Upon evaluation of a client’s laboratory results, the nurse recognizes that an elevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) likely indicates the presence of which condition?

A 72-year-old man was brought to the emergency department (ED) complaining of a racing heart and nervousness. His blood pressure (BP)  is 102/68 and the cardiac monitor reveals the following: HR 136, R-R interval regular, P wave appears before each QRS, a normal PR interval, and a narrow QRS complex. Please select the most appropriate intervention:

A client on a cardiac unit suddenly starts complaining of squeezing substernal pain that radiates to the left shoulder and jaw. The client also complains of nausea, diaphoresis, and shortness of breath. What should the nurse do?

A nursing student is providing SBAR report to their nursing instructor, regarding a client who was recently admitted with heart failure exacerbation. When asked to provide further detail regarding potential causes of heart failure, the student correctly identifies which of the following? Select all that apply:

At the bedside, a nurse observes a client to suddenly lose consciousness. The nurse immediately calls out to the client and checks for a pulse. There is no palpable pulse and the cardiac monitor shows ventricular tachycardia (V-tach). The nurse knows which of the following to be the treatment of choice for pulseless V-tach?

The nurse is teaching the client diagnosed with angina about sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG), a coronary vasodilator. Which statement indicates that the client needs further medication teaching?

While observing the ECG monitor of a patient admitted to the emergency department with chest pain, the nurse suspects that the patient is having a myocardial infarction rather than angina, upon finding:

What is the main focus of continuous improvement systems?

Which principle aims to create a continuous process of learning and improvement?

Why is process focus preferred over a purely results-oriented approach?