Exam 24: Nursing Care of Patients With Occlusive Cardiovascular Disorders

The nurse is caring for a patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysm.Which statement indicates that the patient understands this condition?

The nurse is collecting data on a patient with an aortic aneurysm.Which manifestation should the nurse expect to find?

The nurse is reinforcing teaching provided to a patient with Buerger's disease on the most important modifiable risk factor.Which risk factor should the patient state that indicates teaching has been effective?

The nurse is preparing to apply a nitroglycerin patch to a patient with stable angina.What actions should the nurse take when providing this medication? (Select all that apply.)

A patient being treated for an acute MI reports severe chest pressure,"as if someone is standing on my chest." What should the nurse do first?

The nurse is collecting data on a patient with varicose veins.What should the nurse document as a subjective finding of varicosities?

The nurse is reinforcing instructions provided to a patient to prevent the development of varicose veins.Which patient statement indicates that teaching has been effective?

A patient with peripheral venous disease (PVD)is sitting in a chair and has edematous and purple feet.What action should the nurse to take?

The nurse is contributing to the teaching plan of a patient who is prescribed niacin.What specific recommendation should be included in the teaching plan?

The nurse is reinforcing teaching provided to a patient with coronary artery disease.Which risk factor for an MI should be included in this patient's teaching plan?

The nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a patient with varicose veins.Which position should be encouraged to reduce the patient's pain?

The nurse is concerned that a patient is at risk for MI because of the latest total cholesterol level.Which level did the nurse use to cause this concern?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has long-standing asthma and stable angina.Which medication can the nurse safely provide to the patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is being prepared for coronary atherectomy.Which order should the nurse expect to administer?

A patient reports acute pain and numbness in the left leg.The nurse notes the left leg is pale and cooler than the right leg.What should the nurse do?

A patient who is apprehensive,gray,cold,and clammy reports pain that "is as if an elephant is standing on my chest." The nurse should recognize that these manifestations indicate which health problem?

A patient with varicose veins asks how the condition develops.Which response by the nurse is best?

A patient who develops chest pain that radiates down the left arm has all of these measures prescribed.Which one should the nurse do first?

During a home visit,the nurse is reinforcing teaching provided about nitroglycerin therapy.Which patient statement about the supply indicates that teaching has been effective?

A patient who develops chest pain says the pain is a 9 on a scale of 0 to 10.Which action should the nurse take?