Exam 47: Cardiovascular Dysfunction

Parents of a 3-year-old child with congenital heart disease are afraid to let their child play with other children because of possible overexertion.What knowledge should inform the nurse's reply?

What is the leading cause of death after heart transplantation?

When preparing a school-age child and the family for heart surgery,what should the nurse consider?

Which is a common sign of digoxin toxicity?

What is a common,serious complication of rheumatic fever?

Which are characteristics of hypovolemic shock? Select all that apply.Express answer in small letters followed by a comma and a space-e.g. ,a,b,c

The nurse is caring for a child after heart surgery.What should be done if there is evidence of cardiac tamponade?

The nurse is caring for a school-age girl who has had a cardiac catheterization.The child tells the nurse that her bandage is "too wet." The nurse finds the bandage and bed soaked with blood.What is the priority nursing action?

Which defect results in increased pulmonary blood flow?

The parents of a young child with heart failure tell the nurse that they are "nervous" about giving digoxin.What knowledge should the nurse include in her response?

An 8-month-old infant has a hypercyanotic spell while blood is being drawn.What is the nurse's initial action?

Which structural defects constitute tetralogy of Fallot?

Which occurs in septic shock?

Which drug is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)inhibitor?

As part of the treatment for heart failure,the child takes the diuretic furosemide.When teaching home care,the nurse encourages the family to give the child foods such as bananas,oranges,and leafy vegetables.What are these foods high in?

Which is best described as the heart's inability to pump an adequate amount of blood to the systemic circulation at normal filling pressures?

What is a beneficial effect of administering digoxin (Lanoxin)?

Which clinical manifestation does the nurse expect to see as shock progresses and becomes decompensated shock in a child?

What is the most important thing for the nurse to know when caring for a child with Kawasaki disease?

Which complication may occur after a cardiac catheterization?