Exam 36: Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders

The nurse obtains a health history from an older patient with a prosthetic mitral valve who has symptoms of infective endocarditis (IE). Which question by the nurse is most focused on identifying a risk factor for IE?

When developing a community health program to decrease the incidence of rheumatic fever,which action should the community health nurse include?

While caring for a 23-yr-old patient with mitral valve prolapse (MVP)without valvular regurgitation,the nurse determines that discharge teaching has been effective when the patient states that it will be necessary to

When planning care for a patient hospitalized with a streptococcal infective endocarditis (IE),which intervention is most appropriate for the nurse to include?

During discharge teaching with an older patient who had a mitral valve replacement with a mechanical valve,the nurse must instruct the patient on the

The nurse will plan discharge teaching about prophylactic antibiotics before dental procedures for which patient?

The nurse identifies the nursing diagnosis of decreased cardiac output related to valvular insufficiency for the patient with infective endocarditis (IE)based on which assessment finding(s)?

The nurse is admitting a patient with possible rheumatic fever. Which question on the admission health history focuses on a pertinent risk factor for rheumatic fever?

Which action could the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)trained as electrocardiogram (ECG)technicians working on the cardiac unit?

Which action by the nurse will determine if the therapies ordered for a patient with chronic constrictive pericarditis are most effective?

When caring for a patient with mitral valve stenosis,it is most important that the nurse assess for

The nurse is obtaining a health history from a 24-yr-old patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (CMP). Which information obtained by the nurse is most important?

Which statement by a patient with restrictive cardiomyopathy indicates that the nurse's discharge teaching about self-management has been effective?

Which assessment finding in a patient who is admitted with infective endocarditis (IE)is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

The nurse is caring for a patient with mitral regurgitation. Referring to the figure below,where should the nurse listen to best hear a murmur typical of mitral regurgitation?

The nurse has identified a nursing diagnosis of acute pain related to inflammatory process for a patient with acute pericarditis. An appropriate intervention by the nurse for this problem is to

After receiving change-of-shift report on four patients,which patient should the nurse assess first?

To assess the patient with pericarditis for evidence of a pericardial friction rub,the nurse should

A patient is admitted to the hospital with possible acute pericarditis. The nurse should plan to teach the patient about the purpose of

While caring for a patient with aortic stenosis,the nurse identifies a nursing diagnosis of acute pain related to decreased coronary blood flow. An appropriate nursing intervention for this patient would be to