The nurse is providing care to a client that received fibrin…
The nurse is providing care to a client that received fibrinolytic therapy for a ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI). Which statement from the client warrants immediate assessment and intervention by the critical care nurse?
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A director of a med-surg unit asks employees for recommendations to save costs on the unit. The staff decides which cost saving measures will be implemented and monitors for effectiveness. What type of leadership style is being demonstrated by the director?
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The nurse is caring for a client on telemetry. The client has a saw-toothed P wave and a ventricular rate of 70 on an electrocardiogram (ECG) strip. There is no PR interval and the QRS complex 0.06. How will the nurse correctly interpret this ECG strip?
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The nurse is watching the cardiac monitor and notices that the rhythm suddenly changes. There are no P waves, the QRS complexes are wide, and the ventricular rate is regular but more than 186 beats/minute. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing which dysrhythmia?
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