A nurse is educating a patient about ventricular assist device. Which of the following would not be considered a contraindication from the procedure?

The nurse is caring for a patient with left-sided heart failure, he has voiced concern of receiving the prescribed morphine to treat his dyspnea. Which nurse explanation would best alleviate the patient’s fear about risk for addiction? (Critical Thinking)

The nurse is analyzing a patient’s telemetry strip and observes a sawtooth (erratic spikes) appearance with no discernable  P waves. How should the nurse document the findings?

The delivery of a mild electric shock at a specific time during the cardiac cycle to interrupt an abnormal rhythm and to possibly initiate a normal rhythm is which of the following?

The nurse is caring for several patients on a cardiac care unit. Which patient is most likely to have aortic stenosis?

After a change of shift report, which of the following assigned patients would you want to see first? Critical thinking

42.The nurse is aware that a positive diagnosis of a myocardial infarction (MI) is based certain diagnostic test findings. Which of the following is NOT a physical findings of a angina and MI? 

A patient has started taking antihypertensive medications. Which statement indicates effective patient understanding?

The nurse is caring for an elderly patient. While auscultating the patient’s apical pulse, the nurse notices an irregular rhythm. The nurse suspects which causative factor for the patient’s dysrhythmia?

A patient with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is prescribed a daily dose of aspirin. The nurse correctly explains the drug prescription by making which statement?