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The nurse is caring for a patient with acute inferior wall MI, post-coronary artery stent deployment. For optimal care of the patient, the nurse should: a) administer an analgesic for acute back pain b) Apply pressure dressing to groin c) Continuously monitor the patient in lead II d) Maintain t...

S3 occurs where and when? correct answers heard best at the apex of the heart right after S2 what is S3 associated with? correct answers Heart failure, Pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale, and mitral/aortic/tricuspid insufficiency what is S3? correct answers rapid rush of blood into a dilate...

S1 "lub" correct answers closure of AV (mitral and tricuspid) valves marks the end of diastole and the beginning of systole SYSTOLE S2 "dub" correct answers closure of the seminar (pulmonic and aortic) valves marks the end of systole and the beginning of diastole DIASTOLE systolic ...

A TEMPORARY PPM WAS APPLED TO A PT HR 42, NOW WITH TEMP PPM HR 70 IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE THRESHOLD THE NURSE WILL CORRECT ANSWERS DECREASE THE OUTPUT UNTIL CAPTURE IS LOST. A PT W HF IS HYPOTN, TACHYCARDIA, DEC U O COOL CLAMMY SKIN AND DEC LOC. THE RN SHOULD ADMIN WHAT MEDS CORRECT ANSWERS POS...

A 59 year old male is admitted complaining of chest pain and dyspnea. ST elevation and T wave inversion were seen on the EKG in V2,V3 and V4. IV thrombolytic therapy was started in ED. Indications of successful reperfusion would include all of the following except: (A) pain cessation (B) decrease...

Upon your assessment of your patient, who has pancreatitis, you find the following values: temp 37.1C, BP 98/64, HR 110, RR 28, SpO2 88% on 2L NC. Her labs are WBC 19,000, Hgb 8.9, HCT 39%, Na 144, K 3.1, Ca 7.7, and glucose 224. Your remaining assessment reveals LLL crackles of the lungs and he...

1. In caring for a patient with salicylate intoxication, the critical care nurse would anticipate which of the following as a primary treatment measure? A. Administration of protamine sulfate B. Administration of glucose C. Transfusion of packed RBCs D. Replacement of fluid and electrolytes co...

A patient in the ED with complaints of chest pain. The 12-lead EKG shows ST elevation in leads V3 and V4. Occlusion of the affected coronary artery most likely would affect perfusion to which portion of the conduction system? A. Sinoatrial (SA) node B. Bachmann's bundle C. Atrioventricular (AV...

A patient is in cardiac and respiratory arrest. The selection of medications to reestablish cardiac function would stimulate the sympathetic nervous system beta1 receptors. This stimulation would result in increased automaticity and which of the following? a. Increased myocardial contractility b....

A patient in hyperosolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) is being admitted with dehydration and a serum glucose level of 836 mg/dL. Which of the following additional laboratory findings should the nurse anticipate? A. decreased BUN, decreased creatinine, and elevated serum osmolality B. decreased BU...

The nurse is caring for a patient with acute inferior wall MI, post-coronary artery stent deployment, For optimal care of the patient, the nurse should: correct answers Continuously monitor the patient in lead II It is best practice to monitor the patient status post PCI with stent, in the lead t...

2. A patient presents with a productive cough, hypoxemia, a fever, hypotension, tachycardia, and tachypnea. Hypoxemia was corrected with the administration of oxygen. Which of the following should be done next? A. Administer antibiotics. B. Start a vasopressor. C. Collect a sputum culture. D...

A patient has had a large anterior myocardial infarction last month and developed a ventricular aneurysm. He now has episodes of ventricular tachycardia that are not prevented or converted with antidysrhythmic agents. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is implanted. Four days after surg...

A patient with chronic renal failure asks the nurse why he is anemic. the nurse explains that anemia accompanies chronic renal failure secondary to: A. blood loss via the urine B. renal insensitivity to vit a C. inadequate production of erythropoietin D. inadequate retention of serum iron correc...