Exam 37: Nursing Management: Inflammatory and Structural Heart Disorders

A patient with rheumatic fever has subcutaneous nodules, erythema marginatum, and polyarthritis. An appropriate nursing diagnosis based on these findings is

The nurse establishes the nursing diagnosis of ineffective health maintenance related to lack of knowledge concerning long-term management of rheumatic fever when a 30-year-old recovering from rheumatic fever says,

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

Which of the following assessment data obtained by the nurse when assessing a patient with acute pericarditis should be reported immediately to the health care provider?

The nurse will plan discharge teaching about the need for prophylactic antibiotics when having dental procedures for the patient who

During the assessment of a patient with infective endocarditis (IE), the nurse would expect to find

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

Which action will the community health nurse include when planning ways to decrease the incidence of rheumatic fever?

While caring for a 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

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

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

Which of these prescriptions written by the health care provider for a patient admitted with infective endocarditis (IE) and a fever should the nurse implement first?

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

A patient admitted with acute dyspnea is diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy. Which information will the nurse include when teaching the patient about management of this disorder?

The nurse is taking a health history from a 24-year-old patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ( HC ). Which information obtained by the nurse is most relevant?

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

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

A few days after an acute myocardial infarction (MI), a patient complains of stabbing chest pain that increases with deep breathing. Which action will the nurse take first?

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

During postoperative teaching with a patient who had a mitral valve replacement with a mechanical valve, the nurse instructs the patient regarding the