The nurse is performing an initial assessment of a client diagnosed with heart failure. The nurse also assesses the client’s sensorium and LOC. Why is the assessment of the client’s sensorium and LOC important in clients with heart failure?

A client newly diagnosed with hypertension asks the nurse what happens when uncontrolled hypertension is prolonged. The nurse explains that a client with prolonged, uncontrolled hypertension is at risk for developing what health problem?

A client with a diagnosis of heart failure is started on a beta-blocker. What is the nurse’s priority role during gradual increases in the client’s dose?

A nurse is performing blood pressure screenings at a local health fair. While obtaining subjective assessment data from a client with hypertension, the nurse learns that the client has a family history of hypertension and she herself has high cholesterol and lipid levels. The client says she smokes one pack of cigarettes daily and drinks “about a pack of beer” every day. The nurse notes what nonmodifiable risk factor for hypertension?

An ECG has been ordered for a newly admitted client. What should the nurse do prior to electrode placement?

The nurse is caring for a client with a large venous leg ulcer. What intervention should the nurse implement to promote healing and prevent infection?

The nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing an exercise stress test. Prior to reaching the target heart rate, the client develops chest pain. What is the nurse’s most appropriate response?

An adult client is admitted to the ED with chest pain. The client states that he had unrelieved chest pain for approximately 20 minutes before coming to the hospital. To minimize cardiac damage, the nurse should expect to administer which of the following interventions?

The nurse is performing an initial assessment of a client diagnosed with heart failure. The nurse also assesses the client’s sensorium and LOC. Why is the assessment of the client’s sensorium and LOC important in clients with heart failure?

The triage nurse in the ED assesses an adult  client who presents to the ED with reports of midsternal chest pain that has lasted for the last 5 hours. If the client’s symptoms are due to an MI, what will have happened to the myocardium?