After onset of acute chest pain, the client is brought to the emergency department for evaluation. Elevation of which diagnostic findings would the nurse identify as suggestive of an acute myocardial infarction at this time?

The nurse is caring for a client at risk for thrombosis. What is an appropriate nursing action when evaluating this client?  

A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of heart failure, and the health care provider prescribes a BNP level. What results would indicate to the nurse that the client is in severe heart failure?  

 The nurse is gathering data from a client recently admitted to the hospital. The nurse asks the client about experiencing orthopnea. What question would the nurse ask to obtain this information?  

A client is scheduled for a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) immediately following confirmed diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. The client is overtly anxious and crying. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?  

A patient is diagnosed with Raynaud disease and asks the nurse what occurs with the disease. Which is the most appropriate response?

 A client in the hospital informs the nurse he “feels like his heart is racing and can’t catch his breath.” What does the nurse understand occurs as a result of a tachyarrhythmia?  

If a patient has elevated pulmonary vascular pressures, (pulmonary hypertension), the nurse understands that the patient is most likely to develop which of the following physiological cardiac changes?

A client has had oral anticoagulation (Warfarin/Coumadin) ordered. What should the nurse monitor for when the client is taking oral anticoagulation?  

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