Cardiovascular Disorders Exam with Complete Solutions

Cardiovascular Disorders Exam with Complete Solutions A visiting nurse is teaching a client with heart failure about taking their medications. The client requires six different medications that are taken at four different times per day. The client is confused about when to take each medication. How should the nurse intervene? Teach a family member to fill a medication compliance aid once per week so the client can independently take their medications. The nurse is assessing a client who has a long history of uncontrolled hypertension. The nurse should assess the client for damage in which area of the eye? retina A client is recovering from coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and begins to experience chest pain, shortness of breath, and tachycardia. Further assessment reveals a widened QRS complex and an elevated ST segment. Which nursing diagnosis takes highest priority at this time? Decreased cardiac output related to depressed myocardial function