Southwest Tennessee Community College

1) A nurse is caring for a client with hyperparathyroidism and notes that the client's serum calcium level is 13 mg/dL. Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer as prescribed to the client? 1. Calcium chloride 2. Calcium gluconate 3. Calcitonin (Miacalcin) 4. Large doses of vitamin D 3. Calcitonin (Miacalcin) Rationale: The normal serum calcium level is 8.6 to 10.0 mg/dL. This client is experiencing hypercalcemia. Calcium gluconate and calcium chloride are medication...

Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old/Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old Carlos Boccerini is a 68-year-old male who has a 5-year history of systolic heart failure secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy with a current ejection fraction (EF) of only 15%. He presents to the emergency department (ED) for shortness of breath (SOB) the past 3 days. His shortness of breath has progressed from SOB with activity to becoming SOB at res...

Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old/Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old Carlos Boccerini is a 68-year-old male who has a 5-year history of systolic heart failure secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy with a current ejection fraction (EF) of only 15%. He presents to the emergency department (ED) for shortness of breath (SOB) the past 3 days. His shortness of breath has progressed from SOB with activity to becoming SOB at res...

Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old/Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old Carlos Boccerini is a 68-year-old male who has a 5-yea r history of systolic heart failure secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy with a current ejection fraction (EF) of only 15%. He presents to the emergency department (ED) for shortness of breath (SOB) the past 3 days. His shortness of breath has progressed from SOB with activity to becoming SOB at re...

Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old-Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old/Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old Carlos Boccerini is a 68-year-old male who has a 5-year history of systolic heart failure secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy with a current ejection fraction (EF) of only 15%. He presents to the emergency department (ED) for shortness of breath (SOB) the past 3 days. His shortne...

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Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old/Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old Carlos Boccerini is a 68-year-old male who has a 5-year history of systolic heart failure secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy with a current ejection fraction (EF) of only 15%. He presents to the emergency department (ED) for shortness of breath (SOB) the past 3 days. His shortness of breath has progressed from SOB with activity to becoming SOB at res...

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Data Collection History of Present Problem: Carlos Boccerini is a 68-year-old male who has a 5-year history of systolic heart failure secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy with a current ejection fraction (EF) of only 15%. He presents to the emergency department (ED) for shortness of breath (SOB) the past 3 days. His shortness of breath has progressed from SOB with activity to becoming SOB at rest. The last two nights he had to sleep in his recliner chair to rest comfortably with his head ...