A nurse admits a patient who is experiencing an exacerbation of heart failure. What action would the nurse take first?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a chest tube after a coronary artery bypass graft. The drainage slows significantly. What action by the nurse is most important?

A nurse is caring for a patient who weighs 220 pounds and is started on enoxaparin (Lovenox). How much enoxaparin does the nurse anticipate administering? (Record your answer using a whole number.) _____ mg

The family of a neutropenic patient reports that the patient “is not acting right.” What action by the nurse is the priority?

A nurse admits a patient who is experiencing an exacerbation of heart failure. What action would the nurse take first?

After teaching a patient who has an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), a nurse assesses the patient’s understanding. Which statement by the patient indicates a correct understanding of the teaching?

A nurse assesses a patient with pericarditis. Which assessment finding would the nurse expect to find?

The nurse is evaluating a 3-day diet history with a patient who has an elevated lipid panel. What meal selection indicates that the patient is managing this condition well with diet?

A patient with autoimmune idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) has had a splenectomy and returned to the surgical unit 2 hours ago. The nurse assesses the patient and finds the abdominal dressing saturated with blood. What action is most important?

A patient had an inferior wall myocardial infarction (MI). The nurse notes the patient’s cardiac rhythm as shown below:What action by the nurse is most important?