A nurse prepares to discharge a patient with cardiac dysrhythmia who is prescribed home healthcare services. Which priority information would be communicated to the home health nurse upon discharge?

A nurse collaborates with an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to provide care for a patient with congestive heart failure. Which instructions would the nurse provide to the UAP when delegating care for this patient? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse assesses a patient who has a history of heart failure. Which question would the nurse ask to assess the extent of the patient’s heart failure?

A student nurse asks what “essential hypertension” is. What response by the registered nurse is best?

A patient is taking warfarin (Coumadin) and asks the nurse if taking St. John’s wort is acceptable. What response by the nurse is best?

A nurse teaches a patient with a new permanent pacemaker. Which instructions would the nurse include in this patient’s teaching? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is in the preoperative holding area prior to an emergency coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). The patient is yelling at family members and tells the doctor to “just get this over with” when asked to sign the consent form. What action by the nurse is best?

A nurse is teaching a patient with heart failure who has been prescribed enalapril (Vasotec). Which statement would the nurse include in this patient’s teaching?

A Certified Deaf Interpreter is required to work with Deafblind adults. 

Good techniques to use with deaf/blind are: