Heart Failure CHF Cardiac Xray

A patient’s chest pain is unrelieved after the oxygen and sublingual nitroglycerin (1/150 grain every 5 minutes for three doses). Morphine sulfate has been ordered, because:

When caring for a patient with an MI, the nurse understands all of the following statements to be true except:

Which health history finding would not predispose a patient to developing an MI?

Which intervention would the nurse know to be inappropriate for a patient with left ventricularfailure?

The nurse understands that the physical assessmentfindings of a patient with right ventricular failure would typically include:

Which statement about dopamine is true?

The 12-lead EKG demonstrates ST elevation in leads V1 through V3. The nurse interprets this as an acute MI involving the:

The triage nurse assesses an anxious and diaphoretic 54-year old man who arrives at the ED complaining of severe, left-sided pressure like chest pain, and left arm numbness. The pain began 2 hours ago and is unrelieved by rest. He has no significant medical history. After initiating cardiac monitoring, the nurse administers oxygen at 2 liters/minute and establishes an IV line of dextrose 5% in water (D5W) at a KVO rate. The patient’s vital signs are blood pressure 120/60 mmHg, pulse rate 88 beats/minute and irregular, and respirations 20 breaths/minute. The cardiac rhythm shows normal sinus rhythm with occasional unifocal premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). The triage nurse suspects that this patient is exhibiting signs of a myocardial infarction (MI) because the chest pain:

You assess a patient’s blood pressure to be 90/60 mmHg and pulse rate 116 beats/minute and irregular. Based on the above vital signs, the nurse determines the patient’s pulse pressure to be:

The nurse would expect to administer which of the following medications to a hypotensive patient in severe congestive heart failure?

The nurse is caring for a client with a history of congestive heart failure (CHF). While reviewing his medications with the nurse, the client asks for help identifying which medication is for CHF. The nurse knows that which of the following medication is used to treat this condition?

A nurse is caring for a client with heart failure. During the shift assessment the nurse notes that the client has pitting edema, shortness of breath, and which heart sound?

The nurse is caring for a client with worsening congestive heart failure. Which of the following are expected findings in a client with this condition? Select all that apply.

A nurse is providing instructions to a pregnant client who also has a diagnosis of heart failure. What should be included in those instructions?

The nurse is caring for a client who was admitted with shortness of breath and has a new diagnosis of heart failure. Which of the following labs indicate that the client is suffering from severe heart failure?

The nurse caring for a newborn diagnosed with a ventricular septal defect knows that which of the following are common symptoms of heart failure in infants? Select all that apply

The nurse is caring for a client with hypokalemia, heart failure, and 3+ pitting edema in the lower extremities. Which of the following medications would the nurse anticipate giving to this client?