A client is scheduled for a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) immediately following confirmed diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. The client is overtly anxious and crying. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?  

A patient is diagnosed with Raynaud disease and asks the nurse what occurs with the disease. Which is the most appropriate response?

 A client in the hospital informs the nurse he “feels like his heart is racing and can’t catch his breath.” What does the nurse understand occurs as a result of a tachyarrhythmia?  

If a patient has elevated pulmonary vascular pressures, (pulmonary hypertension), the nurse understands that the patient is most likely to develop which of the following physiological cardiac changes?

A client has had oral anticoagulation (Warfarin/Coumadin) ordered. What should the nurse monitor for when the client is taking oral anticoagulation?  

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Getting a paycheck every two weeks.

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