Exam 20: Care of Patients With Cardiac Disorders

When the nurse assesses an apical pulse of 52,the finding of this arrhythmia is known as _________.

The nurse will instruct a patient with an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD)to avoid:

The nurse recognizes the disorganized ECG pattern of the most fatal of all arrhythmias as:

The nurse is aware that certain risk factors increase the chance of a person developing cardiomyopathy.Which of the circumstances increase the risk for cardiomyopathy? (Select all that apply.)

The home health nurse is assessing the home-bound patient with heart failure.Which assessment finding is of most concern to the nurse?

The nurse expresses concern to the 80-year-old resident in a long-term care facility who is attempting to jog on a treadmill.The nurse is aware that the exceptional oxygen and metabolic demands brought on by the exercise might cause ____________.

The nurse anticipates that,on auscultation of the chest of an older adult with left-sided congestive heart failure (CHF),the major adventitious sound will be: