should the nurse
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do first when the client is admitted to the coronary care unit Correct
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Answer Begin telemetry monitoring. w8 w8 w8