Exam 37: Nursing Management: Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders

When caring for the patient with infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve, the nurse will plan to monitor the patient for

The community health nurse involved in programs to prevent rheumatic fever knows that the most important intervention to decrease the incidence of the disease is

A patient hospitalized with a streptococcal infective endocarditis tells the nurse," I know that I need antibiotics, but I do not want to be hospitalized for very long." The nurse explains that

Cardiac tamponade is suspected in a patient who has acute pericarditis. To assess for the presence of pulsus paradoxus, the nurse should

A patient hospitalized with IE develops sharp left flank pain and hematuria. The nurse notifies the health care provider, recognizing that these symptoms may indicate

Which information obtained by the nurse when assessing a patient admitted with mitral valve stenosis should be communicated to the health care provider immediately?

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

While caring for a patient with aortic stenosis, the nurse establishes a nursing diagnosis of pain related to decreased coronary blood flow. An appropriate intervention by the nurse is to