Targeted Med-Surg 2016 Cardiovascular

Targeted Med-Surg 2016 Cardiovascular Targeted Med-Surg 2016 Cardiovascular Targeted Med-Surg 2016 Cardiovascular A nurse is assessing a client who has dilated cardiomyopathy. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? - dyspnea on exertion A nurse is teaching a client who is starting to take an ACE inhibitor to treat hypertension. The nurse should instruct the client to notify his provider if he experiences which of the following adverse effects of his medication? - persistent cough A nurse is caring for a client who is 8 hr postoperative following a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Which of the following client findings should the nurse report? - Blood pressure 160/80 A nurse is monitoring a client's ECG monitor and notes the client's rhythm has changed from normal sinus rhythm to supraventricular tachycardia. The nurse should prepare to assist with which of the following interventions? - vagal stimulation A nurse is caring for a client who had an onset of chest pain 24 hr ago. The nurse should recognize that an increase in which of the following is diagnostic of a myocardial infarction (MI)? - creatine kinase-MB a nurse is caring for a client who has endocarditis. which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as a potential complication? - valvular disease a nurse in an emergency room is assessing a client who has a bradydysrhythmia. which of the following findings should the nurse monitor for? - confusion a nurse is caring for a client who is receiving heparin therapy and develops hematuria. which of the following actions should the nurse take if the client's aPTT is 96 seconds? - stop the heparin infusion a nurse is providing teaching for a client who is 2 days postoperative following a heart transplant. which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? - "you might no longer be able to feel chest pain" a nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who has heart failure. the nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following findings immediately to the provider? - weight gain of 0.9 kg (2 lb) in 24 hr a nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client who had an anterior myocardial infarction. the client's history reveals she is 1 week postop following an open cholecystectomy. the nurse should recognize that which of the following interventions is contraindicated? - assisting with thrombolytic therapy ..................