Exam 16: Perfusion

The nurse instructs a client about the medication nifedipine (Procardia)for hypertension.Which client statement indicates that additional teaching is needed?

A client is admitted with complaints of lower extremity edema and occasional shortness of breath.Which electrocardiogram finding supports that the client is at risk for an alteration in perfusion?

An older adult client is diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and a cardiac dysrhythmia.What would the nurse expect to be prescribed for this client?

A nurse caring for a client in the in the intensive care unit (ICU)notes that the client is experiencing a ventricular tachycardia dysrhythmia.Which rhythm is classified as supraventricular?

A client with peripheral vascular disease (PVD)is experiencing pain.Which nursing intervention addresses the client's pain?

The nurse teaches a client about lifestyle modifications to help manage hypertension.Which client statement indicates teaching has been effective?

The nurse is instructing the spouse of a client with a stroke on how to do passive range of motion to the affected limbs.Which rationale for this intervention will the nurse include in the teaching session?

A nurse is educating the parents of a child born with tetralogy of Fallot.Which statement will the nurse include regarding this defect?

A client with peripheral vascular disease (PVD)has symptoms of intermittent claudication.Which will the nurse include when teaching the client about intermittent claudication?

During an assessment,a client with congestive heart failure (CHF)and severe shortness of breath tells the nurse about not having enough money to purchase medications.What nursing diagnosis is of the greatest initial importance when planning care?

A client,admitted with irregular chest pain and shortness of breath,complains of fatigue with activity.The client's body mass index (BMI)is 30.5.Which is the priority nursing diagnosis for this client?

A client recovering from an acute myocardial infarction is prescribed aspirin.Which teaching points should the nurse include regarding this prescription? Select all that apply.

The nurse is evaluating care provided to a client with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).Which observation indicates care has been successful for this client?

A client with angina complains that the pain is prolonged and severe,and occurs at the same time each day while at rest.There are no precipitating factors to the pain.Which term will the nurse use when documenting the angina experienced by the client?

A nurse working in labor and delivery is caring for a client with suspected disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).Which pregnancy complication does the nurse anticipate when reviewing the client's chart?

A client scheduled for surgery is being instructed in leg exercises and the pneumatic compression device.The nurse includes these instructions to decrease which postoperative complication?

The nurse is planning care for several clients.Which client has the greatest risk of developing heart failure?

The nurse is auscultating heart sounds for a pregnant client in the third trimester of pregnancy.The client wants to know why her doctor told her she had an extra heart sound at the last visit.Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

A nurse is providing discharge education to a client who is diagnosed with angina.Which statement would the nurse exclude from teaching?

A nurse is caring for a pregnant client who is hypertensive.Which additional clinical manifestations leads the nurse to believe that the client is experiencing early preeclampsia?