AACN ECCO Cardiovascular Part 4 | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025

AACN ECCO Cardiovascular Part 4 | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 What incision care interventions should a nurse use while monitoring a post-cardiac surgery patient's incisions and access sites? - Answer - Elevate donor leg after vein harvesting, Maintain OR dressings for 24-48 hours, Irrigate Anesthesia handoff for patient admitted to ICU shows BP 86/52 (63), HR 112, and RAP 4 mm HG. In ICU, CT output is 49 mL over the first hour. For which condition should you intervene, and based on what information? - Answer -Intravascular hypovolemia: BP, HR In caring for a patient who underwent CABG with a saphenous vein graft, the nurse should anticipate which postop intervention(s)? - Answer -Administer ASA within first six hours and elevate donor leg Patient underwent CABG with cardiopulmonary bypass. Which rhythm disturbance is most likely to occur? - Answer -A-fib Patient is 24 hours post-CABG with a left radial artery graft. Which is an unexpected finding? - Answer -NOT: Chest tub drainage 1,000 mL in 24 hoursPatient is undergoing CABG using the radial artery. Nurse should anticipate which? - Answer -Performing Allen's test Nurse finds dyspnea, bilaterally diminished breath sounds, and respiratory distress in a patient in the acute recovery phase post-cardiac surgery. What interventions should the n