A nurse is caring for a client who is taking amlodipine (calcium channel blocker). Which of the following outcomes indicates a therapeutic effect of the medication?

A nurse is teaching about risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease with a group of older adult clients. Which of the following nonmodifiable risk factors should the nurse include?

A unit of packed red blood cells (PRBCs) is ordered for a patient with anemia and a history of heart failure. Although the nurse is concerned about the risk for fluid overload and will monitor this patient carefully, the nurse also knows that the unit of PRBCs must be infused over no longer than:

A nurse is preparing to administer a preoperative antibiotic IV using a secondary administration set (i.e., “piggyback”). Which connection is used to secure the secondary administration set to the primary administration set?

What should the nurse do when a patient is taking furosemide?

When caring for a patient with a tracheostomy, the nurse would perform which recommended action?

The nurse is teaching an adolescent with asthma how to use a metered-dose inhaler. Which teaching point follows recommended guidelines:

A client is being assessed in the emergency room with signs of asthma exacerbation.  What clinical manifestations would you expect this client to have?  Select all that apply.

Mr. Parks has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. His nurse has taught him pursed lip breathing, which helps him in which of the following ways?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving Heparin for an acute myocardial infarction. The nurse will closely monitor for which of the adverse effects of Heparin?