The nurse is caring for a 70-year-old client who had a cardi…
The nurse is caring for a 70-year-old client who had a cardiac catheterization yesterday to confirm an MI and has completed discharge teaching using the teach-back method. This morning the nurse is evaluating the client’s understanding of the discharge plan of care. For each of the statements made by the client, specify whether the statement indicates an Understanding or Requires Further Education of the teaching provided. “I will take only my aspirin and not the clopidogrel.”: [statement1] “I will be sure to carry my nitroglycerin with me.”: [statement2] “I will exercise indoors only.”: [statement3]
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When evaluating the effectiveness of preoperative teaching with a patient scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery using the internal mammary artery, the nurse identifies a need for further education if the patient states:
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https://mededu.azureedge.net/restricted/ekgtracingsRr/5.gif A patient’s heart monitor displays a pattern of varying contours and amplitude with no measurable ECG pattern. The nurse enters the room to see the patient is unresponsive and feels no palpable pulse. Which action should the nurse take first?
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A nurse educator is creating a staff education for new hire nurses in the cardiac progressive care unit about infectious heart diseases. Specify whether the following statement best indicates “PERICARDITIS” or “ENDOCARDITIS.” “My chest hurts when I use the incentive spirometer.”: [statement1] “I may see splinter hemorrhages on my patient’s nails.” : [statement2] “There is a scratchy, high-pitched sound heard during systole and diastole while listening to heart sounds.”: [statement3] “I may be more at risk because of my mechanical valve surgery.”: [statement4]
Read DetailsA nurse is calculating fluid resuscitation for an adult pati…
A nurse is calculating fluid resuscitation for an adult patient with 40% total body surface area (TBSA) burns using the Parkland formula. The patient weighs 70 kg. What is the total amount of lactated Ringer’s solution the patient should receive in the first 24 hours?
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