A client is admitted with an acute myocardial infarction (AM…
A client is admitted with an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and an ejection fraction (EF) of 35%. The nurse knows that an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor will be started within 24 hours to reduce the incidence of which process?
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The nurse is caring for a client on the telemetry unit who suddenly becomes unresponsive and has no pulse. The cardiac monitor shows the rhythm below: After calling for assistance and a crash cart, which action will the nurse take next?
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A client who is postoperative day 1 following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has produced 20 mL of urine in the past 3 hours and the nurse has confirmed the patency of the urinary catheter. What is the nurse’s most appropriate action?
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The nurse is reading the cardiac monitor and notes saw-tooth P waves and QRS complexes of 0.06 seconds. The ventricular rate is 174 beats per minute, and the client is hemodynamically stable. How will the nurse correctly interpret the rhythm?
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